Some interesting links on Australian higher education:

http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/more-t...6857512039.html

http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/highereducation/


This post has been edited by chris_c28: Aug 17 2007, 08:16 AM

This is my first year in Brisbane. Cant say. Loved it through.

The problem going on Saturday is most of the things would have packed up by then. And animals are natural. That's where your food came from. If they smell, i suppose thats a good thing.

go in the early hours of the last Saturday, which is today in order to still experience the whole deal. in my experience from last year they start packing up around 2 something lol

friends who went last year said this year's one is better. and its still a no with regards to the smell. i dont want to go around going "hey, this dung smells nutricious" no siree

Melbourne University's melbourne model introduces 6 new generation undergraduate degrees in 2008. (Bachelor of Commerce, Music, Science, Arts, Environments and Biomedicine)

After taking the courses for 3 years, you can start going into the graduate programmes such as Medicine, Law, Architecture, Dental Science, Vet Science...etc.

Why average pay at Australia is around Aussie 17/hr ??
while Malaysians only get around average 5/6 per hour ??

I'm talking about part time jobs though

I'm not sure what you're getting at, but if you are comparing between wages in Australia and those in Malaysia, here's the reason:
Higher standards of living. You pay $8 for a bowl of noodles here, but RM3 at home.
Petrol, consumer goods and generally everything costs more than they do in Malaysia.

This post has been edited by chris_c28: Aug 19 2007, 12:54 AM

There is a minimum wage in Australia which is $15/hour.

true, but there are cafe's and restaurants around offering less than that.

Chinese restaurant owners are notorious for that

Not only restaurants, basically if the employer is Asian regardless of whether its a restaurant, cafe, ktv etc, i reckon theres a high possibility that you will get way less than the minimum wage.

HIHI everybody out there...I really need help here...Any1 know about University of Sydney or from this uni?I got an offer from there to study pharmacy...I may accept it...

What do you want to know about USyd? It's a good (and old) uni and it's within Sydney CBD, close to Newtown, Redfern and Broadway. I believe there are a few here from USyd, but they don't seem to visit often.
Anyway, here's the university webpage if you haven't already visited it.
http://www.usyd.edu.au/

Where is the legislation for minimum wage?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_Fair_Pay_Commission

Here you go sexy.

If you want to pin point it accurately to which section, try http://www.austlii.edu.au/. This is the site I use for my law units.

Law enforcement?

I have never worked with an Asian employer, but from what i heard, they usually pay you in cash, meaning the tax office(ATO) is not involved nor aware of your employment, so its probably a lot harder to enforce the minimum wage rule. I reckon this is considered as illegal employment under the law, not sure about this though.

the bosses avoid being caught by paying you in cash

yea, not really they pay in cash- i work somewhere here in melbourne they pay me in bank
7.50 per hr aud, i quit after a month slavery work
asian-chinese-malaysia stall

yar that true

This post has been edited by Goblinsk8er: Aug 20 2007, 01:17 PM

NIce to know u Chris and thanks a lot for ur reply as there r only a few sources of info that i am able to get from...Are u from USyd?May i know how life over there compare to here?I found that it is near to a market and China town...What do u think about Sydney University Village?Is there any person in charge to take me to the Uni when i arrive at the airport and guide me over there?Thanks a lot Chris...