From the anecdotes shared by many here, it seems that Australia immigration may have relaxed the ETA applications by Malaysians. Happy days.

- Accidentally missed the spam mail; didnt report until 6-Aug My details. Took another 2 Days to input the wife. Somehow i ended up paying the AUD190. Wife FOC
you need to go to the referral letter there and click on the link given

what happen to you is after you registered for immi account - and inside immi account click on new application

you can give another try for your wife while waiting for yours (repeat the process on your phone, get a new ETA reference number) and resubmit the documents (do not need to register for new immi account, but remember, click on the link in the PDF received)

keep it simple, give documents as below;
--- 1554 - fill in form in PDF - answer as honest as possible, if you know where you will be staying - if not hotel name ? .. if you know anyone in australia (if yes fill in, if no - click no) .. print PDF to be attached together in immi account (DO NOT save PDF and attached that document because that will pop out error)
--- ITINERARY - write a short description of your itinerary - where you plan to visit ? what you plan to do .. make sure as logical as possible lar, dont say go perth but half way your trip visit sydney opera house etc)
--- FINANCIALS - spending money / emergency money ? -- if housewife and you will be supporting her stay - then attached marriage cert and write a short letter saying you will support her stay followed by your bank account / funds / fd / savings / EPF
--- INTENTION to return - any of her families here she is taking care of ? any assets under her name ? children need to go school she needs to care off ?

in my experience - documents might all in order, but because applicant will be visiting another person in australia with bad immigration record - kena reject .. remember if you are listing that you are visiting someone in australia, know what are their immigration status first

marriage cert also cannot help ka?

This ETA is really a joke. Might as well stop the charade and make Malaysians apply for a full on visa.

We only have our fruit picking illegal overstaying countrymen to blame for this.

All the best bro!!!

Why didn't read or research before buying flight ticket? Already many people said will be long time for approval, especially if you are <30. Some more your wife submitted so much later than you.

Prepare all your financial documents. Loan, payslip, mortgage, tax, EPF, grant. Employer letter also. Throw into system where they ask for additional documents.

Write email to this few emails to try and ask expedite.

etakl@dfat.gov.au
visakl@dfat.gov.au

Use this form and send to all Southeast Asia offices and ask request for expediting. Attach documents and all that if can.

https://immi.homeaffairs.gov.au/help-suppor...on-enquiry-form
Be polite. Also be prepared to burn ticket or postpone, you applied very late.

Immi is reading this tered 

Jokes aside, enjoy your holidays!!

What a rant there where others mostly, even with full docs submission got
granted in less than 6 days.

20+ days, any mis-step or irrelevant submittals on your part to begin with?

But OK la… in the end you still got it. Enjoy your holiday mate

Okok bro. Enjoy your holiday. Have fun

Since you mentioned car rental in your rant. Do take notice of the P1 P2 P3 P4 parking ruling ya. Jgn kena penalty hor, it's as good as your 1L JD pricing (duty free)

Expensive!

If you are in South East Queensland between now and 5 Feb 2025 (subject on who wins the state election on 26 Oct 2024), public transport is a flat $0.50 per trip for a 6 month 'trial'.

Yes take a train from Brisbane to Helensvale, switch to the Gold Coast Tram to Broadbeach, and end up on Tweed Heads, and it'd cost a grand total of 50 cents for that whole trip.
Harsh. Milk and dairy products, peanut butter, even coconut milk for cooking believe it or not, to name a few, are cheaper in Australia vs Malaysia.

But yes, as a general statement, driving in the CBD of any major Australian city is strongly discouraged.