First home buyers have it really tough nowadays. In Sydney esp, u would need to sacrifice either location, commute time or size to secure a property within your budget.

As an example, a small 2br apartment is easily 800K in a 'better' area with 'good' schools and a decent professional demographic ie. Lower North Shore.
Ditto, in Melb. if u look at the eastern suburbs, prices are easily 800K.
U may want to seek an alternative arrangement eg equities to fund yr kid's education. With properties there are also no certainties, n realistically speaking returns are only 2-2.5% of yr investment. U hope for capital appreciation but that's a bit of the roll of the dice.

As for the kids fees, if u r PR, assuming the gov doesnt change the rules its 10K per year (plus CPI increases of course). So relatively affordable.

If u r willing 2 take up citizenship, all the better, all fees can be deferred til yr kid earns 60K or above.

bro, can PM me how the last sentence works?

I think what he mean by the last sentence is the HECS help for uni sch fees.
For citizen they get to enjoy the HECS help, is something like ptptn loan that the government give you the money to study.
you only need to start pay back when you are working with an annual salary of 60k and above.
if you are earning less than that you no need to pay first.

That's right. The fees change every year as well depending on what gov deems as priority 1.
To get HECS you need citizenship. To get citizenship u need to live here few years.
Once u get HECS u can tell the kids they r responsible for their fees. So if they fail and hv to redo subjects it will come out of their own pocket.

And it is our responsibilities from taxes to contribute to them. I'm not saying it's bad but looking at my tax bill it just pinches me. (Have never work in Malaysia so I can't compare).

In Msia its simple. U pay low taxes. But u get zero in return.

u mean the benefits all gone to bumi right ? and the rest(lain-lain) are subsidising for the bumi such as housing, etc

In Msia its simple. U pay low taxes. But u get zero in return.

I m talking in general la. What benefits do we in M'sia get?

I studied in Oz some time ago. Education then was FREE. No strings attached.

I landed in Oz years ago. When I bought a house less than a year after I moved, the Vic and Fed government gave me $15K as a grant. No strings attached.

Now the kids in uni, they get an interest free loan. Us parents no need worry abt coughing up the fees.

I was born and raised in M'sia. And all my nenek moyang. For all our contributions, what has the gov given back.

i'm at the highest tax bracket and i get nothing

I m talking in general la. What benefits do we in M'sia get?

I studied in Oz some time ago. Education then was FREE. No strings attached.

I landed in Oz years ago. When I bought a house less than a year after I moved, the Vic and Fed government gave me $15K as a grant. No strings attached.

Now the kids in uni, they get an interest free loan. Us parents no need worry abt coughing up the fees.

I was born and raised in M'sia. And all my nenek moyang. For all our contributions, what has the gov given back.

ok so PR also can get HECS then 

nexona88 where to find a professional job in Melbourne? Like call center helpdesk, or IT support...

Hi ppl,

I am my way to migrating too.
Received my Invitation to Apply....189 Subclass
I'm not young but not too old..
Decided to start a new life for the sake of my childrens.

Will need some advice on which city should I go.
I am a Construction Project Manager here in KL focusing on Mech & Elec.
A certified Project Manager (PMP). I dont mind starting from below to gain local experience.
Which city provides more opportunities? I know it is tough out there but this is what life is all about. Taking chances.

Hey, what is the main motivation to migrate? just for the children? Is the education system in Malaysia really that bad these days?
Seems like you have a very good career in Malaysia, it's really a sacrifice to start all over again.
You may want to try out Melbourne and Sydney, there are some on-going infrastructure projects.
I was a PMP but didn't earn enough PDUs so the membership has lapsed, what a waste...

Hi ppl,

I am my way to migrating too.
Received my Invitation to Apply....189 Subclass
I'm not young but not too old..
Decided to start a new life for the sake of my childrens.

Will need some advice on which city should I go.
I am a Construction Project Manager here in KL focusing on Mech & Elec.
A certified Project Manager (PMP). I dont mind starting from below to gain local experience.
Which city provides more opportunities? I know it is tough out there but this is what life is all about. Taking chances.

Hi ezzone,

I'm in the same shoe as you, migrate here for the sake of our next generation. I used to have the same job as you and I moved to aus since march. Couldn't find any job that suit my profession even I lower my expectation. End up work as a chef in a japanese restaurant otherwise wife & kids have to eat grass, get paid 18 dollar per hour and work like cow. But I'm still not yet ready to give up the migration thing. It just a matter of time I can get the job I want.

Good luck and all the best.