The current world backdrop has provided all of us with more time to dedicate to adding new things to our daily routine, and doing old things in a new way. Many of us enjoy visiting our beauty therapist for advice and treatments, but sadly beauty therapists have had to shut shop indefinitely. Even beauty counters […]
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COVID-19’s HIDDEN ACCOMPLICE
I know a man. Actually, in a way he is quite a remarkable man. A war veteran who spent much of his life disarming bombs and booby-traps and was twice decorated for his bravery. Not the sort of man you would think who would panic, or would “lose the plot” very easily. This man is also quite […]
Activist is a real beauty – Tiffany Shen
Caroline Springs activist Tiffany Shen has been crowned Miss Australia International. Ms Shen, originally from China, said she owes her crown to her mother. “I owe this entire journey to my own precious mother and everything she has done for me, her daughter. She did everything she could to ensure I had a childhood and […]
WHAT IS THIS “BEING AUSTRALIAN”
During the bushfires Australians faced a catastrophe. Our homeland was on fire, our fellow citizens were losing their livelihoods, their homes and even their lives. Our native animals were being horribly burnt in their millions. Our response? As a nation, though sadly absent of our leaders, we rallied as one people and gave our love, […]
What Does International Women’s Day Mean to Me?
This day celebrates a proud history of women’s battle for rights stretching back more than 100 years. From the pioneering vision of Clara Zetkin in 1910 when the idea of “A Women’s Day” to press for women’s rights was first launched, through the heroic Pankhurst Suffragettes, to the women leaders who have emerged around the […]
MELBOURNE GIRL DEDICATED TO SAVING CHILDHOODS, RECEIVES GLITTERING CINDERELLA TITLE
An international panel of esteemed judges has awarded the prestigious Miss Australia International Crown to Tiffany Shen, originally from China and now a naturalised Australian. Honoured by her new title, Tiffany is determined to further create public awareness and practical support to charities that work tirelessly to protect Cambodian children from the horrors of sex trafficking. […]
UNICEF Cambodia – Putting words into action
Actions speak louder than words for Caroline Springs woman Tiffany Shen. The Miss Australia International finalist says she’s made a commitment to be a voice for sexually exploited, vulnerable children and recently went to Cambodia to learn more about the crime. During the trip, Ms Shen visited the UNICEF office to meet the child rescue […]
MY MISS AUSTRALIA INTERNATIONAL JOURNEY
When I started my Miss Australia journey last year, I expected to learn more about the evil sex trafficking trade of children in Cambodia. I had no idea that I would learn so much more about myself and my relationship with those who are important to me. At the beginning, I remember feeling nervous joining […]
WHAT I LEARNED ABOUT BEING A WOMAN
Witnessing firsthand the horror of sex trafficking of girls in Cambodia, and the painful recovery that follows, has led me to question all I understand of femininity and what it means to be a woman. In January, I went to Cambodia with my father as a companion to visit charities like Destiny Rescue, Agape Missions […]
HOPE FOR A TROUBLED LAND
I want to leave my posts on Cambodia on an uplifting theme and what better way than to talk briefly about the work of AIM – Agape International Missions – and Melissa Stock’s dedicated team, who have worked in Svak Pak village for 15 years. Back then Svay Pak was a hellhole, a slum of […]