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Brett Hetherington
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Freelance Journalist and Editor, Freelance
Catalonia, Europe, Spain
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Biography
Brett is a freelance journalist and has been a published writer for the last two decades. Some of his work has appeared in Monocle guides, The Australian Journalism Review, Barcelona Metropolitan and Reportage magazine. He is a staff columnist for Catalonia Today magazine. Brett is also a regular commentator on Spain’s social and cultural life for Australia’s ABC Radio. He fulfilled a similar role on Barcelona’s El Punt Avui TV for Matthew Tree’s ‘Our Finest Hour’ program. In this part of the world, he has been a freelance editor and translator for the last decade. He is the author of the non-fiction books “Slow Travels in Unsung Spain” (published in 2019 by Apocryphile Press in the USA) and “The Remade Parent” (currently out of print.) Brett has also worked as a Chief of Staff and speechwriter/researcher for a government backbencher in Australia, specialising in education and social policies. His tertiary qualifications are a Graduate Diploma of Education in Social Science and English (Secondary Schools) from the University of Canberra, Australia, in 1996. Prior to this he earned a Bachelor of Arts, majoring in Politics (with a minor in History) at the Australian National University in 1991. As a teacher in Australia, England, Japan and Spain, Brett has had a long history of close involvement with children and adults from a wide variety of backgrounds. He has drawn from the richness of these experiences for all his nonfiction work. Along with his partner/wife Paula, Brett became a foster parent to a homeless teenager in 1997 and a biological father to a son named Hugo, born in Kyoto, Japan in 2001. Since 2006 they have lived and worked in Catalonia’s Barcelona region.
Social issues, Arts, Identity, Cricket , Language, Religion , Protest, Food, Government , Film, Politics, Minorities, Rugby union, Refugees, Parenting, Music, Human Rights , Education, Rugby league
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Freelance
Freelancer.com is the largest freelancing and crowdsourcing marketplace in the world, connecting over 81 million employers and freelancers across more than 247 countries. Founded in 2009 and based in Sydney, Australia, the platform allows employers to post jobs while freelancers can bid on these projects. It is publicly traded on the Australian Securities Exchange under the ticker ASX:FLN. The platform supports a variety of work categories, including software development, writing, design, and marketing. Freelancer.com also offers contests for creative work, where employers can award prize money to winning entries. Users can choose from different membership plans, including free and paid subscriptions, which provide various benefits. The mobile app enhances project management and communication for users on the go. With a diverse customer base that includes individuals, small businesses, and large enterprises, Freelancer.com plays a significant role in the global online economy.
De Pere, Wisconsin, United States
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