Has anyone worked in Australia before?
Care to share ur experiences, be it sweet or bitter.
How is the competition among Australians?
Is it worth it to work in Australia, away from home.
How is the living expenses in Australia?

if you are a fresh grad, will be hard for you to get a job, since u need to compete with Aussie and those graduated in Aus.. even if you are an experienced worker, its gonna be hard also..as they usually will prefer those with local Australia experience, unless ur skills is in demand and it difficult to get an Australian to fill the job..

and of course the first thing u must have is right to work there..as in you must have a visa..without that no one will even look at your CV..even with visa, it will be hard for you to look for job from Malaysia, as they prefer you to be there so they can interview u anytime..

Australia is famous for laid-back lifestyle, and usually u can go home by 5 or 6pm..(depends on industry lar) as they value family time.. thats y shopping centre also closes at 5pm :-)

huge chunk of your money will be for the rent, other than that, everything will be reasonable..as long as you are earning Aussie dollar, it should be okie..

worth it or not, its up to you on how you see it.. and dont expect bed of roses or even 'greener grass' there..

you can visit Whirlpool its something like Lowyat here..


This post has been edited by annielee: Aug 27 2011, 01:16 AM

If you don't have some sort of residency status that allows you to work there, then no point asking.

People always thinks that the grass is greener over there.
This is the wrong perception

if you really, really, REALLY want to work in Australia, die, die also want to work and live in Australia and don't care about anything else but working/living in Australia the only way i can see is that you attend nursery courses to become a nurse. I know Australia are so short on nurse that if you graduate from your nursing school, those hospitals (private or public) are willing to sponsor a work permit/PR for you. Pay is decent and hours are long (due to severe shortage) but hey, you get to live and work in Australia

Dailo, I'm male la. Moreover it's a big deviation from my engineering profession.

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Added on August 27, 2011, 3:42 pmHave u worked in Australia or studied there before?


This post has been edited by T3N5AI: Aug 27 2011, 03:42 PM

aiyo, male also can be nurse mah.. :-)

yup, i worked in Oz before...

as mentioned by others :
1- u must have a valid visa, if u dun have, no need to consider about working there..
2- dun expect life will be better there, as there are some that struggle and came back..

Siu ti ti, there are many male nurses around.....

yes as male nurse u can attend the male patient, bath for them and wash their private part. some people like it

If you don't have pr/citizenship, most job doesn't wants you as well though... unless your grades in uni is superb or your experiences in your field are in high demand

Well, looking at the best way to apply for PR. But looks like there are no shortcuts.

Hmmm... How hard is the life in Aus? I mean it isn't exactly easy in Malaysia either.

Exactly why did u come back anyway? Isn't the work life in Aus better?

definitely no shortcuts for PR application..and now its getting harder to get one..

its hard in Aus, if you dont know anyone there, as you need to worry about job and accommodation..and both does not comes easy as you need to compete with locals there..especially rentals..not easy to get one, even if you are offering to pay in advance for 6 months, some owner wont want to rent to you coz you dont have any reference or record in australia....

in msia, you will be better as ur family is here to provide accommodation, and job wont be that hard to find, as long as you dont have high requirement lar..and also you';; have plenty of friends here..

as mentioned lotsa times, dont look at the currency, i mean im sure u look at in Aus, you will be earning 3x RM, but its not easy to get a job, and taxes is high and as well as rent .. grass is not greener there..and you might need to work a job that is not ur profession, i do have a friend is working a non-related job for almost 2 years already just to survive there..

i came back due to family issue, but i will be moving to Aus again in Jan permanently :-)



This post has been edited by annielee: Aug 28 2011, 03:13 PM

i am convince on the currency and tax is high

but but why u still going back to australia and permanent somemore ??? care to share ??

i've got PR and dont want to waste it, since its so hard to get it now..
and furthermore i've already got some Oz experience and know some friends there already, so might not be that hard for me in terms of job and rent..but it will also takes time for me to get a job since i left for 1+ year ...
if not bcoz of family issues, i wont be back here.. :-)

I'm in da construction field rite now. Do u think I stand a chance against da Aussies?

Job, I don't think it's easy, but to be honest, to me, it's da same in Malaysia and Australia. I started with nothing in Malaysia, I think I can start da same way in Australia.

Some say discrimination, but yet, aren't we in da same situation here in Malaysia?

I think for everything, da start is da most bitter part. As time passes, everything will straighten out.

My point would be da same as others. 1k Aussie saved is 3k RM saved when brought to Malaysia.
Da math is easy. I work 1 yr in Aus equals to 3 yrs in Malaysia. I mean, y not?

last few years when my gf studied there
she stumbled upon a restaurant with a signboard that says
"No Asian and strictly no Chinese"

And my Japanese friend when i was in Japan
he used to study over there, he had an experience kicked out of a bar
because he is an Asian

This post has been edited by totti 10: Aug 29 2011, 05:43 AM

I don't think that would comply very well with the "Racial Discrimination Act". You should ask your gf to inform the local news or an independent senator - maybe somebody like Nick Xenophon if the restaurant is in SA.

i've no idea about the construction line, you've to do your own research..
yes, i agree things is hard in the beginning..but whether will you get a job in your own line or any job, its another story....
if u are willing to take the risk, its up to you..

c, i told you..u r looking at 3xRM..as said, taxes and rent is high there..u might be able to save.. but dun look at working there for a year, meaning earning 3x in MY..

since you dont have a PR, i guess the 1st thing u need to worry is whether you qualify to get one or not, if you didnt even have enough points..u dun even have to think the next step...
if you are below 30, you can apply for WHV to experience the life there..

This post has been edited by annielee: Aug 29 2011, 11:59 AM

Australians are really into home improvement and renovation. A lot of people actually work as renovator and make a lot of money out of it. They basically get an old place, renovate, resale and can get like 100k+ over few months. So you can consider to be a freelance PM if you do not want to or can't get a permanent role in developer firm.

However, housing market is going down and going slow. Australia is one of the most expensive country in the world. I am staying in Sydney and Sydney is number 4 or number 5 most expensive city in the world. The issue here is the same as in Malaysia, inflation is high and salary increment doesn't really keep up. Unless you are able to earn AUD spend in MYR, you won't be saving money and go back to Malaysia and retire early.

Migration, be it city to city or from country to country is a choice of life style. I would never encourage anyone to do it if your only/major concern is money. Again, I am in Sydney, so there is probably nothing different to KL. You get mamak till 2am (only in weekend though). Jusco/Giant equivalent supermarket opens till 12 midnight everyday, Kmart opens 24 hours ... and yes you get your normal kl nightlife in the city. Plus, there are as many asians in Sydney as in kl, though there are many koreans and chinese.