Cerberus1

1 hour ago, vickyplum said:

Not sure on TVs to be honest. We didn't bring ours as it was pretty old and not worth the hassle. I assume a UK TV would work in Aus, but would check elsewhere first! 

Have a look at https://www.pomsinoz.com/articles.html/living-in-australia/will-my-tv-radio-work-in-australia-r30/

The HSBC has just published the results from its annual 'expat explorer' survey. The reports ranks the best countries for expats to live in.
 
The survey asks expats twenty-seven questions across three categories - economics, experience, and family.
 
The economics league table uses a score that summarizes expats views about a country and its expats, covering wage levels, career progression, and the local economy.
 
The experience league table quizzed expats on the lifestyle they have in their adopted country, covering local culture, safety, ease of forming friendships, and the ease of setting up a new home.
 
The family league table was based upon expats' attitudes towards family life in their adopted countries, covering expat social life, education costs, and the ease of children making friends.
 
The three subindexes were then collated and used to create an overall ranking based on an average score, given out of one.
 
Last year, Australia was tied in 9th place with 2 other countries. This year, Australia has solidified its place in the top 10, moving up to 7th place.

Moving in the opposite direction,  the U.K. has tumbled in a ranking of top destinations for expats following the June 2016 vote for Brexit.

It now ranks 35th in the annual HSBC survey, a sharp decline from 22nd in 2016 and was the only Group of Seven nation to see its score decline.

 "Few countries have seen the kind of rapid change in expat perceptions that the U.K. has experienced since 2016, probably as a result of the decision to leave the European Union," said HSBC researchers.

 HSBC said expats are now much less confident in the country's political stability and economy.
 
 See who made the list below:

YouGov_HSBC_Country_pack_Australia.pdf

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Covering the legal ways, 

Optus have the rights to the Premier League. Video quality is good streaming through their Set Top Box or via the app or on a desktop pc.

Beinsports have the rights to the Champions League, you can get Beinsports through Foxtel, Optus Fetch TV (but only Beinsports 1, Champions league maybe on Beinsports 2) or via their streaming service.

Think there's some premier league and Champions League on Free To Air - SBS but you'd have t check the channel listings.

4 weeks old today

Lots of dealers on the same stretch on Ipswich Rd, Moorooka & Logan Rd, Mt Gravatt

No blame attached to Eunice though, she's just behaving like a  

30 acres of foliage behind us, but no, they've got to stay round the house, eat the plants and wind the dogs up. The long haired one on the right is the ring leader.

I have to be careful what I say here with regards to 'Australian Migration Agent and Immigration Lawyer Association'.

In the interests of openness though, it does appear that such is their love for the aforementioned "Australian Migration Agent and Immigration Lawyer Association", that Lisa Pollakosski, Sanae Kaneda, stella ravens, dan89, frank3, Shigeaki Yoshida & a couple of others have all now decided to move in together in a communal arrangement as they're all sharing the same IP address. Members are free to form their own opinions with regards the company they're praising. 

Due to increasing regulation, it wasn't really working as it was sometimes taking days before the NAB representative could reply/post on the forum due to the level of internal vetting / sign-off's they had to go through before being able to post in the public domain. As such, we mutually agreed to mothball the 'Banking: Ask NAB' sub-forum.

The simple tax calculator on the ATO site should give you a good idea of take home pay

https://www.ato.gov.au/Calculators-and-tools/Host/?anchor=STC&anchor=STC#STC/questions

Most of the big banks will allow you to open an account before you arrive. 

https://www.commbank.com.au/personal/can/moving-to-australia.html

https://www.nationalaustraliabank.com/nabglobal/migrant

https://www.anz.com.au/personal/travel-international/guides/moving-australia/

3 weeks old now

Some of Australia's top restaurateurs are warning their businesses are being put at risk due to an extreme skills shortage in hospitality that is being exacerbated by the Federal Government's drastic changes to the 457 visa program.

The changes, announced in April, will abolish the pathway to permanent residency for key roles including restaurant managers, bakers and cooks.

The hospitality industry relies on foreign workers to fill certain roles

Business owners have said that the changes mean a level of uncertainty that will jeopardise their plans for expansion — and ultimately impinge on the quality and diversity of the Australian dining scene.

Celebrity chef Neil Perry has about 3,000 staff across dozens of restaurants, including Rockpool, Jade Temple and Rosetta in Sydney, about a third of whom are on some kind of temporary work or student visa.

"[Workers on 457 visas] are super important for the restaurant industry because there are skills we need to bring in, both back- and front-of-house, in cooking, service [and] sommeliers," he said.

He said he had always sought to employ Australian staff in those positions, but it was not always possible to find the right skillset.

"It means we have to reflect on [any possible] expansion — can we or can't we. [With the] labour market saying [it] can't supply any more, we have to rethink what we're planning to do."

Nino Zoccali, who runs Italian restaurant Pendolino in central Sydney, said the mood in the industry since the announcement had been dire.

"Everybody is talking about key staff leaving and not wanting to stay because of the changes to the rules."

He said 70 per cent of his front-of-house managers were on a 457 visa.

Full article at http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-09-13/upmarket-restaurateurs-scrapping-457-will-hurt-food-industry/8893970

2 hours ago, aarong89 said:

Thanks for all your replies!!

 

After looking into it I am leaning more towards getting an unfurnished apartment in the Yorkey's Knob or Trinity Beach area and furnishing with the essentials to begin with . The furniture in the furnished apartments looks a bit hit and miss so I was thinking if I rent an unfurnished for slightly less any money I save can go towards furniture which helps in the long term

One example I came across was this https://www.realestate.com.au/property-unit-qld-yorkeys+knob-404484256 though it doesn't have built in wardrobes or any white goods which would be preferable. A similar furnished property would be around $350 so a $75 difference a week thats a $1950 saving over a 6 month lease plus a $300 less upfront on the bond.

Have budgeted myself $2000-2500 to begin with for basic furniture ( a second hand sofa, fridge, bed frame, wardrobe if they are not built in and a decent brand new mattress which I have found for $299) Can live without a TV for a while. Does this sound feasible? m bringing basic cooking utensils, pots pans bedding etc. in an extra suitcase as my airline have given me 2 suitcases and 46kg baggage allowance.

 

Im bringing about over $20,000 but that includes about $7-8000 for a car and so didn’t want to dip into my savings too much until I start work, which could be 1-1.5 months depending on paperwork, after which I can start picking up non-essentials such as cabinets etc.

Finding it hard to organise a viewing that my employers can go to for somewhere as all properties seem to be available immediately. Even though I'm  flying out in 5 weeks still appears to soon to secure somewhere!

@Cerberus1 where exactly was the place you rented looks amazing!

Thanks for all your help

Aaron

 

Redlynch Valley

2 hours ago, starlight7 said:

A friend of mine moved into the hills looking down to Yorkeys Knob. They thought it was paradise there!


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We looked at Northern Beaches, but ended up moving to the hills/edge of rain-forest, was pretty much paradise

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7 minutes ago, lukhofai said:

How do you know that?

The Parliamentary sitting calendar 

http://www.aph.gov.au/About_Parliament/Sitting_Calendar

46 minutes ago, Surbello said:

Thanks to all of you for your answers. I can gather and update my information with them 

Rallyman, I would like to work in construction. Yes I do, I am civil engineer but my english level from 0 to 120 is 50. I suppose I will have to start doing some unskilled works until I reach a better english. Anyway I have 3 years experience, not too much not too little.

Thank you again 

 

PD: I am going to look into Newcastle 

Might be of interest for you. Below is taken from CommSec's latest 'State of the States' report and gives an idea about the level of construction in each state at the moment.

A Senate committee has been told there won't be any transitional arrangements for people seeking citizenship from the date of Turnbull government rule changes.

- http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/2017/08/31/no-transition-period-changes-citizenship-rules-senate-committee-hears

We stopped over at Lakes Entrance and Cape Conran last time we went to Eden, both well worth a visit.

Taken at home tonight, just managing to qualify as a sunset, as it had nearly dropped below the horizon

I'm not sure what line of work you're in, but as I mentioned, the job market isn't great - 12.7% unemployment, the second highest in Queensland after the outback. There are some big employers there though - hospitals, armed forces, some govt depts, quite a bit of construction, Tourism - though not to the same extent as some other locations in QLD. Good luck with the move. My son's still in Townsville, been there 3 years doing a double degree at JCU and he's more than happy there.