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I'll have to take your word for it as I can't open anything other than their menu (maybe because I'm on an iPad?).

I've got it open. I can see they have a giant Yorkshire pudding for £6.99

How many years ago was that? I ask because the menu for the Full Pitcher in Ledbury is available on line and I can't see any £6 steaks lol

I was quoting the National Award. If you are covered by that and not be paid correctly under it you should contact the Fair Work Ombudsman. Edited to add - the loading applies to all hours, not just those on public holidays.

I'm not sure the exchange rate will impact very much on someone earning pounds and living in the UK unless they are saving to move to Aust.

Well as a significant proportion of people on the minimum wage in Aust are casuals I thought it was worth noting.

Noting however that casual employees in Aust covered by the national minimum wage also get at least a 25 per cent casual loading.

I suppose that might be true if you are comparing the winter temperature in the middle of the day in the UK to the winter temperature in the middle of the night in Melbourne. :biglaugh:

I was just laughing about this thread with my MIL who managed a pub near Manchester in the 1960's. She said even back then food was delivered frozen and just had to be warmed up or thrown in the deep fry lol. She thought it was wonderful when the brewery said she didn't have to cook from scratch anymore.

As well as the options already mentioned you could consider a Sydney Harbour dinner cruise for something a little bit different. There are lots of different options from fairly inexpensive to ones that provide a show as well as dinner. If you google Sydney Harbour dinner cruises you'll find lots of different companies and can check out their menu options, prices etc. We have taken friends on the Sydney Show Boat a few times but there are lots of others as well. The city lights look beautiful from the water and the cruises can be fun - we have always enjoyed the ones we have been on.

If you are living in Perth (which your location says you are) that item should be fairly easy to tick off your list lol. Have you travelled outside the Perth area at all during your time in Australia?

These types of checks can be automated now and I expect this is why the immigration and tax departments are linking up. This cross check is just one in a long list that have been put in place in recent years. To the OP - an employer who is willing to commit fraud isn't one I would want to be associated with. You would be better off looking for another sponsor before you get caught up in the fall out (when this deception comes to light).

I prefer to judge the skill of a barista by my enjoyment of the end product.

A good coffee delivers a harmonious balance of aroma, acidity and body and tastes and smells devine. I think a good barista is the same as a good wine maker. Both ensure the elements of the coffee/wine are balanced and that no element predominates at the expense of the others. Marketing has nothing to do with it for me. You could market tea with the best campaign the world has ever seen and I still wouldn't enjoy it.

I'm a bit of a coffee whore so I couldn't possibly select just one favourite place but one of my current favourites is Ona Coffee House in Canberra. They roast their own coffee and the owner is the 2015 world champion barista. They really do serve coffee to die for :yes:

OMG it would be horrendous to look like that for 5 mins let alone forever

I like the 'before' (although a few stay hairs need plucking). The 'after' looks like two big slugs have crawled onto her face lol. Edited to say - if these pics are you I am changing my view to say both are lovely :embarrassed:

If you like music, food and lovely scenery you might enjoy the Puffy Billy which combines all three. They do both lunch and dinner trips and it's something a little bit different. http://puffingbilly.com.au/en/events-and-dining/

If I am watching one at home I say DVD or Blu Ray. If I am going out I say going to the movies.

True but you don't see much that way.

One of my sponsored staff had a similar problem after arriving from NZ. They were on a temp visa in NZ so the reciprocal arrangements between Aust and NZ didn't cover them and they had been out of the UK for 3(?) years so weren't covered under the arrangement with the UK either as they were no longer considered residents by the UK either even though they were British citizens. My memory is a bit foggy as it was a few years ago but I think they ended up having to take out some sort of insurance.

The biggest employer in Canberra is certainly the Federal Govt but a significant proportion of people are employed by either the ACT Legislate Assembly or the private sector both of which employ non citizens. There is a lot of building activity and a high turn over of property. I think the biggest hurdle in securing a role for a migrating building surveyor would be a lack of knowledge in relation to local building legislation, technical codes and construction standards. Your OH will have to be able to convince prospective employers of his ability to quickly acquire this knowledge given it is fundamental to the work.

I'm not a doctor but I think if you have managed to get yourself home and hop onto the net to write about your experience you are probably OK physically. In your position I would probably be more in danger of an aneurism brought on by being angry that I couldn't catch them and give them a smack around the head.

Check out Glenmore Park. The M4 is really close and it is very family orientated.