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 Working in Australia V2, All About working in Australia

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post Oct 17 2016, 08:58 AM

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QUOTE(the99percent1 @ Oct 17 2016, 08:29 AM)
Lol... i grew up in aus for 12 years. Partially did my high school and completed tafe and uni there. But I decided to return to Asia for work life & start my family.

Having seen the culture there, your kids will grow up sheltered and less ambitious than the fresh off the boat asian kid with nothing. Sometimes struggle is good to build character and proper study & work ethics.

Maybe it is just me, but I definitely identify with Asian culture more and have no regrets now that I have moved to singapore. Funnily enough, I work closely with aussies and they are all desperate for projects that they are looking outside of their local markets. It's funny..and sad at the same time.

Anyways, my advice is dont think of buying property in current economic climate in australia. It is an absolute travesty with what is happening with the property bubble. The recent interest rates cut by the rba, the lowest it has ever been is still not good enough to stem the bleeding. There will be a correction and I advise you not to be a part of it. What goes up quickly must come down even harder.

Rental rates are dropping, so the market is strong for rent. You can get good rates on inner city apartments, which has spouted out alot in the past 5 years. Save your money and invest in other things instead of prop. If you own property, consider selling out now whilst it is still high and not when the crash begins. Best of luck.
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Good advice for the people who plans to migrate over. Australia economy is not doing well and to get out of the mess they are in, they will require a massive change.

Though I will still reckon people not to be taken aback by the property market, if it's for own stay, by all means go ahead. As long as you don't stretch your finances.

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post Nov 2 2016, 07:49 AM

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QUOTE(kenji1903 @ Nov 1 2016, 06:27 AM)
i can totally understand her feeling... its like self made redundancy, not a good feeling laugh.gif
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I'm quite happy that my partner chose to come over here, leaving her job behind and started working as something different over here. Not the best job but happy that she s willing to adapt to the changes.


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post Nov 2 2016, 01:31 PM

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QUOTE(z21j @ Nov 2 2016, 12:41 PM)
From what I observed, the Australian (Asian) tried hard to move out from Australia (due to greater opportunities out there). What the parent thought "good" for the kids may not be necessarily true. Most of my friends' kids chose London or States for their study/career. One of my cousins (Australian Chinese) is now in KL and another in Dublin, leaving behind my uncle & aunty in Sydney.

Hot trend now:  Bangla etc --> Malaysia --> Singapore --> Australia --> UK/US
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Well you re not wrong in that sense, the 2nd gen tend to behave very Aussie like and does not have the competitive edge such as us who started thriving from Malaysia. In my company, the Asians working here are really migrants with just 1 or 2 abc while the rest are local local Australian.

Then again it's just my point of view.

Also having Australian passports enables greater opportunities to those listed above.
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post Nov 6 2016, 07:34 AM

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Experience tells me that as long as your points are legitimate when applying for the visa and passed all the medicals, there shouldn't be issues with the visa. Obviously government wants to bring in more migrants to help fund the economy (e.g. rent, food..)

When I applied 189 with 65 points, I was invited within 2 months and got my visa within 4 months without any agent. 65 points really have that advantage compared to 60 points which some of my friends are still waiting.
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post Nov 12 2016, 10:19 AM

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QUOTE(DarReNz @ Nov 11 2016, 02:11 PM)
it actually helps you in the interview that you were doing something working part-time or volunteering, put that in your resume rather than sitting at home doing nothing at all  nod.gif
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Talking to most of my peers and having a look at their resume, similarly to mine. All resumes focuses on volunteering, extra co-cu and then relevant work experience for fresh graduates. This may differ for experience hire.

The resumes are very different to the likes of asian countries for sure.
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post Nov 15 2016, 07:44 AM

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QUOTE(z21j @ Nov 15 2016, 06:45 AM)
I don't know about him. Based on what he described, sounds like auditors don't get well pay in Aus. Yes, he did mention that take home pay after tax and super only about 2.xk fortnightly, or 4.xk per mth. So, it's just like few thousands higher than in Malaysia after conversion. Considering he has car and house in Malaysia,  he could have saved more if he stays in kl.

But then again, we should see longer term. I would highly recommend people to come here, provided you have done proper financial planning.
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He can always sell his house back in Malaysia and buy a house here. Cars over here is cheap anyway, normally $5k car is pretty decent for second hand.

Cost of living is high here but the quality of time you get is sometimes irreplaceable. That's how I feel for being here as a fresh grad.
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post Nov 15 2016, 08:07 PM

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QUOTE(xiaobaiwm @ Nov 15 2016, 08:01 PM)
Education in Australia for citizens free?
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Nope, but Australians do have HECS (similar to PTPTN) used for education.
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post Nov 17 2016, 08:36 AM

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QUOTE(selvenz @ Nov 17 2016, 08:11 AM)
My cuz just landed 1 month formerly O&G electrical just got 3 month contract in WA with chevron and interview for utility firm in Melbourne today. Market must be picking up depending on skill set.
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Congrats, he must be pretty good with his soft skills too. I think the market is there for people with Australian experience. Once you get a footstep in, it shouldn't be too hard going forward.
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post Dec 29 2016, 07:47 AM

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QUOTE(samo1390 @ Dec 28 2016, 11:58 AM)
Theres been a change in requirements for Skilled Migrations? Meaning by July 2017, those that are able to apply, must quickly apply before they carry out new changes in system after that ?
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You are right, which means getting an invitation from government from your EOI before 1st July. So probably best to put your EOI as early as possible.
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post Dec 29 2016, 10:57 PM

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QUOTE(fuserdef @ Dec 29 2016, 10:32 PM)
damm... do you know whats the changes ? and do you know how long to wait to get an invitation after you register your EOI ?
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Quite dependent on how many points you have, the more points you have the faster you get invited and also it's quite dependent on your occupation.

To give you a feel, I applied in mid 2015 with 70 points and was invited within a month.
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post Jan 10 2017, 06:54 AM

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QUOTE(Kikokent @ Jan 9 2017, 05:55 PM)
Hi guys, need some clarification.
What I had found that, IELTS had 2 categories - Academic and General.
As what I had being told, I may need to consider the General ielts as it's easier and meant for migration / working visa.
But actually for 189 or 190 visa, both ielts category also can be use for application right? Kindly adv.
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Although from a science background, I took general which was recommended for visa requirements. Both is usable but really depends if you are comfortable with academic, since it involves reading from charts and graphs.
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post Feb 14 2017, 07:04 AM

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QUOTE(kagenn @ Feb 12 2017, 08:40 PM)
Thanks for all the info above guys, got my ANZ account open, now it's just going through any available options for money transfer.

Will be making my move next month, feeling the stress already.
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Congrats! Where abouts are you heading to? Must be excited with the move, it's hard but well worth!
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post Feb 14 2017, 07:05 AM

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QUOTE(xphonerz @ Feb 12 2017, 06:29 PM)
Can use transfer wise from rm to aud??
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Yes, I used it to send money back to mum all the time. Very quick and straightforward, no issues yet.
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post Feb 14 2017, 04:53 PM

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QUOTE(xphonerz @ Feb 14 2017, 02:24 PM)
Your mum receive in AUD? Interesting
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Nopes, it's in RM but what I'm saying it's reliant and convenient at the same time. Doesn't matter if it's RM to Aud or aud to RM
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post Feb 14 2017, 08:19 PM

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QUOTE(xphonerz @ Feb 14 2017, 07:00 PM)
Please teach me how to transfer MYR to AUD using transferwise as per your suggestion rolleyes.gif
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LoL this is so embarrassing! Didn't know there was no MYR option but only SGD, that's so disappointing. Possibly was removed due to MYR dropping like nobody's business. Do yourself a favor and please migrate out faster smile.gif haha
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post Mar 26 2017, 09:08 AM

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QUOTE(xamenyap @ Mar 26 2017, 12:27 AM)
yea , there are times when i think about it . i do have some offers back here in malaysia. its whether i want or not  hmm.gif if i start , i will just say  bye.gif to aus .
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Possibly work a few years in Malaysia and get your Aus PR before heading back? At least then you have more advantage over the fresh graduates.
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post Apr 28 2017, 07:20 AM

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QUOTE(teikwing @ Apr 27 2017, 01:47 PM)
House by the beach? Yeah if you have at least AUD5m to spare laugh.gif I will be more than happy to land a 300m2 house in Sydney West.
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Come over to Perth where we are always by the beach. Pretty sure $400k Aud can get you a place close to the beach, but a bit far off from the CBD.
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post Apr 28 2017, 12:32 PM

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QUOTE(ThanatosSwiftfire @ Apr 28 2017, 10:53 AM)
Ya my friend on fb (somehot chick and one lucky guy) has a beautiful tw story apartment that overlooks the sea in perth. Im soooooo massively jealous. (Of the house and that guy)
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It's alright, come to Perth, there is a lot on sale right now as there is abundance of apartments available. For one I ll avoid touching apartments, but don't mind renting in them.
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post Apr 29 2017, 10:41 AM

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QUOTE(jianh @ Apr 28 2017, 01:03 PM)
Mind if I ask why? Any logical reasons?
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The prices haven't picked up for quite a while, of course if its PPOR then it's alright. A lot of my colleagues would prefer to rent in an apartment and buy an investment elsewhere, due to,
1. A lot of businesses moving out from the city, showing that population growth in there will be quite stagnant
2. Tons of new apartments coming up, and sales records shows the turnover is extremely low, approx. 1 unit per apartment per 6 months? (Based on report from Westpac, which is already a few months old now)
3. You don't really own a piece of land, where most of the value is derived from

The above are just my 2 cents but if you see a future in it, by all means please go ahead.
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post Apr 29 2017, 10:42 AM

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QUOTE(limeuu @ Apr 28 2017, 03:55 PM)
No...the average size new Aussie houses​ nowadays are 100m2, 150m2 and 200m2, for 2, 3, 4 bedrooms houses/units respectively....

Old properties aside...
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Perth is still pretty alright with new estates going from 250sqm to 450sqm (or even bigger). I just bought mine at 350sqm, which is around 20km from the CBD.

Unless you are talking about strata (non-green titled) properties, then you are right, they are around 100-200sqm based on what I'm seeing in the vicinity of Perth CBD (approx 10km radius)

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