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I'd be very suprised if it did, are the employer getting any benefit? That said it puts you in a stronger position as you could look for other jobs. So if an employer is under paying you because you're on a 457 and they know you can't leave, with PR you could find another job and if offered it ask your current employer to match it.

As someone mentioned above I think it would be really helpful to move somewhere that is new to both of you, where you can both discover somewhere new and make new friends together. I'm saying this as someone who moved to my ex partners hometown which was a disaster! That said it is probably really helpful to at least be aware of this so you are prepared and try to prevent it being a problem. For example making the effort to go out for dinner with just the two of you rather than always involving his family or friends, which sounds easy but to them may seem rude because you have only just moved there and now want to avoid them. Also since you've got kids it's possibly far more practical than living somewhere totally new, that's not a consideration I've ever had to make.

I cycled from Frankston to Port Melbourne once and while it was very brief I liked the look of Chelsea. A quick look on domain.com.au looks like a 3-4 bed close to the beach would be around that price range. I know it takes about 45-60 minutes to get a train into the CBD but don't know if there would be much chance of work locally, whether schools/community is good. Perhaps someone knows?

One is plenty, any more and they'd just be repeating themselves. There is already a debate every Wednesday between the two main leaders, just watch that if you want more.

Half of Melbourne, probably not many on this forum though.

Why would you bother, for the sake of saving a few hundred quid it's a no brainer. You'll probably find you can go for jobs paying $15,000 more with CPA membership than with just CIMA. And once you have a job most employers will pay your annual subscriptions.

You're in luck, CIMA has a mutual recognition agreement with CPA (the largest australian body). All you need to do is pays couple of hundred quid and you're automatical a CPA member too which will be a massive advantage while job hunting.

It sounds like a fairly radical plan but if you focus on the long term I think it's a very good idea. Speaking as someone who returned last June, when you first come back the first month or two will be brilliant catching up with friends and family, especially if you come back to summer. The next few months are naturally a bit of a struggle as the initial excitement wears off but its unlikely you'll be settled in a job and somewhere to live so soon. If you were to have someone with you who might constantly ask questions like "remind why have we come back to stay on your sisters floor?". So I think you having time to get set up before your partner comes over is a good idea. The other possible outcome is that you decide you had rose tinted glasses and want to go back to rejoin your partner. People will find that funny and expensive, but you'll have got it out of your system and can move on with life. Good luck!

Hi Ryan, welcome to to the forum. I am also an accountany and spent 18 months in Melbourne coming back last June. You will find temporary work in something like accounts payable quite easily in Sydney or Melbourne. As regards qualifications, you'll find out yourself when you are there but ACA has a reciprocal arrangement with ICAA and CIMA with CPA. Unless you want to be an auditor either ICAA or CPA are fine. I am ACCA which was annoying as very few people have had heard of it, but that said I managed to get a job, my boss was English. I wouldn't make too many decisions now though. Going over on a WHV will give you a much better idea of real life than a four week holiday, and youll find out first hand which qualifications and type of work you're best following. Who knows, you might even get offered a job with sponsorship that are keen to pay for you to train over there and have that option.

After leaving the military in his late 30's, my Dad retrained as a refrigeration engineer, started his business after about four years and has done very well since. So I certainly don't think its too late. However, I would go for something that you want to do, not something that you think might enable you to move to Australia. Apart from the most obvious reasons, for all you know you might choose a trade then find the australian government remove it from the skilled occupation list.

Hi all, When reading posts most people mention that "salaries are higher in Australia" but while some salaries may be 4x higher wile another might only be marginay higher or even lower. I think it would help the many of prospective migrants who come on this forum if they could find some info about their profession as opposed to a blanket statement. Plus I am curious myself as to which jobs enjoy the biggest increase! I appreciate its personal info that many people will not want to divulge. It would help to say where both are/were as regions have an impact in both countries. Ignore exchange rates as they change all the time, and costs of living is a totally different topic and will vary massively depending on situations and lifestyle choices. Please include super in Australian salaries as it will be your money one day. I'll get the ball rolling: Accountant: UK (London): 40,000 GBP AUS (Melbourne): 75,000 AUD

Apologies for the personal questions but you do realise a WHV is not permanent and a baby does not have any rights to residency just by being born in Australia? I think it sounds like an excellent adventure but wouldn't get hopes up too much about staying for ever (that is not to say its impossible though). It sounds like you already have jobs arranged in Melbourne which of course is a massive start, but can I ask why they are not coming with sponsorship visas?

Don't take my word for this but I would expect this would be treated the as the capital value of the apartment, or depreciated over the life of the lease, if that's 50 years it's not going to amount to very much. But it's certainly not accurate to claim the whole cost only relates to one year. If it's your only UK property and you lived in the UK you would not pay any tax on any profits from sale and this would just be classed as adding to the purchase cost. I've no idea of the implications if/when you come to sell for you ATO return.

I guess a lot depends on whether the particular location is a tenants or a landlords market. I think six months rent in advance would appeal massively to any landlord, your problem is that you were speaking to an agent who has different interests. Sure they get admin fees for printing a couple of pieces of paper when a tenancy is changed but they also risk losing the business to a rival. I expect their priority is to have long term tenants earning them 10% commission for doing nothing as opposed to improving the landlords cash flow. Try gumtree etc and find a landlord directly.

Sounds like you're having an adventure alright. Hope your shipping turns up soon! How have you found looking got work in Sydney or did you already have that sorted. Well done on discovering goon (cheap cask wine) I'm no expert so can't tell the difference between that an expensive bottle. Along with public transport and sports tickets the other thing I found cheaper in Oz was dominos pizza.

The transcripts are details of what the exam contains, it should be with some sort of syllabus documentation.

It wouldn't even have made it into the media.

I don't know where you're from but inner Melbourne is not the size that inner London is. Those places mentioned would only take 15-20 minutes to get into the CBD by tram or taxi, considerably easier than going from say Clapham, Fulham, Hampstead etc into central london. Balaclava which someone mentioned above is basically St Kilda and is on the Brighton train line. St Kilda and Prahran have the best cafes and bars too. The CBD is high end restaurants and clubs.

Sorry damn thing posted before I hand finished writing it, please see edited reply above!

As a 32 year old single guy last year I lived in St Kilda, paid $330 a week for a furnished one bedroom apartment. It was very small (25 sq m) but I could probably have got something a bit bigger had I not needed a furnished place. I earned $75k working in the CBD and was able to save about $500 a month. Financially I felt I was about the same in Melbourne as London. Saving slightly more but not having any holidays, whereas when I was in London I went to Oz for a few reccy trips plus had the odd long weekend in Europe. So in short you can live in a nice place and not bankraupt yourself, unless you earn less than $65k, that would have eliminated any savings and either left me short or force me to live in an area that wasn't nearly as fun. I lived in a houseshare at first but that was $260 a week, great from a social point of view but only saves you about $200 per month. I agree with the above poster, you wouldn't want to live in the CBD. At weekends theres only tourists and Bogans who get limos in from the burbs. Think Leicester Square or the city for a London comparison. The places to go out are the suburbs just outside the CBD...Fitzroy, Richmond, Prahran, St Kilda, and Port Melbourne. If you're working in Brighton, Prahran would give you an ideal commute.

It's not going to get to Greece levels of unemployment, but it's pointless looking at macro economic data anyway you need to find out information which is specifically relevant to you. My inexpert prediction would be that things directly connected to mining and manufacturing will experience tough times as China slows down and manufacturing companies cannot compete with Asia. Doctors and Nurses on the other hand will always be needed.

Bintang singlet, tight footy shorts amd thongs. Anything else would be unaustralian.

I have done all of ACCA except the final two options. However my positive skills assessment came from my Accounting and Finance degree which the ICAA or CPA (sorry I can't remember which I used) said met the requirements of the 12 core knowledge areas.

With Australia Day, St Kilda Festival, White Night, Pride, The Cricket World Cup, and Moomba coming up I'm sure you'll be having a lot of fun in the next few months.

I love the way that without fail that after a day of looking at koalas or playing golf they say something along the lines of "it's been a great, we just don't spent quality time together at home". The one yesterday after taking their kids horse riding said "Imagine being able to do something like this everyday". Not going go work in Australia are you then?