well as an asian i doubt you would have a higher chance in a cafe or restaurant if you noticed that all the staff in there are all ozzies

well, better don't sick.....lol just kidding
of course u won't get sick everyday, allocate say 100 per mth should be ok.

that's depending how u nego with the company.
either the company pay or u gonna pay for it.
legally, u shd pay the tax and company shd pay that amount OR company report ur salary based on 95k to ATO but pay u peanuts later.....

Not really. If you pay careful attention restaurants are moving to a more diversified workforce. I have friends who are Asians but they work in western restaurants with the Ozzies. Partly because everyone knows Asian are more hardworking.

I didn't know that you will need to pay additional tax when your salary is more than $95k. I'm definitely not paying anything more than a typical Ozzie.

sorry, u get me wrong. i'll rephrase the sentence again:-

if the company offer visa 457 to a foreign worker, they need to offer at least 95k/annum. that person who's accepting the offer will have to pay tax based on 95k.

on the other situation, the foreign didn't receive the 95k/annum as his salary. so the company 'report' to ATO about this appointment, company pay tax but pay peanuts to workers. this is more likely the 'internal arrangement' between the 2. the point is the worker doesn't need to pay tax in this 1 as will be bear by the company.

i've seen another scenario, a guy who die2 also wanna get PR. pay the company to appoint him as staff. after 2 years eligible for PR then apply. he pay himself his salary....looks unbelievable? well, i've seen it my own eyes. yeah that guy is damn rich, use money like water...

ok maybe that time i applied so happen they don't wanna hire and only those viet chinese or msian restaurant responded

Hey xoxlifestyle100, my opinions and experience as a CA qualified. Happy to share more experiences if you have further questions:

1. Yes, you can. I did mine through ICAA onshore back around 5 years ago. You can definitely apply for the skills assessment offshore through email or post, everything is quite clear on the PASA form (Pre-Application Skills Assessment).

2. Are you from University of Melbourne? I can only speak for this Uni as I’m from there and I know that QM2 will meet the requirement (or at least during my time). ICAA is quite clear on this as to which subjects exactly they need you to take. Just take a look at the list on their website (http://www.charteredaccountants.com.au/candidates/the-chartered-accountants-program/entry-requirements/accredited-courses). Go to Accredited Tertiary Courses 2016 and make sure you have all the required subjects covered. That’s what I did at the very beginning of my course when planning out my subjects all the way to Year 3.

3. To be safe make sure you meet all the subjects listed on “Accredited Tertiary Courses 2016” under University of Melbourne or whichever university you are from. Again, I speak from CA’s perspective, not sure if this differs to CPA but I reckno it should be similar if not the same.

4. My experience was smooth, make sure you prepare all documents listed on the PASA form and ensure you have met all the competency subjects they require. If you meet all of these, they will approve for sure.

it's normal. actually the guy dnt have to pay the company as full salary. he probably can work for free or pay little bit and he just have to pay for the super+tax based on the salary in contract.

lol....whatever they wanna do. i only can conclude they really 'think out of the box'

that's the loophole that gov can't do anything about it
very popular among Chinese especially in those small companies

$250/m is a lot though. Which provider is that? Or is that an estimation/allocation?

i believe is just estimation.
still depends what is your need,age,etc.

even the private insurance in msia can easily cost RM200

a lot meh? i used one of Bupa's online quotation, seems like quite a complete family cover, its around AUD400/month...

i remember i'm paying RM200/mth in KL for my own insurance. if including wife and kids, it's almost RM800/mth
private insurance what i'm paying now is AUD200/mth which inclusive whole family.
just need to be careful on their policy. cover which is needed. something not important don't include like pregnancy, sakit jantung or watsoever. if you're reaching 40s or 50s can claim those old man covers la.
if decide don't wanna have babies anymore, take out the pregnancy cover.

Last time i dunno, gong gong cover all shit. paid $260/mth....ganasai. some of the coverage don't even used.

May i know if there is anyone with marine background here?

After reading Nemesis1980's post, the 400/m insurance looks like an overkill. Maybe alot of unnecessary coverage.

If u select the 'gold' hospitals and extras package, 400 p/month is possible.
The excess for hospital reduces with the different hospital packages. Only you can decide what a comfortable excess is...

Bupa tends to be exxy if u are not in their corporate cover.
NIB, HCF tends to be a bit cheaper.

Good for those lucky ppl who get their health insurance premiums covered by work. Can save a lot.

dollar to dollar wise, its still half of what my and my family are paying in Malaysia

but yeah, might want to review that package again in future if i decide to get private cover

meaning its not normal for Aussie companies to cover their employees?

but doesn't matter anyway, i still buy my own insurance