yeah this was studio/1br. 300 sounded cheap. for the location.

i would not mind sharing tho - if you can meet who the other people are and make sure they're clean and not crazy.

but usually the main thing about sharing is lower cost. for that location i dont think 300 is very exp and sharing wouldnt provide the cost benefits. i would enjoy the social side of sharing as long as theyre good ppl.

point is that further places (20-30 min bus one way, or train) cost upwards of 200 or mid 200. staying in the city would eliminate reliance on transport for work.

it's got a 2000 postcode

good point. just want to "get it right" I suppose

a 1br studio kinda has a minimum size (pretty big), but from the description it seems to be unusually large and spacious. for that rate i'm just wondering what the catch is

i'm in the exploratory phase. still need 2 crucial factors to be locked in before i can say im going to stay.

any advice on the process would be greatly appreciated. stories from friends, apparently it's hard to find any place at all, people get outbid by a few bucks. what more a find like this.

also once those things get locked down, ill need a place very quick

so probably won't be able to inspect now. just wanted some general thoughts from people with experience. all im seeing at other places is 450, 550 and more.

the picture looks like im showing you a photo of a mansion (big loft) when the actual place could be a HDB room.

i know. thanks for replying

yeah... what is creepy studio room hehe

don't want dirty old place for sure

i guess with a steady job and good english they could be satisfied... they could do worse

icic

melb cbd can be bit dodgy

syd i never seen before really... normally suburbs can be like that, cbd more upscale

but at that price shud be worth it, if the inside is ok

wow. thanks for sharing!

crazy!

For those with experience renting in Syd/Melb, are there any trusted sites, or anything goes?

Cheers

still waiting... so late liao but could be a week, 2-3 weeks?

future depends on it

hope for actual list, not draft

lot of rumours Accounting is going to stay on

personally, though, they've been giving out PRs to Accounting graduates with very loose criteria for a long time now

you don't need a minimum level of academic achievement, just a skills assessment which is straightforward when you have the right degree

if they are looking for highly skilled, experienced managers and accountants (I can't imagine why there would be a shortage) they need to amend the system to stop that flow of grads - surely there are more than enough grads to satisfy the market

simply taking it off the SOL or CSOL isn't the right fix

grads are another issue because of the debate about education's importance to the economy

before the potential fee increase international students effectively mass-subsidised the system (as they did in the UK)

the new TRs aren't linked to any SOL so in a way it's worse

also sucks there was no 'transition' arrangement when they brought the new TR in with restriction

not that hard, if you have PR

depends on industry and level

for me, I think if I had PR I would've found a grad job a month or more ago

not to mention locals often get jobs at the start of their final year of school, if they're just good enough

yes, almost impossible. for a long time I thought it was zero chance. then I saw other people get them. hopefully i can too.

Dell coverage is pretty good worldwide and they cover here, but I have not tried on site service in Australia

6 would be easy. the difference between 6 and 8 is pretty wide. 8 and above is near perfect in terms of the exam standard, although it isn't necessarily 'perfect' English. my recent test (2nd time since the first one before uni) I got two 8.0, so barely made it. hopefully in the future I can apply for PR and put this to use.

Ok, it's not a very well written article - I know all you did was share the article but I'm sharing my opinion. But to the point, he is talking about growth potential and opportunities in Malaysia. Developed market vs mature market. This is not a realisation of wealth. More like the lost dreams of someone who has failed to make it in Australia - I don't know his background so I don't know if he has made it wherever, but that's what the article seems to say.

Say what you want about emerging or developing markets, many of them have not lived up to expectations. Malaysia has certainly not reached its potential (and it won't, if it continues like this). Russia, Brazil, South Africa have not either.

If Malaysia could realise its full potential, it might be a more exciting place. But that remains to be seen. What I can say at the present is Australia is more attractive, and if you build something here long-term, it could work out really well. Imagine you work the same boring job, in Malaysia or Australia. The pay in Australia after tax and core expenses might even exceed the gross pay in Malaysia, after conversion (not including mortgages, but I've said before city property in Malaysia is expensive too).

Regarding welfare in Australia, systems around the world are far from perfect, but Australia's is pretty damn generous. If anything, it's too generous, and highly at risk of being underfunded. Something the lay person seems to fail to understand. It's too much of a disincentive to work for those low or average income workers, especially if they have some excuse. A disability or mental health issue is unfortunate, but if you can work you should. The safety net is for legitimately disabled or unfortunate people.

Not sure what oppressive tax system means. If he means taxes are high, well most Western, matured economies are high tax, and pro welfare. But incomes are also high and it's important to realise net income may well be far higher, so it's not so important that Malaysia has what's seen as a lower tax rate. Yes, you pay a larger % of your income as tax, but what comes out of that (public spending) should also be considered, and you would take home more anyway.

I disagree. Australia is very high income, and so you can get paid very well, it doesn't have to be oil and gas, resources.

Expenses are not cheap. But they're not that bad. You can look at other similar developed economies (population of 100% to 200%, close GDP per capita, mature with close demographics) and in many of them their wages are not that high yet their expenses are fairly high or comparable.

Advancement is a different thing. Can't be boiled down to an industry specific thing. Too many factors. Luck, personality, timing. In Malaysia you can also work hard but not everyone advances. Do you need to be the boss in Australia? You'll make more than bosses do in Malaysia.

don't know if a Master's degree has much value, given how easy it is to get one, and the quality of institutions awarding them, really. so i'll put that aside

i think if you're in a regular industry it's still okay. Australia is mature, can't expect many industries to be booming. if you can get a job, with a little luck and hard work, you can live a comfortable life, and not have to deal with the BS everyday in Malaysia. if you talk about starting a business, maybe elsewhere is better. just don't get into pharmaceuticals.

but no, you shouldn't be moving if you can't see yourself getting a good job. Australia is competitive, sure, but depends on where. you can see a lot of people getting paid big salaries to do fuk all (sure it happens in Malaysia too). other people fighting and still not getting jobs.

if you mean deficit, I assume you mean the costs of going through an agency to get a PR.

what year did you graduate, isn't it too late for a TR?

and what field, PR is really sensitive to that

maybe true that, it's not worth leaving if that's all you're gonna be doing

I guess for me it's very different, I'm not really leaving behind that much

but for someone who can take most of their family with them, they may well have a far more pleasant life here

it is "skilled" migration after all, no one gets a visa for the purpose of doing generalist jobs... they are abusing or misusing their visa whether or not it is by choice

that's right, the choice is really important

and it also opens up opportunities elsewhere if you get Australian citizenship but most would be happy with PR

just hypothetical since I don't have any form of any other passport

but is going through Singapore then an issue? only if they check will it look like you spent an incredibly long time in Singapore when in reality you only passed through

otherwise go through Indonesia

For those leaving Malaysia for Australia you may need to revise expectations downwards.

After all Australia works differently and you can't expect all your experience to be transferable. Don't forget Malaysia's status and reputation in the international community is far from the best ... put aside all the bad stuff that happens all the time, Malaysia is so small and underdeveloped in comparison many people in the West or with Western backgrounds still don't know who we are. Put it this way, MH370 put us on the map.

For a business or company in Australia, it takes a lot of optimism for them to want to take the risk and hire a non-local. So you need to really impress them. I don't know what the job market is like for experienced hires or professionals, but for jobs that are not super highly specialised, you won't get a job if you're not seen as committed... living and preferably working in the country already. And even if you are already doing that you need to work really hard - without networks it can be a huge struggle. As a student I've done easily 1000-2000 job applications and have about a 1% success rate in getting interviews (and hopefully a 0.1% success rate in landing work).