Nemesis

Same here. Shared container there and back, nothing missing, nothing damaged. And no hassle of having to try and juggle things to pack them in the movecube.

You talk about what visa you would be offered, doesn't quite work like that, you have to work out what visa(s) you are qualified for and then apply for that visa. Start with a good read of the Immigration website https://immi.homeaffairs.gov.au/visas/getting-a-visa/visa-listing

One way of showing shared finances is to annotate your bank statements if one of you pays for something thats really a joint purchase. Say for example you buy a double bed, for when your partner arrives, you can show that as a joint purchase as its for you both. Or if you stay in a hotel together and one of you pays for it, just make a note on the statement. Or if one of you makes a regular payment to the other towards bills.

The same was true of Brisbane back in the early 2000s when North Lakes was being developed, north of the city. It became known as "Little Britain" because of the large percentage of Brits who moved there, most of them being new to the country.

just wondering, and I'm sure you've looked into where you can live and work, but I just wanted to check - if you are on a 190, are you not sponsored by a specific State or Territory, in which you need to spend the first two years?

Never heard of that one before. Surely when you are checking in to depart its irrelevant when or even if you plan to return?!

I've always been so glad I went to university in the UK for precisely that reason. We did have one person who lived at home and I remember her saying she wished she was in Halls as we seemed to have a much better social life. I couldn't imagine living at home while doing my degree, I would have missed out on so much due to pressure from parents to stay home and study, mind younger siblings in the evenings etc. Always found it odd that so many students were leaving college in Aus and starting jobs with no experience at all of being independent. We had some at work and had to explain the basics of living to them, even down to how to do supermarket shops and open bank accounts, parents had always done everything for them.

Sounds very similar to my experience. Bring in the newbies who last 5 minutes, whilst those with the knowledge and experience get sidelined

Your PR visa does not expire. Only the travel facility expires. If you stay onshore it is valid for life. My sister in law had a PR visa for 25 years before she decided to become a citizen. She never left the country so didn't need a RRV. She had a TFN and everything else that goes with being a permanent resident. Where are the documents that you used to get PR in the first place?

Sorry but your post is a bit confusing. If your residency visa expired in 2019, what is your current status in Australia? Are you on a Bridging Visa? Are you there illegally? You can't get a RRV if you don't have a current PR visa. What visa were you on in 2019? Do you mean that the travel portion of your visa expired in 2019?

The last place I worked in Australia had a team of people highly skilled in their field, we were all well-respected for our roles in a niche area of public service, but over the years several people moved on and younger ones joined, with a very different work ethic - usually just "do the job and do home" with no intention of going the extra mile like those of us who'd been there upwards of 10 years. In 2020 one of my colleagues decided to retire for personal reasons. Whilst the bosses were interviewing for a replacement, this statement was overheard by a colleague in another area - "Make sure you employ someone young, we've only got 3 dinosaurs to get rid of now and that shouldn't be too hard." Said "dinosaurs" were me and 2 Aussies guys, all aged in our late 50s. We all kept our ears to the ground after that, and it soon became clear that the department was doing its best to edge us out by any means, fair or foul. Nothing to do with a lack of skills, we were the ones teaching the skills to the newbies. All to do with poorly-disguised ageism.

If you don't intend to ever leave/enter Australia, you don't need a passport. However if you plan to leave/return you definitely need an Aus passport

I never settled in Australia, but equally I never phoned home, rarely sent emails (this was in the days before smartphones. The family refused to spend time doing phone calls, or Facetime etc when that became popular, so in between visits home I had so little contact with my family that it would take a couple of days to catch up on the major events when I did get to visit. It wasn't restlessness that drove me to spend my holidays back in the UK, it was the fact I didn't like living in Australia, that simple, and my escapes to the UK were the only way I could stay sane, with a failing marriage and nothing else going on except work.

I had a lot of friends in the Logan area, between Brisbane and the Gold Coast. Lots of vests, grubby shorts, mullets, drugged up hoons. It used to amaze me when going to a pub down that way with friends - we would never have dreamt of going down the garden dressed like some of them, never mind the pub! I also had some Aussie mates in a couple of places up the Sunshine Coast near Gympie, and they were the same when it came to going out. "Dressing up" for one guy consisted of putting on a baseball cap I have to say that I've really enjoyed your reflections on your trip, and think that by doing them this way - the good, and the not-so-good, it does show quite a balanced outlook. No rose-tinted-specs on show here. Obviously everyone sees things differently, but as you say, the whole point of forums like this is to allow everyone to give an opinion.

I can't remember the exact wording on the forms, but they ask about any treatment that the child may be receiving, any medication, any specialist reports that have been done, all that kind of thing.