Skani

The City and Guilds Certificate doesn't give any automatic right to work in Australia. You still have to satisfy all the eligibility requirements to be granted a work visa. Details here: https://immi.homeaffairs.gov.au/visas/working-in-australia

There is a sizeable population of Slovenian migrants in Australia (eg. Tania Plibersek and Mitchell Starc, the cricketer, are both of Slovenian descent) so enough inter country travel to make a reciprocal agreement worthwhile

https://www.realestate.com.au/rent/in-sale,+vic+3850/list-1?includeSurrounding=false&activeSort=list-date-asc This website and Domain.com.au are the two largest real estate websites in Australia.

That's a Bandy Bandy snake - another venomous one. Fortunately not here in Tassie!

Were you receiving the Age Pension when you left Australia and did you advise Centrelink you would be moving overseas to live?

We had one under the fridge once. It had been a warm humid night (unusual here in Hobart) around Christmas time and i groggily walked to the kitchen after getting up, saw a head poking out from under the fridge and thought...gee, that's a rather large lizard. Then I realised it didn't have any feet. We boxed in the base of the fridge and called Reptile Rescue. It turned out to be a tiger snake - one of the most venomous - but thankfully not very large, about 18 inches. The lovely Rescue man said it had "chew marks" on its neck - so must have been brought in by one of our cats. We'd previously built a cat proof fence around our back yard to keep the cats in and an afterthought was that it would keep snakes out. However I discovered a few places where it may have got through and blocked all those. Our Rescue man took a while to arrive as he was diverted to another suburb for another snake on his way to us and he'd previously been called out at 3 am that day to a snake under someone's stove at Seven Mile Beach, 25 km away. Fortunately snakes disappear during the colder months in Tasmania so they are not a problem year round.

I suspect you are correct: they certainly don't feel natural to me either. The final sentence of each one complete with exclamation mark sounds quite formulaic.

Apart from the fact that this thread is over 5 years old....no, you can't 'like' your own posts on this forum.

Your scenario is fraught with dangers and I would endorse the recommendation that you seek professional advice. "Her super is very little too". Why doesn't she apply for the pension now? Her current principal residence is not included in the assets test but, if she downsizes and acquires an extra 250k in cash, Centrelink will deem that money to be earning extra income - at a percentage rate they choose - and will decrease her pension accordingly. Yes, Centrelink does take into consideration money which has been gifted. Re the suggestion about transferring into your sister's name: this situation can go horribly wrong no matter how well intentioned in the beginning. There are too many variables in human nature and unforeseen events. This may also not be the best strategy. If you go into care and own your own home the daily rate you are charged is less than if you sold your home and placed the proceeds in the bank. Another reason you should seek professional advice before making such decisions. In any event, from the details you have given I cannot see why your mother doesn't claim a pension now (assuming she has met the age requirement). Her residential house will not affect the pension she receives.

If you were in Perth you wouldn't have experienced a cyclone. You might have experienced the tail end of one after it weakened into a low pressure system - but that is not a cyclone

There are a couple of websites which show the actual sold price - if the real estate agent publishes it. One of these is Onthehouse.com.au: Your Home for Property Research You can search for "Sold" in the suburbs in which you are interested and hope there are enough disclosed sale prices to be informative. I'm not sure what the legal situation is re rentals in NSW. In some states I believe it is illegal to offer or accept rent above the advertised price but I don't know whether this applies - or is observed - in New South Wales.

Only certain occupations are eligible to apply for a work visa in Australia: these are occupations which are in demand/short supply. Anesthesia technician is not one of those. The list of skilled occupations can be searched here: Skilled occupation list (homeaffairs.gov.au) The only reference is to an Anaesthetist, meaning a doctor who has completed a full medical degree plus several years post graduate specialist training in Anaesthesia from a medical training institution approved by the Australian government.

Keep your chin up! I know it's not easy dealing with Centrelink (or whatever they call themselves today) at the best of times but it's even harder when one is struggling with other life issues as well. However you sound as though you have a sound case for the DP. A supportive medical practitioner to answer the bureaucracy's questions is very helpful if you have one. I wish you all the best.

You mention you can't work any more because of mental health issues and your superannuation was paid out due to ill health. Superannuation is paid out early only for serious conditions so why are you not receiving a Disability Pension?

We have spectacular nature, Toots. We don't need telly.