I wonder if there is some sort of forum or web board for malaysians living in Australia specifically? something similair to the Natui website (google) for thais residing in oz.

wah that site looks old lol is there any other alternative? ben searching for afew days now and cant find anything. its abit hard when you dont know what terms to put into google for this sorta thing!!!:P

i see so what is the fb group name? i might join up. are you in the group yourself?

This post has been edited by jskf01: Oct 18 2011, 07:32 PM

Are there alot of Msians working illegally in Aust? Thought most of them were doing it in UK and not so much in Aust. Most of the illegals that I see here are mostly from Thailand and China/HK.

Yeah I know we are notorious for overstaying in the UK really sad to see honestly. They are not as strict here in regards to overstayers but if you get caught thats it bai bai liao. I do wonder though how many Malaysians are residing in Aust and UK and USA. Would be good to have a breakdown of the diaspora.

[COLOR=blue]SG and Oz are 2 very different countries. Yes laws are being tightened especially over the last 2 years. This was done to try and ensure that only ppl who are needed come into the country based on their skillset, age etc etc.They can do this tightening due to the sheer number of ppl who want to go over. If nobody wanted to migrate over, why bother to tighten the laws? In SG I assume that they still need alot of workers plus I guess MSia and SG's relationship is probably similair to Oz's relationship with NZ where both citizens can travel freely without much paperwork.

I agree with pretty much all your points above. They are true to a certain extent. Yet we still have a ton of msians and singaporeans working here me being one of them. What most of them say is yes its true we get taxed alot more, yes we may have some SLIGHT discrimination, yes MAYBE our prospoects won't be good as SG...but what about the work culture and work/life balance compared to Oz? If you work in SG/Msia, how many hours a day do you work? Do you work 8-9 hours a day and go home without bringing work home? Can you leave work early if you have something to do like a dental appointment? Do you have to wait for your boss to leave before you can leave? Do you have to come in to work on weekends or meet up with your boss to review a paper at 8pm at night?

Sure in SG you may get more money, earn less tax but how much are you actually earning PER HOUR of work? So if you consider all this and you still think SG is better then by all means stay on. Just my 0.02 since not everyone has the same work conditions be they in Oz or Msia or SG

27% is the highest bracket in Msia. The highest bracket here is about 47%

i think he is in brissy

Congrats am glad to hear that! I suggest you come over immediately if you are not already here. As someone else already said, start looking on SEEK and see what is available. Your field is very competitive therefore resume and cover letter must be very good. I would suggest start applying in Sydney and Melb first. Do you know where you will be residing yet. If you have no pref then just apply all states and see what happens.

Care to elaborate as to why it was so hard for them to secure a job? I find it hard to believe that 8 ppl you know are in oz and jobless. I assume when you say jobless as in cannot secure a job relevant to their qualifications? I do admit it is not easy though especially nowadays. I finished uni in 2008 and secured a job within 2 months while waiting for my PR so I was one of the fortunate ones i guess

Ah ok how come so itchy to go back? It has only been a year.

While the list may show you what jobs are in demand, it does not tell you what experience level is in demand. There may be a high demand for chem engineers for example but the demand may be for experienced ppl only not new grads. That is the part you need to find out for yourself to gauge where you fit in terms of your experience or lack thereof. As for your kiddos, get them to do uni in Oz and by the time they graduate, if they qualify for PR go ahead and apply. If they do not qualify, come back work in Malaysia first and apply again few years later when the conditions are right. Thats what my cousin did and is now settling fine here.

What is your situation like? What is it in your job that makes you think you may lose it? Do you find difficulty integrating? What kind of work do you do in what industry? Would be helpful to everyone here I think:)

I think 2-4 example of Asians not getting a job hardly qualifies as racism. You have got a job at the moment and a good one I assume so that is very good. You said you are both not PR yet you have a job so I think that is pretty good as its not easy to land a job here as PR is critical. And being in Adelaide you are even luckier as there is hardly any work boom in Adelaide. So considering your situation based on what you have mentioned, I think you are not doing too bad. I assume you two are currently on work visas? Any chance of applying for PR while you are in the country?

By the way I am currently working in Australia. In my 5th year of work now in construction. I feel bad for your wife it must be hard doing factory work. Yes I remember the Oz day speech you were referring to from Mr Teo. I am not saying there is no racism in Aust. I am just wondering if that is the case in the situations you have mentioned. Glad to know you have started the PR process. Skills assessment....why are you not confident...is your qualifications not suitable or something?

Yeah but the thing is they are not supposed to ask you discriminatory questions in the first place

well you dont have to answer if you dont feel comfy doing so. salary wise you can always lie. you will encounter bad hats here and there but they won't be in the majority.

Yup the employer will discriminate discretely in this case. No biggie here, just move on to the next prospective employer and take it from there.

WOW you are gonna be a huge help to alot of ppl in here! Good to know

Just look in the DIMIA website all the info is there