If you are on Pair Gain, then yes, unfortunately ADSL2+ is not available in your area.

Don't go for Bigpond, it's only there to rip people off. There are many good ISPs around with affordable pricing, namely TPG, Exetel, Internode, Westnet, Netspace etc. I'm currently with Exetel as i believe they are the best priced ISP in Australia. If you have any question just PM me, i'll gladly help you out.

Have been Exetel customer for nearly 2 years. Best valued ISP in my opinion. TPG looks good when you first see their plans but after taking into account their offpeak period starts from 2am to 8am it is no match for Exetel (12am-12pm). I'm surprised why so many people are unaware of their existence. Perhaps that's because they didn't spend much money on designing their website.

Cut her some slack. She is only asking opinions from people studying at Griffith, not seeking direct answers regarding something specific. You can't expect her to send an email to Griffith asking 'hey i'm thinking to study at your uni is that good?', right? And by the way, i suggest that the "rules" be simplified and be more 'straight to the point'. It seems to me that they are more like lecturing essays than rules.

Oh and i'd like to provide some info regarding TFN. First of all, it is not 'mandatory' to have your TFN to be able to legally work in Australia.(you need a working permit for that)However, it is strongly recommended that you have one because if you don't provide your TFN to your bank and employer, your interests and salary will be taxed at 46.5%.(45%+1.5% medical levy) That sucks doesn't it? So go apply for one before you start working.

Secondly, earning less than $6000 per year means your earnings are tax-free, it has nothing to do with eligibility of tax refund. Even if you have earned only $30 this year, if $5 was deducted from your pay as tax, you are eligible for a tax refund.

The Australian tax system is comprehensive and very well designed. For all of you working out there, from July to October every year ATO will be holding Tax Help Program, which is a program designed to help low income taxpayers to lodge their tax returns. The service is totally free of charge and most of the universities will have participated in this program. Ask your student guild about this.

Source? Australian Taxation Office, and i was a Tax Help Volunteer last year.

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Certainly, if that helps. Yeah, it is not easy to find a job and luck plays an important role.

Yes.

chris_c28 is right, international students studying in Australia are considered Australian residents in the eyes of ATO. In fact, as long as you are staying in Australia for a considerable amount of time you are a resident for tax purposes.

I would say they can't be bothered checking it. They would rather focus more on preventing visitors to bring in prohibited foods. External hard disks are small, if you hide it somewhere in your luggage they most probably won't notice. Moreover, how are they going to know whether you downloaded from the net or you simply burned them yourself with your own DVDs? Don't worry about it.

Try www.gumtree.com.au.



Seriously?