IT? Deswai. No demand at all. My friend here 8 months no job.

It is going to be an expensive experience. My suggestion is to go get a night shift job at your local 7-11 first. Use your daylight hours to look for a professional job.

Awesome if you know people.

Shit if you don't.

OnG/Mining generally hire friends one. If you're really smart (Honours student, co-curriculum banyak, vacation experience and so on) you can get in via their graduate programs, but hiring is very very competitive.

If you got friends, even freshie can get paid as well as someone with 2 years exp.

Yes, unfortunately. I honestly have recommended friends not on the basis of qualifications but rather on the fact they're me mates.

If there is one place where the Aussie culture of "sticking by your mates" is strong, it is in this sector.

No employer will sponsor you given your current situation. I'm 99.9999 percent sure of that. Mind you there are a million and 1 Indian graduates already in Australia with PRs and working at 7-11. Why would they choose you?

Actually I recall that the recognized graduate visa only applies to Engineering students. I don't make the rules lol. If they recognize only those 2 unis, what to do? I think famous kuda in this forum Meruchan tried to apply for onshore PR, she was a graduate of QUT with a Masters of Accounting, but end up had to go back because no work and she didn't want to be a waiter for the rest of her life.

Kesian her. She seemed pretty well settled here.

My suggestion is that you aim for;
1) SkillSelect PR invitation
2) Be in the skilled workforce for 5 years for the extra 10 points.
3) Aim for an IELTS Score of 8

If you start now, you'll get your PR visa in about 6 years.

If you want the faster way well, you'll need about 60k AUD.

Since you're in that sector it may be the way to go. I've got a lot of Singaporean buddies here, ex-WFT, Halli, Schlum and Exxon working here at QGC and they always say that if you're into banking, go SG.

Whatever the case I suggest 485 visa. Use your 1.5 years to find someone that will sponsor you.....or knock up a local....I mean I've had friends do it and they're pretty happy
Not sure about nowadays, so it might be stricter. Either way the government has been on the warpath since 2009 to reduce migration numbers but increase temp visa numbers.
56000 AUD per annum is lower than average graduate salary man....