China town haha... went there last year, the lion dance was crap while the dragon dance wasn't even performed. They just carried the dragon and paraded along Little Bourke St.

Melb Motor Show at the end of this month would interest me much more hehe... Got Nissan GTR on display this time, woot !!

As long as you have a TFN, you can do it. Minimum investment is usually between $1000 and $5000, but you can start trading online for only $20 brokerage fee through discount brokers like CommSec and ETrade.
I'm looking at Colonial First State and Macquarie's fund products. However, the stock market is pretty volatile right now, so I'm really not ready to put that much into it (on a good run, you'd probably get around 12% p.a. return). If you're risk averse, high interest saving accounts are probably the most stable product right now. Interest rates are set to rise further, so it's definitely good. The only problem is rents will rise in conjunction with the rise in interest rates.
The general rule is the higher the risk, the higher the returns.

You're not exempt from taxes. You are considered an Australian resident for taxation purposes. In Australia, only your money is welcomed, everything else is secondary.

does anyone know what is the excess luggage weight charge? my luggage is currently 7kg overweight ..

chinatown in where Perth , Melbourne, Canbera  mana satu?

Ahhhhh!!!!!! I want to see a Nissan GTR.Read too much Top Gear till i start to like it now.

Is there any Motor Show in Sydney?

Immigration Department of Australia hasnt reply my email on updating my passport number, could I just bring both passports?

Btw, i'm just wondering my accomodation provides free internet services with 1.5GB data, i can of course apply for a 3rd party ISP, but i'm just wondering do i have to 'activate' my telephone line by telstra? if so how much does it cost? and do i have to pay to disconnect the line after i'm off to go somewhere else? And do i have to have a telephone connection with telstra and also is there a time period for telephone line being 'active' meaning it must be active for 6 months?

Anyway thanks a lot for the answer.

just reached sydney!!
however, im all the one by myself....
currently staying in temporary accommodation....
hope can get uni's apartment...

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Added on February 15, 2008, 11:46 amby the way....
another question...
water and electric bill at aussie expensive ar??
around how much perweek ar??

so it is better to get the accommodation with the water and electric bill included??

Hi everyone. I just got 3 offer to further my study in Australia ( Monash , Wollongong , and New Castle ) I'm planning to choose Monash so, what do you guys think ?

i have encountered some problem here with my mobile phone!!!!
i bought the optus prepaid package...
as i inserted it inside, the hp said i need a unlocked code to unlock the hp...
so how???????
i really need the hp urgently since im trying my accommodation....

i wanna call back to malaysia...
with public phone here...
but i couldnt make it....
i dialed... 0011-603-XXXXXXXX = my house num
and 0011-6019-XXXXXXX = my dad's celcome num
is it correct???
and how much does it cost??

will the bank open by saturday?? until what time?

thanks a lot buddies here!!! i will try to call optus up....

today just went to comm bank... and they open on saturday until 1!!!
and i got to open an account here!!!

thanks a lot!!!!

by the way.. normally how much do you guyz spend on transportation for those who live off-campus....
i mean those who live not to far yet not too close...
hehe...

Do student account have interest? 

i was wondering can we bring pork floss into australia ar?? its packed by the shop adi....thx

zomggg melbourne weather killin meeeeee

The weather in Wollongong is nice. Not too hot and not too cold. Just right for me. I heard that Adelaide and Melbourne is quite hot now.

Heelooo everyone.. I just arrived at Melbourne 2 days ago haha... summer here is nth compares to M'sia weather.. But it's quite cold in Melbourne now due to the morning rain... 2day is my enrollment day, NErvous!!

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Added on February 20, 2008, 9:39 amand it was so quiet on the streets during nite time... M'sia nite life is more exciting than here, i suppose?

haha you're lucky it's raining today.. else u'll be fried outside haha..

You can bet on it, Malaysia's more lively at night compared to Australia. Btw, have a good time at your enrollment day

I have reach Launceston, Tasmania..... A good place (in terms on enviroment). How am i goin to survive at here without internet?