you are more likely to encounter racism in msia than oz......

that is precise what he was doing.......

sarcasm can be very subtle.......

but the correct term then would be air interception.......as to intercept intruding aircraft........

it never reached 3.5.........

for the last 5 years, till end of last year, it hovers around 2.7 to 3.1.....in the early 2000's it was 2.0 for much of the time........for the 1st half of this year, it was around 2.3-2.5, and an opportune moment for parents to move funds into AUD..........

all info are available in the various med student threads.........go search.....

consumer electronics are usually not worth repairing.....(unless it is under warrantee, but since you dropped it, not applicable).....the repair cost may be already a significant portion of a replacement camera.........

i thought deakin is in geelong?.......

you seriously expect someone in this forum to answer you with authority?.........go ask your college lah....

like i said many times, oz unis are all about the same, unlike msia where private colleges/uni can be widely different in quality......

people decide based on preference of city, exam results, offers, and i suppose ranking based on the go8, atn and the rest........

expensive compared to what???

you are referring to the home campuses, or their overseas campuses in msia??.........

1. you are not comparing the same thing.........accounting is NOT the same as business.......

2. you have not specified, but i will presume you are referring to the parent campuses, and price is in aud.......

3. i presume you are an international student, ie NOT a citizen or pr of australia.......international student fees are NOT regulated, ie the uni is free to set their fees........this full fees will include the full actual cost of the course, plus a profit margin, which varies........

some uni capitalise on their reputation and charge a premium........melb u is well known for this......

No it is NOT free.....nothing in this world is free......

their parents spend their entire working life paying taxes...........a lot of taxes, more than what msians pay.....

when they start working, they will also pay lots of taxes........

almost all unis in oz are public funded, ie they get money from the govenrment, who got money from taxes....every commonwealth supported seat attracts money from the public purse.....but they charge a fraction of the cost of the education (about 1/3) directly from the local students.......this is called HECS (Higher Education Contribution Scheme), now changed to Higher Education Loan Programme (HELP)....this is like a loan, which the student only need to pay back gradually, after their taxable income reaches a threshold, currently at about aud40k/year.........

So education is not free........it comes from the taxes you and your parents pay.......

the same applies to msia, public education......you get free school education all the way to stpm.......and also almost free (you pay a ridiculously small fee) uni education......if you get into public unis.....

however, due to many reasons (inadequate places, bias from nep, perceived poor quality of ipta, lousy courses offered etc) many students, mostly non-malays, choose to go private.......hence you all in oz........and the mushrooming of private colleges in msia..........

but....my parents pay taxes too, you say.......yes they do, but no where as much as the aussies do.....

in any case, you have to decide.......do you want a system where you pay high taxes, and the gov in return provide good social services (education, health, roads, parks, etc).....

or a system where you pay less taxes, but expect to receive less social services.......therefore have to pay for your own private education, health, road tolls etc.........

dunno about you all, but the way msian gov and politicians handle (or mishandle) money, i would rather pay as little taxes as possible, and keep and manage my money privately.......

but in a country like oz, i would also be quite willing to pay high taxes in exchange for good social services........

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Added on September 1, 2009, 9:44 pmyou will need to explain that bolded statement......how does locals get in 'by money'.........?

they don't need to pay any fees at all since 2/3 are commonwealth funded, and 1/3 through HECS-HELP?

This post has been edited by limeuu: Sep 1 2009, 09:44 PM

you are NOT making any sense.....your implication is that aussie students enter uni by paying money, not on merit........substantiate that...

i am surprise that you are in oz, and am not aware of the details of the education system there.......

hmmmm.......i thought i am the only dense one, for not understanding what kvr is trying to say.......

kvr, you will need to explain yourself better......home students in oz do NOT pay for their education.......it is reimbursed by the fed gov, and hecs.........makes NO difference to the uni who they select, so once the monetary motive is off, they can pick the best candidate.......

@lawl, you have to understand the TYPES of unis.....there are 2 types in the us...the ivy league and the community unis (ie the 'state' unis).....the ivy leagues (and oxbridge) select based purely on merit, and hence they will always rank at the top, as they always have the BEST students.....

on the other hand, community unis is to TRAIN manpower for the workforce, the emphasis is to provide education and training to as broad a population as possible.......hence they will accept people with mediocre results.....after all, all the best students are already in ivy leagues......

now for oz, all the unis are a combination of BOTH types.........thus they have a wide range of calibre of students.........from very good to mediocre......but even then their unis are subdivided into maybe 3 tiers.......

those with good ranking like melb, sydney anu, uq are NOT easy to enter.....go try.....

the middle group like monash, unsw, adelaide, uwa are easier to get in but are still very good unis, ranked within the top world 100.....

below that, there is a big group of community-like unis (many of them were actually polytechnics before) where it is easy to enter.......and they do NOT rank well in league tables......think usq, griffith, latrobe, swinburne etc..........

the other factor is of course, getting in is just one aspect.......continuing and eventually graduating is another thing........and many people drop out in the aussie system......so it's like, they give people chances to try, but will not compromise on performance.......

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Added on September 3, 2009, 8:30 amit is obviously NOT obvious to some people........

where did i say anything about not paying taxes?........

This post has been edited by limeuu: Sep 3 2009, 08:33 AM

quote: 3kk
well....

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dunno about you all, but the way msian gov and politicians handle (or mishandle) money, i would rather pay as little taxes as possible, and keep and manage my money privately.......

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again, where did i say anything about "not paying taxes"........

she will probably only be eligible for tourist visa.......max stay 3 months......

but surely, the oz immigration is the right place to ask, instead of here?........

This post has been edited by limeuu: Sep 5 2009, 10:04 PM

standard eta for msians is multientry valid 12 months, for max 3 months stay each time........

i wonder what the reason for the aud climb is.......the economy is still officially in recession.......

the myr soften marginally against other currencies like sgd and gbp........but it is definitely the aud strengthening against most other currencies.......

http://www.x-rates.com/d/MYR/AUD/graph120.html
http://www.x-rates.com/d/USD/AUD/graph120.html
http://www.x-rates.com/d/GBP/AUD/graph120.html
http://www.x-rates.com/d/EUR/AUD/graph120.html

you have got confused between local income being able to cover cost of living.........and the difficulty of overseas parents/students faced with a high aud............

never mind.........