I heard that Sydney is racist if compared to Melbourne

looks like i am kinda confused,is it alright if i dont go for the international student orientation but instead go for the overall one?I will be flying in kinda late

yeapz....the overall one they dun really emphasize on the feeling of international students...like the international orientation 4 our uni....the international student services organize trips 4 them 2 get around, know the place, get 2 know where 2 get ur asian food etc......n get 2 know ppl....

yea....juz as wat chris_c28 said...the funny thing is....d tax here is bout 40%...so u would only geta small sum in ur paycheck but we can get a tax return or sth like dat....so thats why we need the tax file number...

vdvaart:
visa u juz apply online...usually idp will giude u thru that...simple as abc....oh yea...better get urself vaccinated 1st....with watever la...coz it wud b a pain in the back to fell sick overseas....esp if u get a terrible cold.....get yerslf a flu jab....erm..n make sure uve seen ur dentist b4 u go,....make sure u wont hav any dental probs thruout ur stay there...dental fees r exp even if u look at the figures alone...if u convert lagi teruk...

Your first $6,000 of the year is tax free.  Thereafter, its 15% up to $25,000.  Doubt you'll earn any more than that.  Your employer deducts a certain amount of your wages to forward to the tax office.  They'll follow a chart, chances are it'll be slightly above what you are really supposed to pay so you'll get a tax refund at the end of the tax year when you fill in a tax return. 

Your wages will also include a compulsory 9% superannuation contribution.

International students are classified as residents, for the purposes of taxation, if they are studying in Australia for six months or more (please note this when completing your application form for an TFN).

http://www.international.unsw.edu.au/current/currenttax.html

"If you ...
are an overseas student enrolled in a course at an Australian institution that is more than six months long

then you ...
are generally an Australian resident for tax purposes." "

http://www.ato.gov.au/individuals/content....ntent/64131.htm

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If you are a student enrolled in a course of six months duration or more, we consider you a resident for tax purposes and you pay tax at the residents' rate

http://www.ato.gov.au/youth/content.asp?do...01/013&st=&cy=1

hmmmm.... according to waht i've found out:
According to the charts... for residents, income below 6K, the tax is NIL.

But you guys get taxed?      

edit: ah i think i know why... cuz your income will still be above 6K

i doubt student who works there dont even get 6k monthly.
normaly more or less income 6k are fix jobs.

student are not allowed to work more than 20 hours per week/month.
so we dont get tax. rmb only INCOME that we works not the income that we get from family

correct if im wrong.

$6k for the tax year.  Not $6k/month.

i doubt student who works there dont even get 6k monthly.
normaly more or less income 6k are fix jobs.

student are not allowed to work more than 20 hours per week/month.
so we dont get tax. rmb only INCOME that we works not the income that we get from family

correct if im wrong.

$6k for the tax year.  Not $6k/month.

o.O U sure we working students dont get taxed?
yeah.. haha sorry didnt state clearly =D

need help here...for temporary accomodation...should i stay into my basser college straight away or stay in malaysian hall for a couple of days first...goin to unsw...

student got taxed but ...at the end of financial yr you can claim back

student got taxed but ...at the end of financial yr you can claim back

$6k for the tax year.  Not $6k/month.