A lot of my friends' children find it hard to find a full-time job after they graduate in Sydney. They are ABCs. Most have to resort to part-time work. The job market in Sydney and Melb is the strongest compared to other capital cities and even then they find it hard. ABCs definitely have a distinct advantage over immigrants when it comes to jobs esp in admin/secretarial.

Compare current situation with 1990 when i started in my current job (i had a few other contract jobs before my current job after i graduated in 1983). I was the sole applicant in a job that paid A$40k (package) at that time because a lot of Aussies perceived that to be low at that time and there were so many jobs to choose from. However a lot of my friends at Syd Uni went back to Msia because it was also fairly to get a job in Msia (with an overseas degree) and their starting pay was around RM1,600/mth and a lot of them were earning RM5k within a few years. A lot of them didn't really bother to apply for their PR after they started working in Msia. It was very easy to migrate then esp with a degree. I think the MYR/AUD rate was around 1.7 then - how times have changed!

High cost of living with scarcity of jobs. Even if you have money for business, you still stand the risk of failing. There is no quality of life here, especially if you live in CBDs. The air is bad n the time n money spent to commute are horrendous, to say the least. I am not here to discourage others from migrating, just that you need to be better equipped n more importantly, choose the right countries to live. 

Choose a better country, not Australia. You will not be able to find a job there. Best is migrating to Europe.

Hi people.
I am new to this thread.
Could I pose a question with regard to 'eligibility to work in Australia'?
what does this means?
Thanks

London is more vibrant n easier to live in. Besides, you can always choose, say, Manchaster which can give you good quality of life. Pollution is really bad in CBDs n the time n money spent to commute between places make you crazy.

Europe has wider choices as you can travel between countries.

for some unknown reason... they build really small apartments in Melbourne...

there's so many 2 bed 1 bath 500-600sf shoe boxes in Doncaster/Blackburn/Box Hill and they are going for $550-700k

i pass PTE but failed Ielts 2 times.

Good news. I have been offered a senior IT ops role, but one thing in the offer letter bugs me. It says normal hours of work are 38 per week, as will be directed by my manager between 8-6 mon-fri. I will also be required to work, from time to time, additional hours as necessary (outside of 8-6? Not specified), and this has been taken into account in setting my remuneration so I will not be entitled to additional remuneration or any other benefit for working additional hours.

My interpretation of this is, there is no compensation in the form of overtime or leave in lieu for the additional hours. I will have to clarify with them, of course, but I just thought maybe someone here can shed some light about the Oz work culture, that this is normal or abnormal? Now, I'm really grateful I got a job offer, and I don't mind working additional hours (not like we don't do this all the time working in KL), but the no-compensation part really bugs me.

Anyone?

Im still waiting for my EOI since november with a score of 65 points, lately they have only given EOI for 70 points above..unsure if they would consider 65 points or not.

In Aust, the term life insurance means buying 'death cover' and you need to pay a premium for it which is lost forever. I think buying life insurance in Malaysia is defined as buying an 'annuity' in Oz which means that you pay premiums for a set number of years and you get a lump sum at the end of the term. Death cover is popular in Oz because you leave something to your closest ones when you pass on. Looking at what you have written, you are probably more interested in growing your savings so it is probably best not to buy the life insurance component in your super. Like in me as an example, i have a death-benefit cover in my State Super for about $900k but i pay a small premium for it and the premium is lost forever. Most super have life insurance coverage and it means a death-benefit cover.

As a sidenote, i initially thought you were a young kid around 20 years old after looking at your name xxxxxPewPew.

Does the quota apply to all applicants in general or there are specific quotas allocated for each occupation listed?

Btw, anyone here working as architect in Australia specifically in Melbourne?
How easy/difficult is the process of getting UK degree assessed by AACA?

Oh? Ok. I didn't realise this as most of my friends have a death benefit built-in into their super and you pay a premium which is quite cheap.

Thank you for such details and useful information.
Currently i just have 55points+5points (partner), if have additional state nomination (5 points) and IELTS with score 7 for an extra 10 points would be better. However, IELTS is my concern now because my English not that good.

I was in Hobart for 2 years doing my degree and i think the people there even friendlier than Melbourne or Sydney

Tasmania is pretty boring but if there is an Australian city i would like to retire, i'd pick Hobart

Nope. If include English should be extra 10points if score 7.

Well, back in Dec 2017, both 189/489 invites were 75 points minimum. Not even 70 points. And I still received a 190 invite with just 70 points (including state nomination 5 points). So it's not impossible. But of course, state nomination is at the discretion of the corresponding state, so mileage varies.

For EOI submission, I'd say the sooner you do it, the better. Get on the waiting list earlier, provided you have minimum 70 points, AND all documentations to substantiate your points are ready. Once you get invited, which could be just days from EOI submission, you have a deadline to meet in submitting your visa application.

Realistically, it does seem like 189 EOI with 65 points will never get a response for a year or two. You can give 190 a shot with either NSW or Victoria. You are allowed to submit EOI for 189 and 190, even multiple states.

I've submitted EOI and preparing to take IELTS or PTE next 1-2months.
Hopefully can get higher score.