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Hi all, havent been on on this site in a long time. But felt I need to vent some steam. I've been in Australia with my wife since January 2013. We moved to Adelaide originally but we are now in Brisbane. Adelaide was great and quite enjoyed it. Brisbane is also not too bad but the weather here is unbearably humid. Australia is a great country with a lot going for it but I think I am homesick for Europe. I find the work life here in Australia a bit weird for my liking. Perhaps is my misfortune with the types of companies I have worked with but I honestly miss the culture of holland and the UK. I really do not feel at home here like I did in the Netherlands. Im trying to convince my wife to return to the Netherlands or try the UK - I'm originally From the UK perhaps Glasgow or maybe England. i guess some of this unhappiness has something to do with my parents getting older and that I miss them. CertInly that is some of it. But I really get a feeling that Australia is just too remote and that Australians - though for the most part lovely people are a much different than I expected. I guess I just don't feel that I feel at home here. i don't have a date to move back but I a, looking at getting an Ozzie passport jam 2018 so I suppose I will wait for that, on account that I have a property here and also my son was born here. After that who knows, I want to move back to Europe.

Don't be disheartened. I managed to secure an IT job in Adelaide remotely and I am based in Europe. Though I work in software engineering. The Salary is pretty good too and it is an excellent company. Just keep applying for jobs, I am sure if you get interviews and they like you they will offer you a job! good luck!

What a terrible experience. So sorry to hear that. I really hope this sort of thing is not widespread. So sorry to hear your bad experiences, make me angry hearing stuff like that.

sad to sit through i know, i could of missed it, soimetimes thoses things are burried deep in the transcript LOL maybe she was being economical with the truth LOL just a bit of fun

Anyway i sat through the BHP Billiton investor presentation, and I am not sure where Leigh was getting her statement from in regards to the carbon tax etc...I couldnt find that statement in the transcript or in the webseminar. Can someone point it to me please as I must of missed it.

I agree with 'leigh' though maybe it is a bit disingenious to place the blame solely on the tax regime. The slow down in China and the global market still has to be the major concern, however heavy tax burdens will not help. Australia should aim to be low tax economy to boost investment etc...Of course if you are socialist you will probably disagree with that LOL. I remember that a lot of investors/companies re-evaluated investments in the North Sea because of the tax raids George Osbourne did on the oil companies. At a time when people were trying to extract the difficult oil a huge prohibitive tax was placed on the oil companies. Didn't do the North Sea oil industry any good especially at a time of a general economic slowdown.

He has a point about the carbon tax. If you already have a slowing economy, it isn't the smartest move but placing uncompetitive carbon taxs on the mining industry or any industry for that matter. He does say Leigh too much though. LOL

Apply for a review? Book another exam asap, thats the only advice I can offer. Is a pain in the arse i know but we all seem to think that because we are native brits we are perfect in our spelling and grammar. Thats rarely the case, perhaps you were a bit unlucky with the marker who knows. Best of luck.

I think you will need more than that. Perhaps testimonies from friends and relatives, photos on holiday, joint committemtn such as pets, flight tickets for holidays, breakdown of your household finances - who pays what etc... If you don't provide information they do email you saying they need more with a detailed suggestion list. Anyway is this agent not providing you with a detailed list of what is required?

sometimes you cannot do that, for instance if you have "unusual bagage" or need a visa check before going through security.

Isnt life so much better with some nice sustained hot sunny weather at last, I was sat outside at the pub, sat in the garden, or going golfing in t shirts and shorts, it's fantastic. ++++++++++++++++++++++ very true, but sometimes the heat can be a bit oppressive too. I prefer the mild hot days , say 23-24C is perfect for me. The other day(day before yesterday) it was 35C with incredibly high humidity. Felt exhausted just walking to the shop. The good thing with oz is that you have a good variety of climatic types, mediterreanean, tropical, maritime. You just dont get that in the UK.

yes, the only problem with holland is if the public holiday falls on the weekend then it is not rolled on to monday, or tuesday etc...so if one year xmas is on saturday it is considered just like the weekend. This year it falls during the week so it is paid and off.

here in holland i get 29 days. I will be taking asignificant 'hit' in holdays if i accept these terms.

Hi all, just a straightforward question. How many vacation days are typical in oz for an employee? I was told that it would be 20 days vacation but it seems a bit less then what i am used to. Is this something that can be negotiated you reckon?

My favorite airport in Amsterdam Schipol. I never get tired of the place, it is brilliant. They have an underground train station as well. You just get off the train and you are in the middle of the airport. Is super. If Perth gets something like that would be nice. I am looking forward arriving at adelaide airport...exciting...I CANT WAIT NOW!!! woooohooooo:chatterbox: