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Undertaking is not legal. It's just that everyone does it. I checked this out after getting a load of abusive hand gestures (from a Sheila !) for moving over to let her pass safely on the outside when I saw her approaching at speed. On the QLD highways website it states that undertaking is illegal unless two lanes are slow moving traffic (same as UK). Having said that, even the police undertake !

It's only a four hour course and costs about $100 anyway. The time you take to get converted would probably be better spent just doing the course. You get a couple of hours in someones boat plus they'll tell you all the stuff you need to know to stay out of trouble locally too. Given that any indescretions earn you points on your driving licence you're probably just as well to take up the course (even if you may be more experienced in general than the person teaching you).

We moved here in November. We both claimed a refund on our PAYE tax contributions in the UK. My wife worked from Nov in the 13/14 tax year and I worked from March, both on PAYE and both paying tax at the rate as though we had worked the full year. How does the money we earned in the UK during the last AU financial year affect any potential rebate ? I was hoping that I may be able to claim the majority of my tax back as I had only earned three months wages over here but i'm aware that this may not be the case ! Anyone have any idea ?

Debute is 'Day boo' Every sport here (except Football) is called Football. If you're venturing onto the roads in Queensland make sure your affairs are in order. Even out of state Aussies can't believe how bad the driving is here. Forget lane discipline, if you indicate to change lane (either way) the car in that lane 50 yards behind will inexplicably accelarate to prvent this (so you learn to use the 'Mirror, manouver, signal' approach to get across. Prepare to be tailgated by only a few inches and then when you move over the car comes past and then minutes later you will overtake that car even though you haven't changed your speed. If you are at a set of lights you need the reactions of Lewis Hamilton because the split second the lights go to green the car behind will sound their horn. I suppose 75% of the people on the road are ok but there are a significant number of people who make the roads up here pretty dangerous if you don't stay alert. One of the things I was looking forward to about living in the sun was being able to ride motorcycles all year round but I think i'll stick to four wheels. Having said all that I do enjoy leaving V8 utes for dust in my Holden Barina at roundabouts, the locals for all their law breaking antics seem to religiously maintain lane discipline at roundabouts even if there is a straight line through the junction they will go all the way around the outside meaning you can leave them in your wake ! I go to Melbourne every couple of weeks and the drivers there are pretty safe so I guess it's a QLD thing !