i'm also taking up foundation for engineering =)
and yes,i'll be woking partime in australia...

hmm frankly to say...even with union...it doesnt help...
i work in melb with 7.50 pay per hr..asian shop...tell me...you think those right is aplly in all area? nay...

I'm from Bintulu ! Actually,i was offered a scholarship for my foundation course from Eyensbury,Bradford College n IES(UQ) but i decided to go to IES(UQ) ! I'll be working partime during the weekends and hols...Wouldn't work during the whole week through...Need to catch up with my studies,can't afford to slack because i'm on schloarship.

Wow....so many of you are going to UQ 

As when traveling to many countries, you need to seek permission from that country to stay for extended periods of time. Accordingly, you will require a student visa to study at Bond. A Student Visa may only be applied for once you are accepted to study at Bond University and you have received your Confirmation of Enrollment. Don't sweat it though. We guide you through this process and make it pain free. For study abroad students, it takes only 1 day and is done completely online.

To work in Australia, you will require an upgrade to your student visa which may only be applied for once you have arrived in Australia and started at Bond. The work visa allows you to work up to 20 hours per week.

*source : http://www.collegedownunder.com/programs/s...#Student%20Visa

Conditions of an Australian Student Visa


Some of the mandatory conditions of your Australian Student Visa include:

Full-time Study

International students in Australia must maintain full-time enrolment in each semester.

The only exceptions are:

  1. You are in your final semester and are required to take additional units to complete your course; or
  2. You are in Australia on a different type of visa that permits part-time study i.e. does not include condition 8202; or
  3. You are a cross-institutional student who is enrolled full-time at your home institution; or
  4. You are in an approved program of study involving joint delivery by two separate institutions

You must attend classes in each semester of your course. If you are not in attendance, the University will be required to advise DIMA and your Australian Student Visa may be cancelled.

    * Employment in Australia

While on an Australian Student Visa, you can work no more than 20 hours per week during semester, however you may work full-time during the official University vacations. Please note: DIMA strictly enforces this rule.

If you wish to work part-time while studying, you can only apply for a work permit after you have arrived in Australia and have finalised your enrolment at the University. You will be required to sign a request form in person at the International Office and apply online for Permission to Work through DIMA. DIMA charges a fee for the issue of the work permit.

    * Satisfactory Progress

Australian student visa holders must achieve academic results that are determined by the education provider to be "at least satisfactory". The University makes this determination at the end of each semester.

    * Residential Address

As an Australian Student Visa holder you must notify your education provider of your residential address within 7 days of arriving in Australia.

*Source : http://www.usyd.edu.au/fstudent/studyabroa...fers/visa.shtml

International students studying in Australia on a student visa can apply for permission to work once they commence their course.  Applying for a student visa with permission to work can be done electronically or on paper using form 157P.
*source : http://www.studyinaustralia.gov.au/Sia/en/StudyCosts/Working

anything else u guys wanna noe bout living in aussie, plz feel freee 2 ask la...  oh yea...students workin is normal la...whu dun like extra cash...n since the pay here is way better than msia...y not??....n visa is simple stuff....apply online like how u purchase stuffs off ebay (coz u need 2 pay by creditcard...& dun worry they got all ur details in their database)...or fill in a form,get it stamped by uni, make an appointment with the immi office n be there 5 mins b4 time....no need  2 experience the bloody waits like how we all did for our mykad....

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

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.

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