'Australia was a dream country, but it’s not what we expected!'08:54Nepali community members share experiences of their first arrival in Australia. Credit: SBS NepaliSBS NepaliView Podcast SeriesFollow and SubscribeApple PodcastsYouTubeSpotifyDownload (8.16MB)Download the SBS Audio appAvailable on iOS and Android As we gear towards celebrating yet another Australia Day, we asked a few Nepalis in Melbourne and Sydney about the most interesting Aussie experience they ever had.Subscribe to the SBS Nepali podcast here.यो नेपालीमा पढ्नुहोस्‘अस्ट्रेलिया सपनाको देश थियो, तर सोचे जस्तो रै‘नछ!’READ MORE'In Nepal, we don't have beaches - so in Australia, we are learning surfing for our son''In Australia, you don't even have time to cut nails!'How to make new generation of Nepalis growing up in Australia love ‘Sahitya’ShareLatest podcast episodes‘Thought it happened only in Nepal, but it happens overseas too!’Nepal Update: Rabi Lamichhane released on bail, KP Oli re-elected as CPN-UML chairAustralian weather update for Wednesday, 24 December 2025SBS Nepali Weekly Wrap: Australia's top stories