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Liam Heitmann-Ryce-LeMercier

Liam Heitmann-Ryce-LeMercier

Liam Heitmann-Ryce-LeMercier is a freelance writer and editor. His specialist interests include queer culture and classical music.

Apartment blocks in the Kreuzberg district of Berlin, Germany.

Renting in Berlin made me realise just how badly we are treated in Australia

More and more Australians are never going to own a home. When are we going to give them the rights they deserve?

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Have you heard? The invisible difference that separates Sydney and Melbourne

On a recent visit to Sydney, I was stunned at how different it is from Melbourne. But the most striking aspects to me weren’t the obvious ones.

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Wedding proposals can be stressful.

My boyfriend just proposed and I’m terrified. 28 is too young to get married, isn’t it?

Does marriage have a place today? If finding the love of your life is as simple as opening an app on your phone, why even go to the trouble?

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Thousands of recruiters checked out my profile, but not one of them came knocking.

My bad job interview went viral on LinkedIn, but I still don’t have a job

As my post roared past 1 million hits I watched on excitedly as recruiters in their thousands, from Cape Town to Michigan, weighed in on my experience and viewed my profile.

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Construction under way at the controversial Joseph Road precinct in September, long after residents had moved in.

I live in what’s been called Melbourne’s worst development. It’s a lesson in what not to do

Shops and restaurants are central to the appeal of my suburb. But don’t expect to find any within the massive urban renewal project where I live with 8000 others.

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Nudity is the stuff of nightmares for most Australians - but for Germans it’s about connecting with nature.

Germans get it. We need to stop being so hung up about our naked bodies

Like many Australians, I had anxieties about my body. Getting nude in front of strangers has made all the difference.

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Making friends under the clocks.

I know why people are flocking to Melbourne – it has nothing to do with coffee or laneways

I’ve lived in cities all over the world, but it was a trip to Melbourne that helped me discover my personal superpower.

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Having a triple-barrelled name makes me a target. But I’m not going to give up my identity.

I see you look at my name tag. I know what you want to ask. But no, I am not changing it

Yes, the double hyphen of Heitmann-Ryce-LeMercier might seem like overkill, but there is a reason why I have so many surnames.

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Cafe staff.

I’m a cafe worker. There’s one question customers ask that shows a lack of respect

Most people have little idea of the stigma directed at hospitality workers. There is an assumption that wait staff above a certain age lack the skills or gumption to “get a proper job”.

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