Hello fellow forummers,

just a quick question. If i want to work at lets say Melbourne for one month plus to do a brief externship or something, do i need to apply any special documents or something? How long can I stay at Aussie with just a normal passport?

Thanks

just on rent alone then, it is more than $1560 a month....

So aferall this can we summarise?

Assuming Sydney, Melbourne

Weekly average

Rent =
Food =
Transport =
Communications =
Clothing =
Social =
Any other exepense = pls specify


Budgeting
In addition to your tuition fees, you will be responsible for planning and budgeting your living costs. Below is an estimated cost of living guide per month for a single student living in homestay accommodation in Melbourne and Sydney.
Item                                                                               Melbourne                       Sydney
  Cost per month ($AUD)
Single homestay room (breakfast & dinner included)                 $900                           $1060
Food (lunches & snacks)                                                 $252 ($9 per day)                $295 ($10 per day) 
Telephone                                                                               $50                              $50 
Transport                                                                                $100                            $140
Laundry                                                                                  $40                               $40
Stationery                                                                               $40                               $40
Clothing, entertainment, personals                                            $200                              $200

The estimated cost for a single student studying in Australia (including accommodation, meals, textbooks, personal incidentals, transportation and entertainment) is approximately AU$1,200 to A$1,500 per month (A$14,400 to A$18,000 per year).

just on rent alone then, it is more than $1560 a month....

You'll be paying more on rents, food and transports.
I don't know about Social and Entertainment, could be more than your food/transport expenses. It would be more than $1500.

you cannot work if you are on a tourist visa......the eta for msians is valid for 1 year, and allows a maximum stay of 3 months per entry.....

if it is part of your course, you will have to apply for one of the other categories of short term visitors visa, your college should be able to advise which category is appropriate.....

if it is just an unpaid internship/attachment, it is often best to just use the tourist eta....

Is that just a bedroom? wow..... 

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Added on November 8, 2011, 1:41 pm

How much more on those figures? Those are Jan 2010 figures.......

i staying in Melbourne CBD and the rental for 1 bedroom cost me $1470. i'm sharing with my partner so the rental will be divided by 2.

i can survived with $1.2k per month when i was student but when i start working now, i spent more than $1.5k every month mainly because of lazy to cook and no need to think twice about money when buying stuff.

You got a job already? So lucky!

if it is just an unpaid internship/attachment, it is often best to just use the tourist eta....

Very bad idea limeuu. The fact that you are unpaid does not mean you are not "working". "Work" is defined by immigration as "any form of activity that normally attracts renumeration". Even if you are not being paid for the task(s) that you are doing, it can be still counted as "work", and if immigration gets wind of this, you will be barred from entering Australia for a while.

Some real examples I've seen come through the doors of RAILS(http://www.rails.org.au/)/legal aid:

-Attached to a law firm for a experience, not getting paid, going 8am-6pm everyday: it is work
-Distributing fliers on the street, as help for someone: work
-Helping a friend fill in for a shift at a car wash for a one-off: work

I don't know what zstan wants to do while in Australia, but if it is related to his course of studies in the medical field, I would strongly advice getting a visa that gives some kind of working rights.

Of course, unless you're the typical selfish Malaysian who wants to circumvent the system for your own interests, and mess things up for the rest of us.......

Anybody studying in OZ where your parents are PRs or Citizens? How much difference are the tertiary education costs when compared to freshly shipped Msians?

Am planning education for my kids. Thanks!

Anybody studying in OZ where your parents are PRs or Citizens? How much difference are the tertiary education costs when compared to freshly shipped Msians?

Am planning education for my kids. Thanks!

Well the kid himself/herself would need to be a PR/Citizen to pay subsidised fees. It's a lot cheaper than full international student fees. You can check it out specifically in University websites as it differs from course to course and over the years.

For example in my course in UQ, new Australian students in 2012 would pay AUD$ 9,280 a year while a full fee paying international student would pay AUD$ 29,600 a year.

Anybody studying in OZ where your parents are PRs or Citizens? How much difference are the tertiary education costs when compared to freshly shipped Msians?

Am planning education for my kids. Thanks!

Damn... gotta start packing my bags then. Cheaper than Msia, number for number and with a good brand.