Anna Chisholm

Melbourne, Wodonga

Breakfast Radio Producer and Features Reporter at ABC News (Australia)

Breakfast Radio Producer and Features Reporter at Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC)

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Articles

How 'traveller-friendly' is your credit or debit card?

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

What do you look forward to the most before an overseas holiday? It's probably not the admin. Deciding how you're going to take money overseas is one of those tasks that can seem overwhelming. Here's what experts have to say about your options while travelling.
How often do you need to be in the office to claim a desk?

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

If you work in an office, you may be doing it already. Hot-desking is the norm in workplaces across the country, usually open-plan offices. But our office etiquette doesn't always reflect how normal hot-desking and open-plan offices have become, according to Natsha Hawker, the managing director of a human resources and recruitment service on Gadigal land in Sydney.
Here's what you should know if parking is a source of tension on your street

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

Is car parking a source of contention on your street? Maybe it's hard to find a spot, there's a neighbour who parks too close to your driveway, or caravans are being parked for long periods. If you want to tackle your parking problems, here are some things to consider. Parking issues are common across Australia, including in suburban Adelaide and growing regional towns.
Here's what you need to know about credit card reward points

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

Movie tickets, department store wares and flights are just some of the things people 'pay' for using credit card reward points. Perhaps you've seen someone relishing their business class upgrade, partly 'paid' for with points, on social media. But, Angel Zhong — a professor of finance at RMIT University in Naarm/Melbourne — says points also come with risks. If credit card point programs are a mystery to you, here's what you need to know.
Reconciliation Week is almost here. This is how you can take part

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

Every year National Reconciliation Week starts on May 27 and runs until June 3. "Reconciliation is everyone's business, every day of the year," says Karen Mundine, a Bundjalung woman and the CEO of Reconciliation Australia. "But [Reconciliation] Week in particular is a chance for all Australians to get involved."Reconciliation is "about strengthening relationships between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and non-Indigenous peoples," according to Reconciliation Australia.
How long cooked seafood lasts, and other tips for the seafood timid

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

Many of us find cooking overwhelming at the best of times, and seafood can be a step too far for many. Is the rest of the prawn pasta going to be OK for tomorrow's lunch? What about the fish curry from Sunday night? The good news is that if you're nervous around leftover seafood, you're probably overthinking it. Food and nutrition scientist Emma Beckett, and senior scientist with the CSIRO Rozita Vaskoska, explain the basics.
Do you really need a credit card history before applying for a home loan?

3 weeks ago | rnz.co.nz | Anna Chisholm

By Anna Chisholm, ABCHave you ever been told that you'll need good credit card history to successfully apply for a home loan? It's the kind of unsolicited advice that pops up at family lunches and catch-ups with friends. But, according to financial educator Natasha Janssens and independent mortgage broker Craig Morgan it is more complicated than that. Janssens is a former financial planner and mortgage broker who lives in Canberra on the land of the Ngunnnawal people.
What farmer Dimity May learnt from changing careers and an interstate move

3 weeks 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.
Cookbook authors share their process after the RecipeTin Eats-Brooke Bellamy recipe accusations

1 month 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".
Why you should consider using AI if you've been avoiding it

1 month 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.