Hi Vicky,
From my experience the quickest way & simplest is with Emirates - Dublin -> Dubai - > Sydney
All other routes will mostly have more stop overs in bigger hubs like heathrow , singapore , hong kong
I just got off the plane the night before & had a few sociable's after that , so lets put it this way, I was a bit fragile the morning after - Turned out to be a great hangover cure
An English Breakfast is a Tea, it is not an English Breakfast . I found out this the hard way when I ordered it , I was expecting an English breakfast but instead received a cup of coffee & a Cup of Tea & a very strange look from the waitress.
I got contacted last month & finished uploading docs on 09/11/2015 - So playing the waiting game, I'll be happy to get it before Christmas, so fingers crossed that all is good
Hi Sam
I was in the same boat as yourself, then my agent told me about the PTE , got what I needed & a lot easier . you should find some posts regarding it all pretty good .