DIG85
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I tend to agree. I know plenty of people who came to Australia from shanty towns in India, Philippines, Indonesia with barely a cent in their pocket. I have found that in life, if you want something badly enough, you can almost always find some way to make it happen.
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I too do not know any 457 or 482 visa holder who wanted but failed to get PR. Having said that, there are sufficient numbers of posts to this forum to satisfy me that some people do fail. However, I suspect this forum attracts those whose cases/chances are more marginal (why post on a forum like this if you are finding, or have found, the process plain sailing?) and those that do fail are disproportionately reflected on here - and possibly quite substantially so.
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Any of those terraces will be worth a tidy sum now.
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No. You are only related by marriage to someone by virtue of your own marriage, not by virtue of your sibling’s marriage.
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I think it's clear that this question is aimed primarily at marriages in, shall we say, "different cultures" to our own.
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I recall this being an issue a few years ago when people were encouraged to invite refugees from somewhere or other (was it Syria?) into their home. Turned out that it would invalidate many house insurance policies.
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Isn't it amazing how the co-payment model is almost universally accepted as part of public healthcare in Australia. Any attempt to introduce co-payments in the NHS, even the most modest amounts, would be regarded as heretical, and trigger accusations of "trying to privatise our NHS".
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Just out of interest , since when did the US have 52 states?
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Demand for commodities has driven up demand for the Aussie dollar, leading to it strengthening.
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Our mileages obviously vary re. team building. It is a disaster in particular for young graduates, who need the help and experience that only face to face contact allows. Many CEOs have expressed concern about both productivity falls and team building possibilities in recent interviews.
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But eventually everyone working in the city is going to realise they can move out to cheaper regional areas whilst retaining a city salary. This will lead to two things: lack of team-building opportunities as most people WFH; and a huge surplus of office space and employers tied into expensive rental leases on commercial city properties. Employers want neither of those. That is why, eventually, employers WILL lower salaries for those who work away from the city, except perhaps for the very top talent. How long it will take, is another matter.
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I guess one interesting question is how long will employers keep paying sydney salaries to people who live in umina and jervis bay and only visit the office once or twice a week on average (or even less). As someone who lives and works in sydney I wouldn’t be too impressed at being the on same pay scale as someone who enjoys vastly lower living costs and travelling costs.
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So that’s 3-4 hours a day travel time, as can1983 stated. I have no idea how people commute from Bournemouth to London. Especially daily pre-covid, although with WFH now so common post-covid it might be easier. Bournemouth to London is 2 1/4 hours, so even if you live only 5 mins from Bournemouth station, and allow 10 minutes just to exit the huge Waterloo station and get to an office next door to the station - that’s 5 hours minimum a day commuting.
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I think that’s probably quite near the mark.
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The average house price in Australia is just under $1m. That would be a good starting point as an answer to your question. But of course only two thirds of Australians are homeowners, so the maximum price of a house that the "average person" can afford is going to be even less than that.
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You can furnish a property for surprisingly little.
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Neither the UK nor Australia has a minimum passport validity requirement. As a UK passport holder, I would have thought in your wife's case the more relevant question would be minimum passport validity for Australia. The minimum passport validity rules are generally of no application where you are entering the country of your citizenship.
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MOVING FROM UK / FINANCIAL BREAKDOWN- PLAESE HELP
DIG85 replied to Dean7133's topic in Money & Finance
45% of the Australian population have hospital cover - an extraordinarily high figure for a country with a universal healthcare system, but unsurprising when the tax system effectively allows you to opt out of tax by taking out PMI. In the UK only 13% have PMI. -
Doyle's on the Beach restaurant is indeed pricey but remember there is also Doyle's on the Wharf which doubles as both a takeaway and a dining area and is much cheaper - they do a perfectly good fish and chips for $15. As for attractions, the obvious ones not mentioned so far are the Domain/Botanic Gardens and the Art Gallery of NSW, which are adjacent to each other. Darling Harbour and Chinatown, whilst far too touristy for my liking, are also probably regarded as "attractions". Taronga Zoo is also popular on the tourist trail.
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1. No. 2. Yes. 3. Wait it out.
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Estate agents are fine if you know how to play their game, and no worse than their UK counterparts imo. What I have never understood is why they are called “Real Estate Agents” out here - surely it’s quicker to just say “Estate Agent”. Another odd thing is that they are sometimes abbreviated in casual conversation to “Real Estate”, as in “the Real Estate told me that the vendor wouldn’t accept an offer below X”. To me, the Real Estate is the property itself, not an individual.
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The variation in Australian accents is nowhere near as noticeable as that encountered in the UK or the USA. I could not tell what state a person is from merely by listening to their accent. Many sources assert that to all intents and purposes there are no regional differences and identify three sociocultural classifications: general, broad and cultivated. Someone referred to uniformity in Australia. I think that’s right. Not just in accents, but in the sameness of the ghastly suburbs.
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Yes. Fairfax/channel 9 founded/owns Domain and News Corp owns Real Estate. I’m not aware of any other developed country where the two largest media organisations own the two largest online real estate sites.
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Often the online status is changed almost immediately after the ceremony I.e. within 30 mins. It is somewhat odd that is not the case for you. However, regardless of what Immi website says, you are regarded as a citizen as soon as you take the oath.
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Where do they state that they don’t? The onus is on the person making the claim.
