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Women’s History Month might be over, but after the year Australian women at work have had, we need more than one month’s support…

If you thought LinkedIn was just Instagram for corporate white blokes, think again. LinkedIn usage is on the rise, and so are all kinds of…

It’s true 2020 was the year of loungewear, online music festivals and banana bread but for a lot of us, it also transformed our…

If you’re here it means you’re either curious about starting to invest, or you’ve started, but you’re not entirely…

One of the trickiest things about personal finance is that everyone has a point of view. I’m not an expert, but I am turning 40 this…

When you think of tech gurus like Bill Gates and the late Steve Jobs, you think straight-talking, no nonsense leaders. Which is why it was a…

If you’re a business owner or media professional, you’re likely familiar with the world of corporate gifting. Perhaps…

Today, Urban List launched a new partnership with one of Australia’s brightest fintechs—a personal investing platform called…

Why is updating your resumé so freakin’ stressful!? What goes in? What comes out? How long is too long? We all have these same…

Are you firmly on the side hustle bandwagon and keen to take it further? Whether you’re trying to quit your full-time job or simply…

​We are all about celebrating #girlbosses and this International Women’s Day we are embracing the annual global moment to…

Straight up, 2020 was a seriously tough year. But despite the multiple lockdowns and uncertainty about life in general, women rose to the…

If your morning routine consists of hitting the snooze button several times over before scrolling Instagram for the next 25 minutes while in…

The cool, coastal artworks by Mitch Revs are, in one word, gorgeous. Best known for his kaleidoscopic, cartoon-style of surfers doing…

Let's get real for a second—the beauty industry hasn’t always been known for it’s inclusivity. In the past, their…

Nobody likes lodging their tax return — and that’s a well-known fact. It’s up there with the most tedious adult…

Landing a sweet new gig is a great feeling, but all too often it’s shadowed by the sheer dread of resigning from your current role.…

If you can’t seem to shift the nagging thought—no, dream—about how good would life be if you were your own boss, working…

A new year is a great time for goals, but often we neglect to check in with where we’re at with our work wellbeing. Here are our…

In case you haven’t already stumbled across her Instagram—a gold mine of inspiration peppered with embellished denim, thrifted…

We’ve all been there before. You’re tearing through your stash of swimmers only to find that none of them makes you feel like…

Oh yeah, you read that correctly. The four-hour work week is by no means a new idea, in fact, there’s a book itself, aptly named The…

It’s been a good year since COVID-19 first hit Australia. Since then, we’ve seen permanent changes to Australia’s job…

You heard it here first—you deserve a pay rise! We saw over a million people lose their jobs due to COVID and it was a total…

If charging up your career game has been a priority this year, then you’ve come to the right place. Sure, Barefoot Investor definitely…

There’s not much that truly beats the sound of a crackling fire in the middle of a forest or the sonic-worthy zen of paddling a canoe…

If 2020 has taught us anything, it’s that we never know what’s coming. We can’t control the future, despite our best…

From endless days of knocking back your body weight’s worth of cheese and soaking up the sweet holiday oblivion of not knowing what…

Facts first: 2020 was an absolute stinker when it came to holidays. Whether you were forced to take annual leave when COVID struck or you…

One thing we can probably all agree on? 2020 was a bit of a jerk. Most of us learnt to live that work-from-home life, playing musical chairs…

If you’ve got a goal of learning a new language hard and fast, you’ve come to the right place. We’ve scoured the web high…

There’s power in organisation and let the next year be the year you stay on top of your game harder than an athlete training for the…

For most of us, 2020 has brought more tears than thrills, so it would be easy to just write-off the holiday season and concentrate on…

These days, it may seem that every person and their dog is a “professional” photographer. But in the wise words of Annie…

We can’t all be the next Steve Jobs but we can make the next big app. If you’re keen to unleash your creativity in a big way,…

Has lockdown got your creative juices flowing? If you’ve got incredible recipes or how-to guides or big thoughts on pop culture that…

Hot tip—if you’re able to work remotely, you need to be planning your next “workation” stat. Think relocating…

2020 has wreaked havoc with most of our plans in life, including for many of us, our careers. Unfortunately, the dreaded task of job hunting…

If you haven’t already started packing your bags, you need to get your priorities straight. Luxury resort Sovena Fushi is a five-star…

We’re living out a time where we can seamlessly combine our work-life with our sit-by-the-pool-and-drink-mimosas-all-day life. We…

Here’s the deal, workations are the new staycations and we’re not even remotely mad about it. Earlier this year, off the back…

Whether you need a morning pep talk to get your day started, a pick-me-up because you’re feeling a bit demotivated with your role or…

At Urban List, we believe small businesses are the lifeblood of our cities and our communities, and with 2020 throwing every curveball in…

We’ll admit it. We’re straight up obsessed with all things mystical, magical and spiritual. We live and breathe our horoscopes…

When Beyonce casually revealed she was dropping a surprise visual album last month, it finally felt like 2020 was giving us the break we all…

At Urban List, we believe small businesses are the lifeblood of our cities and our communities, and with 2020 throwing every curveball in…

For someone who has designed sneakers for the likes of NBA legend James Harden, Macklemore and supermodel Ashley Graham, Vince Lebon is one…

The last few months have seen us take almost everything online. Even the most digital creatures are struggling to cope with just how much of…

Real talk: as a journalist I have the pleasure of interviewing a lot of people that I admire. On the flip side, they don’t always live…

Welcome to Culture Curve—your go-to guide to what’s on the rise and slide in August 2020. If there's one thing that…

Resume, résumé, curriculum vitae? The thing plays an essential role in getting noticed when hunting down your next gig, and…

If you’ve got an Instagram account, chances are you’ve seen the sublime works of Paul Milinski at least a few times in your…

For most of Australia, some sort of normalcy has returned to the day-to-day. Nabbing a coffee, and even sitting down to enjoy it, before…

What you do for work has a huge impact on your quality of life, whether you’re career focused or not. We spend a huge chunk of the…

Along with most of Australia, the jobs market is slowly beginning to open back up. Good news for those who lost out riding the redundancy…

Truth time, I’m a total wimp when it comes to horror. I have nightmares for weeks and often end up watching the flick through my…

No doubt your work world has been completely shaken up because of COVID-19. The impact of this global pandemic is far from over but as…

Small business grants can enable businesses in their infancy to grow, and more established business to expand and diversify. Grants are…

There’s no doubt COVID-19 has changed the world in so many ways. The OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development) has…

When you talk about girl crushes, they don’t get much bigger than the love we have for Maia Mitchell—and we’re not alone,…

Believe it or not, some of us are clocking the three-month mark of work from home (WFH) life and let’s be honest, the shine has well…

While all industries were struck hard by COVID-19, one of the biggest blows was dealt to freelancers and in particular females who account…

If there’s one word we love, it’s the “F word”. We’re talking about “focus” people. And focus is…

In honour of this month’s Sustainability launch (read more about it here) we wanted our latest instalment of Getting The Gig to…

If you ask us, there’s only one major thing that helps boost productivity tenfold — and that’s a strong stationery game.…

Writing cover letters is up there with train delays, your barista giving you full cream milk when you asked for oat, and pairing up socks in…

The COVID-19 pandemic has affected everyone in some way, but some have been hit harder than others with many businesses having to make the…

Here’s the thing. Working from home can be bittersweet. Sure, you may be able to pop the alarm on snooze more times than usual and…

If you could name a handful of the world’s best jobs, we’re pretty sure travel writer would be high on that list. While the…

Creating the absolute working from home space makes all the difference to your productivity levels. More importantly than this, it allows…

As we clock the one-month mark of iso life, a few things have begun to set in. We know we can’t really watch Netflix while working…

It’s a seriously wild time right now and although we’ve seen big-name events and conferences cancelled across the globe, a few…

We love free things and so do you, so brace yourself for all the awesome free courses worth getting around right now. These aren’t…

Right now, many of us could be feeling a mental shift in the way we perceive our working life. This may be the first time in years…

While jetting off to NYC to queue along West 53rd Street for you chance to wander the white halls of MoMA is off the cards for a…

If exhausting commutes and claustrophobic corporate attire is getting you down, it might be time to seriously consider a career change and…

If you’re stuck at home and getting a bit tired of baking banana bread and washing your Converse, now could be a great time to review…

If you’re feeling like you’re in a bit of a WFH slump and need a boost of inspiration—we’ve got you. Because…

Welcome to the April 2020 Urban Culture Curve—your go-to guide to what’s on its way in, and on its way out, in urban culture.…

It’s amazing how adaptable we humans are. A few weeks ago, the idea of leaving our office for the foreseeable future and working from…

With the sting of promised policies around climate change and unfulfilled social initiatives still fresh in our minds, now is the time for…

If you, like us at Urban List, are now working from home rather than your usual office, chances are you’ve begun to realise it’s…

Cathy Sison, better known as Kyashi Orasato, is a calligrapher, graphic designer and design teacher from Melbourne who's living and…

Whether you have a specific passion, a business idea you’ve always wanted to run with or you're simply keen to stretch…

As the COVID-19 outbreak progresses, more and more of us are finding ourselves faced with the task of working from home. You might be slowly…

Many of us have already been stationed at home for the next while, and nearly everyone has got the memos on what we should and…

If you’re one of the many people who have started working from home, then welcome to our rad crew. By now there’s a chance the…

So, here’s what we do know, COVID-19 has everyone shook. And rightly so, loads of companies are encouraging their employees to work…

 We’ll always have the upmost respect for chefs, they feed us, they bring us joy and they save us when the only thing we have in…

International Women’s Day has evolved a bunch since its earliest beginnings in 1909 in New York City. The landscape for women has…

We’re yet to find another being who genuinely loves a job interview, but if you want to land the dream job they’re a…

Isn’t it just the worst? An epic opportunity comes along, you’re excited for 0.3 seconds and suddenly, that icky feeling sets in…

We’re just a little bit obsessed with Aussie songbird Jack River. The ARIA-nominated artist, aka Holly Rankin, has been tearing up the…

If you’ve googled the combo of “millennial”, “Generation Z” and “money” lately, you’ll know…

Though National Art School graduate Anna-Wili Highfield cut her teeth as a scenic artist for Opera Australia, as the daughter of a…

Did your epic Euro trip last year see your annual leave dwindle to a record low? Never fear! As you wait for your quota to stack back up…

There’s nothing that makes you feel more like a professional badass than boarding a plane for an international conference. Even if…

As the temperatures rise and we find ourselves well and truly in beach season, we’re all reaching for our favourite pair of swimmers…