I still have not got an offer from Oz yet

Just to share my reson to try out australia;

1. Children's education & future : I can save alot on that.

2. Human rights: Its obvious as the people's mentality there is diff eg. U can return things u bought but unhappy without questioning, there sales mean sales unlike here some people sell 2nd hand stuff more than new( check out mudah)

3. Higher salary.

4. Cost of living: eg Rm15k/month here = bungalow about 1.5mil min Camry about 170k. Aud15k/month bungalow 650k, camry less than 30k. etc..

No offense, I love Malaysia but somehow dont feel welcome anymore when read newspaper daily..

Hmmm... I'm working in Australia, and I am not a PR, I'm just holding a 457 business (long stay) visa.
That is if you got a sponsor company in Australia that want to employs you, and the job is considered as a in-demand too.

just have one question, is it worth it to left my job in aussie to go back to malaysia ???

im so bored working here, whenever i go back to msia for holiday, i felt like not coming back at all ... yeah the currency is high , but whats the point of having a lot of money when u're not happy ?

+ im at the peak years of my life, and im doing nothing but going to work come back home, sitting in front of pc, surfing doing nothing ... at least in msia people can enjoy mamak during the night, weekend can go jalan2, yeah the money in malaysia not that high, but at least u can enjoy ur life ..

so my question is, is it worth it to leave becoz i know many people would like the opportunity to work in aussie, but i already have it, and now wanna leave, really need your help  ...  (also wanna leave becoz of a gal   )

anyway, is there any brissy here wanna hang out, im so bored out of my mind, been staying here since last may, dont know any malaysians at all .... lets lepak2 after work this week ....

Watch the news. Westpac cut job, was it 600? And ANZ let go of 1000? (don't really recall which two banks, but I am pretty sure about the number). Both just happened within last few months ... HSBC is cutting people worldwide. All big 4s are crying about losses if interest rate is cut ... So unless you are the CEO who are still taking in millions of bonuses each year, tell me if it will be easy?

My standard when I was in Sydney was Coles and Woolworth. What I'm indirectly trying to tell thomasthai is that he needs to do his own research first and identify his own standards, not just expect to be spoonfed. Way too much spoonfeeding on LYN...

Well, I think this a good start for yourself. As mentioned by others, your medical coverage is far way important.
80k won't make you rich but think about the future. You'd have extensive working experience prospect in your résumé in future. As long your salary could cover most of your expenses, i think your progression to higher level is expected.

Newington is near Homebush, which is quite near to Olympic park. Plenty of public transport. I think you can easily settle down. Plenty of malls and groceries store around.

Sounds good, thanks. It seems the chance to find a job is much higher if you are graduated from Australia University, and then subsequently get the PR.  One of my relatives insisted me not to study there, according to her, it's impossible to get a job within few months so she returned to Malaysia. Just an additional info: she studied IT in Charles Sturt University in Melbourne. Recently, she left from her permanent job in Malaysia and has been unemployed for more than 6 months.
Any university could you recommend for IT postgraduate program? Did you apply before or after graduated?
I think 457 is still there. 190 for NSW is already closed, then I check subclass 489, but all IT occupations are not eligible for all their counties, some are even suspended.
Were all of your mates studying in NSW too? Did they all manage to obtain the PR? Thanks for sharing.