Rallyman

When I did my course even the lecturers questioned why I was made to attend . As said Australia does like its red tape. What is not made clear when you get your visa is the fact that non of your qualifications are recognised to get you working . 99% of adverts require you to be fully qualified and licensed even though you are employed, in nsw any work over 5k requires you to be licensed contractor, which is very easy to do in today’s market. You don’t get a lot for 5k today. any how 18k later I am all good

That’s very confusing as even when I supplied all my documentation, city and guilds, craft and advanced craft , Hnd they still insisted I did the short course run by Master builders in association with Taffe in order to get a contractors licence , said at the time just a money grab. Australia does like its red tape

So immigration value a nvq3 obtained in uk as a higher qualification than a Australian cert IV ?

I have been to taffe 18k later and I have both uk and Australian qualifications thanks.

Not in my trade. They wouldn’t accept my uk qualifications to get licensed here in Oz

No you can’t what cert IV are you looking at studying?

What trade are you in ? I am a fully time served carpenter and joiner with indentured apprenticeship , city and guilds , advanced craft and Hnd . 40 plus years in the industry. I had to go back to Taffe to get my builders licence as they won’t issue you anything on overseas qualifications.

Sunrise Hunter Valley

We don’t buy fish from super market, when we lived in sans souci we had a brilliant fish / sea food shop all bought fresh direct from trawlers , same up here in hunter a chap buys off trawlers / boats from Newcastle. no complaints from me about super markets I can buy everything I need I normally shop between Aldi and Woolworths. Wife goes to a new coles just built which is good , state of the art bakery you can watch them make all the doughs nothing pre made , a good deli section etc we have a local butcher producing good quality meat all sourced locally home grown. good and bad in both countries but no real complaints

@Captain R I see Newcastle port is busy as , are you flying out in the choppers to pilot the ships in , currently fitting out the penthouse on the 2 new blocks getting built end of Honeysuckle, amazing views across the harbour and beyond

3 weeks to get my replacement UK passport , no issues

You could say “everything better in uk don’t bother going to Australia “ close thread Good and bad points to both countries, were all different.

I am not expecting anything not sure where you are getting it from ? I don’t get the uk v Oz which one is better, both have good and bad points why would expect supermarkets to be same it’s two different countries they are bound to be different , different climates vastly different population and vastly different size geographically .

Hence why I said a mixture of both

Might be a bridge too far even for @DrDougster

Yes it’s changing very quickly but I don’t think it’s going to save the planet, if say Australia went all ev in next 10 years how would the grid cope charging all these vehicles. It struggles now add in the infrastructure required it’s going to be 20 plus years away. Also add in tax revenue lost on fuel sales this will be added to recharging cost , over all they will be no cheaper to run than ice in long term. A mixture of both is the way forward imho

What don’t you have enough variety in over here in Oz ? Far more choices in fresh fish here in Oz. I personally think the quality of meat is better here In Oz plenty of fresh veggies and fruit what do you want that is not here in Oz ?

What are you going to do with your home sell up if you get a visa ? if it’s that bad you are going to be getting knocked down on price or if you do the work you will get your money back. So will have money in the end.

The best supper market I have been too in Australia was a co op down in Tanunda , a deli counter that was amazing , bakery, full on butchers it had everything and lots of fresh fruit and vegetables. why is it that it comes down to a uk v Oz best bashing match , Australia is different to uk , it’s going to be different they are two different countries . If you come here looking for it to be the same maybe costa del sol is a better option https://www.google.com.au/search?q=co+op+Tanunda&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&hl=en-au&client=safari

good article on service costs etc interesting that the advice to maximise battery quality only charge to 80% They are going to get more popular and cost will come down to purchase possibly ( hopefully) but they are not going to save the planet in next ten years if we are to believe ER mob imho https://www.canstarblue.com.au/vehicles/electric-car-servicing/ 10 cheapest cars in Australia still a fair way to go for EV to be 100% competitive https://www.carsguide.com.au/urban/hacks/10-cheapest-new-cars-for-sale-in-australia-79239

What did you pay for new ev car ?

Turnbull is not assessing mines individually he’s stated that they should be gone in nsw. How can you go from leader of lib party to head of a left wing think tank for labour. He is still very bitter how he was dumped as pm. from 2017 : And earlier this week, the PM talked up the need for Australia to embrace "clean coal" as an alternative to relying on renewable energy. "We will need more synchronous baseload power and as the world’s largest coal exporter we have a vested interest in showing that we can provide both lower emissions and reliable base load power with state-of-the-art clean coal-fired technology," Turnbull said in a speech to the Press Club.

How can you be pro coal in one state and against in another stupidity at its best coal is used in so much more than just creating electricity , he is still bitter about being dumped but was happy to do same to TA

He is More labour than a lib He swaps and changes his mind to suit current mood , latest coal needs to go in nsw he wasn’t saying this when in government. still very bitter about getting boot

How do you think shorten would have handled last 12 months if he had been pm any better or worse? Albo is just full of hot air just looking for media reaction no real policy to go forward.