Erm they were just calling me a few days back all wanna lompat to Origin

But yeah if you're a permanent resident feel free to PM me a link to your resume and I'll pass it on.

Yes i do hold an Australian PR visa and I have just PM-ed you the link to my CV. thanks once again!

Carbon tax gone!

to those backpacking bounce/WHV bound, please be careful or at all cost avoid illegal backpacking place such those ads in gumtree- eg: Banana supermarket, china men run accommodation

Actually everyone I know is on a permanent position.

The rent can be monthly depending on your contract.

Cars aren't cheap if you attract LCT and a giant insurance premium.

It really depends on what you're looking for. If I had to be on temp 6 month contracts living in Australia I'd just go somewhere else.

Monthly or weekly rent, what the hell is the difference? If ur contract is 6 months or 12 months ur still giving up the same $ each year

how is obtaining job there?

so one has to quit his job here, go there and start applying? can take up to 6 months? yes if one has PR too.

I been holding back from going there..because I heard accounting jobs are scarce there.

I hesitate to migrate to work as something else...I really dunno.

I heard of a fren who is an accountant, migrated to Australia, lived there for 5 years, off and on took up contract jobs but came back here, because she got bored of the life in Australia. So decided to come back here but found that her peers were earning better money than her, her Australian job experience wasn't considered here, so she ended up working as a stock analyst instead of going back to become accountant.

if cars are cheap, the why do I see people there driving small cars? instead of BMWs?

what about financing? They don't use HP right? They go by leases? Are the instalments more hefty and discourage buyers from buying luxury cars?

I think cars just aren't too big of a culture here. My ex-boss was a millionaire, but he was happy enough to get himself a Toyota 86 (only 30k AUD here).

It's the insurance that kills you most of the time. About to 2.5k for your average car a year if you choose a low excess. Also the fact is that car loans only go up to 5 years and the interest rate is usually around the 8 to 10 percent mark.

When I first bought a car out of uni I paid 14.5 percent per annum on my car, due to my risk factor and low credit score. Enough for me to pay it off in 1 year just to save the dough. Also petrol is taxed. I drive very little but on average my fuel costs me about 4000 dollars a year.

Car loans here usually aren't leases. You only do a lease if you're a company and have a salary package. It's usually just a normal secured loan.

6 months lease will always be more expensive than 12 month because u are locked in to the contract for a longer period with the 12 month....

think because salary is counted by fortnightly so more convenient to use the same....

well, it feels like cars are cheap (relative to the insane prices in Malaysia, Singapore)

but BMW is BMW... you can get a used BMW

that's not the point, weekly or monthly you still end up paying the same amount assuming they adjust it because not all months have the same number of weeks. in practice they may not and so monthly might represent a small benefit to the tenant.

6 mth is sometimes more expensive but not always

Unlike Malaysia, cars are not a status symbol. No one gives a f what you drive, or where you work or how much you have in the bank.

that part is not all true

every country will have people who are materialistic to some degree

it may be true that in regional areas people care less about these things... but in Sydney, Canberra, Melbourne, other capital cities, there are plenty of people who care as much as those in Kuala Lumpur

the difference maybe is that you don't have to run as fast to catch whatever it is you're after... and depending on what you do, second place can be a good compromise

dont worry, japan car gonna be cheaper soon

only agree with that bold part. most of the people there wouldn't spend so much on cars because of the depreciation. they rather to have properties and just get a second hand car.

also, most of the people i know(around 30yo) in malaysia went for a 9 years loan just for a RM200k+ cars. worth it? not at all. people in australia won't allow them to be in more than 7 years loan just for a car.

haha well said...actually its entire asian mindset that is car = status not just malaysia

While the prices of the cars seem cheap, the running costs are quite expensive... because the insurance and yearly road tax alone comes up to about $1.5k... and that is for a corolla...

Also another reason is the long distances travelled here, will rack up the mileage on the cars and make the luxury cars lose value fast... why spend all that money on a fast car when the speed limit is strictly enforced at 110kph max in victoria....

the loans are very sneaky, if u add the compounding, a 6-8% interest rate easily adds 20-30% to the price of the car....

Also, partly the culture and lack of status that a luxury car gives you i believe... everybody here has a car, no one really cares whether you drive a mercedes or a holden or a toyota...

those are just some reasons i can think of for not getting a luxury car... but otherwise, dollar for dollar it definitely is cheaper to buy a car here, just bloody expensive to drive it (and park) into the CBD, and running costs etc . most of the time u see people driving luxury cars, they are asians.... all the car deprived people like us

6 month is usually more expensive because from the owner pov, it is a guaranteed income stream for the next 12 months rather than the 6 - its pretty much the same logic and reasoning as the interest for a fixed deposit, depending on whether u expect the rentals to rise or not

as u said, not all months have the same number of weeks and the same number of days, but every year has the same number of weeks and because leases are usually negotiated on a yearly or half-yearly basis i guess it makes it more "fair" and transparent for both sides - eg. you shouldnt be paying the same amount of rent for february's 28 days and july's 31 days etc

No wonder, the Ozzies prefer to drive smaller cars. Interest rate 8-10% ! In Malaysia though cars are pricey..interest rate is 2.5-2.7% last I check.

yeah i saw a lot of asians drive BMW. But talk about driving in Australia, its pretty sickening to have to drive so sloowww...so many sign to tell you to drive slow..and speed trap.

I had to drive 25km/h in great ocean road. And then in melbourne, i really confuse with the stupid hoop turn.

i dont think the interest rate is that high
last i saw was 0% interest free promotion that have been going on very long from toyota,etc. not sure about t&c though