i am aussie PR. qualified accountant. back in 2009. cannot find job. every day send application, from CFO position to a/c clerk position, also no proper interview. job agency will interview u, but it's like you just fill in the number for another guy to get the job.

but relative an engineer, got a good job. now proly aud 200k a year. only mining do well. if u over 35 yo. difficult. they dun wan to hire u thinking u will leave after they train u. stupid .

my fren work their in hotel. when he was 30 yo, he went over. had to start from bottom. hardest part, is report to younger & less experienced aussie. they all can talk until bird come down, but when u need doing. maybe 1 out of 10 can do only. he said aussie very rank conscious. once he got a small promotion, people start to see him as a person.

now my fren in perth. another hotel. supervise few aussie. like monkeys he said.

i dun know but i got feeling it's like bangla in msia. they do jobs we dun like to do. u go u become bangla..

my experience, u think they welcome u with open arms ? no.

Polite to u ? yes, if they are not drunk.

all this in perth. maybe melbourne / sydnet better.

but perth is mining town booming.

unless u dun mind work in factory or kitchen. at least get min pay , about aud36000 a year.

stupid, i got skilled migration, but go work for factory. all this for my kids education....? some will do.

maybe better for next generation. otherwise, just go over for easy life. not stress.

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?

goto DIAC and search for which visa is suitable for you..
do your own research, before kena from other members..

3) You are assuming salaries stay stagnant at RM 20-30k p.m. every month, every year which is NOT the case. As cost of living increase so is their salary. And if you compare a A$5k job in Australia and a RM 30k job in Malaysia, there is no comparison. You will have a better living std with RM30k compared to a A$5k job after tax. And if your children is smart enough, they could also secure scholarship from private institutions in Malaysia or even from Singapore.