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Yes i appreciate they are in Australia, but so am I, and i have met people who make that much, and i have no reason to lie either.

Also, Phil, by your tone it seems like your the person having an attitude at the moment, but anyways regarding your post i think a nurse getting paid $26/hour in Sydney is being taken for a ride.

Also, i think a nurse getting paid $26/hour in Sydney is being taken for a ride

I think then your understanding of how much Australians make is quite low, $200/day is barely adequate. I've spoken to people who make at least $400/day, as well as a cook on the spirit of tasmania boat who makes $72/hour cooking for the crew, he works on a roster. However these jobs are usually unavailable, but still the assumptions you're making are quite limited. The good jobs are out there.

I think you're a bit delusional if you think Australians consider making $200/day worthy of a job keeping for themselves.

Its interesting because a lot of people say dont pick fruits to make money, but then also i hear stories of $150-200/day earnings from a whole lot of other people. Then there is the abundance of picking jobs, however not so abundant non-picking jobs. if you divide 150/8, it;s about the same rate as minimum wage anyways, so it seems like a job at a kitchen/restaurant would pay about the same as a fruit picker, so what's this you will not make money picking fruit rationate coming from? I understand if it would be $50/day, but if its 150/day, then it works out about the same as any other entry level job out there, so what you makes you say pickers dont earn money?

I am willing to work hard for higher earnings, and certainly not willing to break my back for peanuts no! In the case of apples in tasmania, if the range is $50/day, i would never do it, however i would be willing to work hard, for higher earnings, $150/day, or more for example (also depends on how many hours/day, accomodation/food situation, etc..).

Thank you snifter, i don't want a 2nd year, i just want to earn money, and i am on a WHV, in Australia at the moment and if it seems like i know a lot of about Ausralia digi, it s because i am a very good researcher, and because i am inquiistive, and have photographic memory. I prefer not to pick fruits, it is a last resort

and the last thing, just because someone is working/living in Australia doesn't mean i have to listen/appreciate what they say (when they're being rude about it). More like an arrogant local vs. the curious visitor. Maybe a bit of sensitivity training would be good for her.

and to clarify, which seems like i have to, with you Melza is i am not jumping from job to job, i am simply collecting information on every possibility. Pixie's "you have a lot to learn about Australia" comment was unfriendly, and rude. She deserved the reply she got.

i am not worried about jobs, in fact how would you know my emotional state over cyberspace. Isn't it more likely i am simply collecting knowledge in case at one point i have to pick. Of course, i have courage, and that's another thing you don't know I have, or not. How do you do know anything like that on an internet forum. Thank you so much for the people who responded positively, however Pixie, i think you are a in a delusional state if you think your post was at all friendly. I gave you only as much attitude as you deserve, your post was arrogant, and i think shows your underlying nature, which isn't helpful at all. Though i am sure you think so, because the sky is always blue in your corner of the world. What does that mean anyways?

Pixie, i don't believe you as you're information is totally opposing anything else I've heard/read. Perhaps you simply don't like my questions, and are having a bad day.

Does anyone know for sure which crop in Australia is the most lucrative? By that, i mean how expensive the product is sold for. For example, cherries are more expensive than apples, therefore pickers usually make a lot more picking cherries in 1 day, compared to picking apples (for the same amount of time/effort invested). It's apparent cherries are the more lucrative crop. My question is aside from cherries, what's the next expensive crop available for picking. Please exclude strawberries, watermelons, and lemons (as I've heard bad reports from pickers about these crops, mostly either because it's too backbreaking and/or with low pay).

I agree, i don't actually want to do harvest work, but since so many backpackers do it, i thought maybe it was lucrative or something like that, i can see now i was wrong, i won't do it for a few dollars, i am looking only for lucrative work if it doesn't exist, i'd rather have a regular job, which pays more per hour, with less physical damage (to the body). However i don't have 2 years experience in any job over the past 5 years, in fact i haven't had a real job for over 5 years. I want to work rural, to avoid the competition, but i don't like the idea of working in a roadhouse.

Thanks

Yes i have done the google search for up to 20 pages keywords focus group, mystery shooper Australia, i have some links, and need to register.

Yes i will apply to 100 sites if i have to, but i still don't know how active I have to be on the sites in order to get invited to focus groups. I mean do i have to fill out all those surveys, or do I just sign up, and log in from time to time hoping to get invited for a focus group. I don't want to get involved in the surveys. Not worth it for $2, for 20-40minutes of persona time. But the focus groups even if i get invited to a couple/month is worth it.

Your taxed higher only if you check non-resident on the form, some WHV are eligible for the normal tax bracket. Digitalis, i agree it's not the the best wage, but since he said he got lucky by getting that job, i don't think backpackers can expect much better in the mines. Do you know of any WHV who got a better, unskilled mine job?

How did you get on the focus groups? Was it like i said, the only way being joining paid survey sites, or is there a better way?

I just ordered a prepaid Telestra SIM pack online, full of $30 of credit, but i got it for $15, a good deal, however it will arrive unactivitated, how do I go ahead and activitate it online? I have read here there are delays in activiation. Should i just take it to a telestra shop and activitate it there, or is the online activiation reliable now? Thanks p.s. is the messagebank (voicemail) feature turned on automatically? If yes, how do i turn it off? I don't want people to leave messages when i don't pick up the phone i prefer it to just keep rining, and disconnect by itself

Yes i have heard of one backpacker who got hired with Hays recruitment in Perth as a FIFO, 2/1 rotation, worked 5 weeks, worked 70hour/week in the kitchen, washing pots, he made $1100/week, had no expenses, as everything was included. When i did the calculation 1100 divided by 70, it's barely $16/hour, hardly a good wage, but since one doesn't have any expenses, i guess it's OK. But he only lasted 5 weeks, i don't know why, maybe his visa ran out of time, he didn't complain about the job, perhaps the shift wasn't a good one, he worked 2am-1pm, (1 hour for break). The rest of the day he slept (all afternoon, in early evening), and he spent the night in recreation, or his room.

It seems like those catering companies or recruitment agencies are the way to get a job

But if they need to check ID upon delivery, they won't just leave it at the post office.

Im sorry but the Skin Cancer foundation also does it/or did it, until their research ended. Perhaps because it's not donation for general purposes, the Skin cancer foundation is allowed a research project with specific focus they were given permission to collect for a short period, and now its ended, but another one may start up.