Anna Chisholm

4 days ago | abc.net.au | Anna Chisholm

Unwind with… is a regular column that explores the simple ways interesting people take care of themselves through periods of change or upheaval. Dimity May is a seedling grower who lives on the edge of Glaziers Bay in south-east Lutruwita/Tasmania. with her partner, Mark Egan, and two sons. After the birth of her second son, the 42-year-old left her marketing and communications job in Canberra, on the land of the Ngunnawal people, to pursue her small business.

2 weeks ago | abc.net.au | Anna Chisholm

There have been accusations of plagiarism in the Australian cookbook scene, with RecipeTin Eats founder Nagi Maehashi claiming two recipes from Brooke Bellamy's cookbook are similar to ones she has previously published, which Bellamy has rejected saying she has been creating her recipes and selling them commercially since 2016. In a statement Bellamy says "many recipes are bound to share common steps and measures".

2 weeks ago | abc.net.au | Anna Chisholm

If you've been avoiding generative artificial intelligence (AI) you're "missing the next industrial revolution". That's according to Nici Sweaney, CEO of AI consultancy business AI Her Way. Dr Sweaney, who lives on Yuin Country on the New South Wales South Coast, says using AI systems comes with a competitive advantage. "We think that if you use it daily in work, you get about a 40 per cent increase in productivity and efficiency," she says.

2 weeks ago | abc.net.au | Anna Chisholm

If you're living in an apartment, a home with limited outdoor space, or renting, a traditional veggie patch may not be an option.  But if you think about space differently you can still grow your own food, and one of the ways to do that is by thinking vertically. Here's what experts say about using vertical space to grow herbs and veggies. Horticulturalist Belinda Thackeray lives on Gadigal land in Sydney and says using vertical space can make a big difference.

1 month ago | abc.net.au | Anna Chisholm

Catherine Jia remembers two emails being sent to staff at her last job addressing dress code. The first took aim at sneakers. The second, denim. Despite this, she says she often experimented with what was appropriate in her office. Until recently, she worked in the building and construction industry in "client-side project management". It was office-based with the occasional site visit, she says. Catherine, who lives on Gadigal land in Sydney, left the job and the industry in January.