Nice one and congrats!

You can calculate your salary and tax from this website http://www.paycalculator.com.au/

Yeah, unless you tick non-residents

Just a simple calculator

The reason that i stated that is there's no forever job in Australia compared to Malaysia. U may see me good today, maybe 2years later, i'll be retrench and jobless. I found that most people here have the experience of being retrench. It's normal here.
My classmate who's mining engineer here getting AUD150k for 2 years. We're so envy and he bought 2 house (4 x 2 x 2) Last year kena goreng and work in supermarket now. Luckily his wife is working to sustain their expenses. Selling 1 of his house now.
That's y i try to live as normal but has to prepare for the worst as i don't want my children suffers from recession. Aiming to invest some property for recession resistant

Sometimes I wondered Nemesis, is it really worth it? Its an honest question. No disrespect to you. Just wanted to know from you honestly

Like you say, today you might have a job, 2 years later you might be laid-off taking dunno how long to get another job.
If you have a mortgage and family to feed, wouldn't you break into cold sweat? especially if your savings are not alot to begin with.
I think i would have a nervous breakdown.

Previously i don't think you ever worried about getting layed off or eat out everyday for lunch.

I'm not saying migration is bad but is it really that much better over there?

good to hear that...btw, you did join the FB for Perth group, right ?

What is browse?

I heard Australia found some big oil discovery off the western coast. One of my friend who work for Shell, got posted there.

So now it is not viable?

That's true. A sparky's Cert III ticket is a worth more than an MBA. If you got a Cert IV instro ticket + Sparky ticket, you can name your terms most of the time and take home 140k.

A degree isn't worth much, thus my want to finish my TAFE ASAP and putting it even above my masters Petroleum Eng .

22k? So cheap? My masters edi 35k a year lol UNSW. Even my IADP and IWCF joint cert costs 3k AUD for 5 days.

But it is my view that White Australians with a degree will be far better than an equivalent Asian migrant, simply because;

1) They're very passionate about what they do
2) They're very meticulous career planners
3) They're very focused on keeping their foundation

They don't go to uni if they aren't interested. Us Asians, interested or not, go to uni, churn out shit grads, forget all our basics.

Plus I'm both Uni and TAFE trained. If you ask me, professionally, TAFE is better than uni. It is a lot more useful and gets to the point. When I went to Uni, the best students were electricians who already did TAFE and their apprenticeships.

Tuition fee prices increase by 10-15% every year. When i did my master in 2008, it only cost me about AUD22K per year.

Regional is not my "cup of tea". Small town and hard to find asian cuisine
Go to city need more than 1 hour of car ride.

My IELTS sucks. Going back to Malaysia on 2 Oct

I will give it one last try in Malaysia.

Earning AUD still the best for me. Going back malaysia is like a huge payment cut for me

hi would like to ask whether any of u guys gt sponsor by employer/company?

Im planning look for a job there with one year experience in IT field. Just want know what kind of requirement do i need for me to get sponsor from employer/company?
Heard that it a bit difficult because they usually reserved for their own ppl.

But travel to overseas is so much easier. I booked a flight to Japan from KL-Tokyo next month for a short break. Budget is $5k for 2 people which I think is enough for 13days there. Fork out RM15k if I am working in Malaysia is a bit hard for me though

Guys, I am currently working in the petroleum industry for a year + and I have recently did the expression of interest in applying a visa for skilled workers. But it seem I am just lacking for IELTS (which I have taken years ago) and also my mechanical engineering degree from a British University (still accredited under the Washington Accord) to be verified by Engineers Australia. Any of you guys have any experience in getting your degrees accredited through Engineers Australia? I would like to know your stories.

Hi Nemesis. Yeah I am currently in Halliburton in Malaysia. But like you said, once I get my visa settled I will start applying. Planning to retake IELTS this end of the year. Sadly my IELTS from 2008 is no more recognised.

Thanks alot man. Will definitely msg if if there's anything. BTW may I know what part of petroleum engineering are you involved in?

Am in second year of uni. Just wondering how much of a chance does a malaysian stand of getting a job in the big 4 in aussie. Most of my friends are talking about applying for one but most of us don't really think we'd get it.

Problem with graduate program is that most of these big companies only hire afew people each intake. Considering there would be thousands of applicants, unless you're resume is top notch you don't really stand a chance

oh sorry , I was actually referring to engineering graduate programs. I heard BHP takes only 2 a year.