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If you don't have your driving license don't worry about. It means you're going to be limited to stuff in the CBD and the central areas which have semi regular public transport. If you're in a country that lets you smash out your lessons and gives you a full license after passing your test, maybe go for it? I don't know. You could be a crap driver and fail, or be awesome and pass first time, or you might need the money anyway for your time here in Australia. The RSA is literally, 'Don't serve piss heads', 'people might be dicks if you cut them off' and 'the handicapped might appear pissed but they're not'. It takes about an hour or so and costs anywhere between $50-100 depending on who you do it with. In general for any schooling/licenses get them from TAFE. TAFE is a government education program where you'll get pretty good training for a reasonable price. TAFE If you feel nervouse about working a bar. 1) Don't worry about it, as long as you have reasonably steady hands, a smile and can count change its pretty easy work. 2) You're not that social and people and crowds get to you than bar work is definately not for you. Go with whatever you've got the most school/experience in because you'll be able to bullshit 'yes, i managed a small team of coworkers while multitasking between with positive comms according to OHS blah, blah' Get your resume looked over by someone whether its the free service from council or paying $50 to someone who does it for a living. In any case, Australia shuts down for Dec till start of Feb.
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I axed my Aussie (and foreign friends still living there) friends on FB this morning, but wanted to get some other opinions too: what's a good bank to open an account with? I'm not looking at arriving until... around this time next year at the earliest (possibly the year after that) to start grad school, but I'm currently working in Japan and have decided I'd rather not keep my money in yen. Something with no monthly fees for non-students, and relatively friendly for international stuff (wire transfers, ATMs, etc) would be great. I'm currently looking at Hobart, although I might wind up in WA, SA, or QLD. Getting back to mobile phone chat, I can roll up with my unlocked Galaxy SII (or iPhone if I pick one up when I go back to the States) and start a Telstra contract, right? What would I be looking at for a couple gigs of data a month? This probably isn't useful to anyone, but thought I'd share anyways in case I missed something. I was looking in to bringing my Japanese motorcycle over and it looks like I'm boned: anything post-1989 has to be complianced, which is prohibitively expensive (even though the bike I have in mind is on the SEVS registry). Since I'm not going to be on a migrant visa I don't qualify for the Personal Import Scheme. I could bring it in on a carnet for 12 months as a temporary visitor, but at the end of that it has to leave Australia, and my degree is a two-year course anyways. Sucks, but guess my particular case just falls through the cracks  Not that you guys don't have bikes I can buy over there, but this particular one was never sold in Australia and they're rare as hen's teeth over there, as personal importation is pretty much the only way to get one in (not to mention we don't have any in America, until 2014).edit: one other thing - one of my Japanese friends over there (did a Master's in Business, has been working as a tour guide) was complaining there isn't much full-time work and she was gonna have to peace out. Is that a general trend or...? Looking at becoming a secondary school SOSE teacher.
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For banks I would recommend NAB, they offer fee free banking and don't have any conditions where you got to put in a certain amount of money or make a certain amount of withdrawals/purchases each month, you just do your thing. The only annoying thing is if you dont use your own banks atm the machine will charge you between $1.50 to $2.50 per transaction. If your going to be doing international transfers regularly I would probably recommend Citibank. I can't really speak for there customer service because I have never really needed to use it but I have heard that it can not be the best some times. They also don't charge any fees each month with the added bonus that there are no international atm fees at all, so no fee to use a foreign ATM and no foreign currency fees when you do a withdrawal. They also offer free wire transfers between some Citibank branches like Japan and America so if you have a bank account it could work out well for you. I am using them overseas right now and have had no additional charges whats so ever when making purchases or ATM withdrawals. The exchange rate is just straight up what ever Visa sets and has been pretty reasonable. As long as you have a visa for more than a year you should be fine to start a contract, you could probably even get a new phone on contract if you wanted. I would probably suggest that since you own your phone you could get a better deal on some of the prepaid operators. The only downside is most of the prepaid operators resell Optus and the Vodaphone network so its not as good as Telstra. I was happy with Amaysim who offer unlimited calls and text for $39 a month and when I go back to Australia I will give Redbull Mobile a shot since it seems a little cheaper. I owned a car that had been imported from Japan and it ended up sucking big time. If its not available in Australia good luck getting parts for it. I guess with a bike being smaller it wouldn't be as hard to get stuff sent from overseas but thats not a hassle I personally would want to go through.
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I've been in Hobart for a month, and going to be here for another 3. Coming from Canada. I don't know about the other banks, but Bendigo Bank was recommended to me and so far they've treated me fine. I might just have low standards for bank services, as Canadian banks are the worst in the world so any time I walk out of a bank without blood oozing from multiple vampire bites I'm pleasantly surprised. I don't know if how general it is, but I have to wait 28 business days for foreign currency (i.e. Canadian dollar) cheques to clear. I've been living off of cash drawn from my Canadian account, from the Bendigo machines, which at least don't charge me any additional fees (my Canadian bank, CIBC, is presumably repaving one of their branch parking lots with the fees they're charging me). My Visa credit card doesn't seem to work for some things - my prepaid mobile with Telstra won't let me top up my balance with it, for example, but otherwise Telstra is also treating me OK. A new SIM card was $2 (I bought it, and the phone, and my first $50 worth of access, at JB HiFi), and my very basic pre-paid plan charges 10 cents / mb for data. Which is fairly steep, so I try to use my phone's data access only when I'm in range of a free wi-fi signal. The only one I've found outside of my home and work is KFC, though Gloria Jean, a coffee shop chain, gave me the password for theirs last time I bought a latte. Telstra supposedly has the best outside-of-major-cities-CBD coverage; I haven't tested this yet but by my usual behaviour a call to RACT (car club) to pull me out of a ditch or something will happen sooner or later. I'd recommend travelling with a significant wad of cash, despite the security concerns regarding cash, just because once you've converted it to the local currency (and any bank will have much more cash on hand than you're likely to see in a normal day) it always works. I pay my rent in cash, I bought my car in cash, pretty much everything I do is cash, at least until that Canadian cheque clears (next week). Incidentally, I posted in the "Favourite Roads" thread in AI about a road I drove a couple of days ago. If you do find yourself in Tassie with a motorcycle, I can highly recommend a tour of the Midlands, especially down highway B110, Hollowtree Road. I saw dozens of motorcycles on it, and it felt like a fantastic road for a bike.
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Pompous Rhombus posted:I axed my Aussie (and foreign friends still living there) friends on FB this morning, but wanted to get some other opinions too: what's a good bank to open an account with? I'm not looking at arriving until... around this time next year at the earliest (possibly the year after that) to start grad school, but I'm currently working in Japan and have decided I'd rather not keep my money in yen. Something with no monthly fees for non-students, and relatively friendly for international stuff (wire transfers, ATMs, etc) would be great. I'm currently looking at Hobart, although I might wind up in WA, SA, or QLD. You should be able to set up a NAB account early. I set my account up while in the UK. I was able to transfer my funds into the account but not access them until I arrived, collected the cards and activated the account. I was pretty happy with NAB. Edit: Also. DO NOT USE A BANK for money transfers. You get poor rates. If you are transferring money use a specialist like Ozforex. You transfer it from your Japan account to Ozforex, they send it to your NAB account so it is waiting for you. Vanilla fucked around with this message at 12:49 on Nov 27, 2012 |
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Yeah, I like the NAB, but they do have pretty bad rates for international money transfers. ExecuDork is right, if you give them a cheque in a foreign currency they will wait the 28 days for it to clear... if you give them a check in AUD they will wait three days for it to clear. It's dumb, Australian banks in a lot of ways are like the 90s were in Canada. When I first moved there you actually had to fill in a deposit slip to put money in your bank account, which I hadn't seen since I was like 5 years old, and some banks still actually require this. But yeah, cash is really good in Australia. A lot of places won't take debit/credit. It won't be as bad as Japan in that respect, where I literally only used my credit card to pay for Shinkansen tickets, but it's not like America/Canada/Europe.
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HookShot posted:But yeah, cash is really good in Australia. A lot of places won't take debit/credit. ???? I never have more than $20 in my wallet, usually nothing, because EVERYWHERE takes debit/credit. Where are you going that doesn't?
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NoArmedMan posted:???? Agree with this. In Aus I paid with card for everything. Cabs. Coffee. McDonalds. Clothes. Everything with card.
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HookShot posted:Canada Banks I am not sure about Canada being ahead of Australia in banking.. When I was there in 2010 and I had to pay like $15 a month and I could make something like 20 transactions and that included using my card in shops not just ATM withdrawals. This was with TD. All the banks in Australia had an unlimited plan for $5 tops a month. When I first arrived I opened my account with the National Bank of Canada which was not really national at all and the majority of branches where only in Quebec. There was like 1 branch in the CBD of Toronto. With paywave these days I never use cash. If its not paywave it's all eftpos for everything else. The only time I have ever needed cash is when I am catching the tram since the machines only accept cash but thats the same everywhere. Oh yeah plus all the major banks in Australia give you a visa debit card by default, with TD and National Bank I just had some crapy keycard that can't be used online. The only plus was that TD had better hours than most banks in Australia. Edit VVV Wish I knew when I first arrived but that was partly my fault for not looking into it more. Someone told me they had the most ATM's in Montreal I just never thought it wouldn't carry over to other places in Canada. I don't really remember the last time i have needed a deposit slip here in Australia, altough I was pretty happy when I finally didn't to use them any more. I think it happened around 2005 for Commonwealth. Canada seemed to me to have a huge emphasis on paying in Cheques for casual work and temporary work. I had to go to the actual TD bank the cheque was issued at to get them to cash it straight away for me other wise it usually took 5 days. Apparently after a few cheques it clears faster but I never seemed to work any where to take advantage of that. If I deposited cheques into ATM's I would get access to $200 straight away so I just kinda did that. imnotinsane fucked around with this message at 03:34 on Nov 28, 2012 |
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Well maybe you guys didn't live in Queensland/North NSW then. I never carried cash in Canada and had to get really used to doing it since most small mom and pop stores didn't take debit. Hell, even at Westfield Chermside where I'd do basically all of my shopping almost none of the food court places, including Muffin Break, Dreamy Donuts and other franchise places, took debit. If you didn't have cash, your options were McDonalds, KFC or Red Rooster. It's true that the accounts themselves are more expensive than in Canada. But I never had to fill out a deposit slip in Canada because it's not 1992 anymore. Also my husband went to Canada and found out his Suncorp debit card literally did not work in non-Australian ATMs. I can cash a cheque in either Canadian dollars or international funds in Canada and have them be available the same day. I can also go to my bank after 5pm or on a Saturday or a Sunday and have them be open and ready to serve me (though I think some of the Australian banks are getting better at this). National Bank of Canada isn't actually a national bank, despite the name. It's not even considered one of our big 5 banks.
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Anyone done an online Responsible Service of Alcohol course? I know Victoria and Tasmania don't accept them, but has anyone had any problems in the states that apparently do? Thanks  e: specifically this one Lizard Combatant fucked around with this message at 02:54 on Nov 28, 2012 |
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Not really an answer but I never had my RSA actually checked, although I did work at some dodgy places. Seconding NAB as their internet banking and mobile support are top notch.
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Lizard Combatant posted:Anyone done an online Responsible Service of Alcohol course? Did mind online through TAFE for $70 so I didn't have to worry about it being from Bazzas Upstairs Kebab School. Link. Most TAFES let you do it online. Thirding NAB, forget paying $5 a month for the privilege of a bank holding onto my money.
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I like ING Direct, simply because I can use any ATM in the country fee-free if I withdraw $200 or more - they even refund the ATM operator fee. They have no fees, a decent interest rate, and are almost entirely online though most post offices process cheques (seriously, who still uses cheques?) and other paperwork for them.
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I'm asking this only half jokingly: is there good  in Australia?Edit: As soon as I hit submit I remembered this documentary  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OBN95baJNgg
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Yeah, it's not bad. Some really nice bush gets around if that's what you like, plenty of hydro to be found as well.
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Price and availability will depend on your state. e: \/\/\/ this Lizard Combatant fucked around with this message at 05:31 on Nov 29, 2012 |
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The Sweetling posted:I'm asking this only half jokingly: is there good Yes but there's very little great weed and there's a hell of a lot of lovely weed. It's difficult to get anything beyond mids and people won't know what you're talking about if you start talking about quality beyond bush/indoor/hydro (which is obviously not an indication of quality). Unless you have a sweet hookup it will be impossible to get what would be considered "good weed" in say BC or California.
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Vanilla posted:If you are going to learn learn in your own country. Australia is not a good place to learn. Cheers for the driving info! I doubt I have time to learn and pass my test before I leave now so I guess I'll not be doing much driving! Maybe I will regret it at some point but I'm sure it's not going to be a huge deal-breaker, I can probably put up with public transport and the like as I was expecting to have to do that anyway seeing as I rely on it at home for everything that's too far on foot. I don't particularly like retail but I can tolerate it, I'll look into the RSA because I'll want as many options as possible and sticking it on my CV won't do any harm. BCR posted:If you don't have your driving license don't worry about. It means you're going to be limited to stuff in the CBD and the central areas which have semi regular public transport. If you're in a country that lets you smash out your lessons and gives you a full license after passing your test, maybe go for it? I don't know. You could be a crap driver and fail, or be awesome and pass first time, or you might need the money anyway for your time here in Australia. Thanks for the info and the TAFE link! Because I don't need to be able to drive I'm in two minds about it, and I'm trying to spend as little cash as possible before I go so that, as well as the shortness of time I've got to do anything about it, is why I'm thinking I'll probably not bother learning now. I have a provisional licence but that doesn't mean anything outside of the UK I don't think, other than as ID. About barwork, I think I'm just anxious because I've never ever done it and it's the sort of thing around here that pretty much everyone in my peer group has done at one point or another, but not a big deal really! I know I'll be perfectly fine as I'm a functioning adult but I think it's now a case of every little detail suddenly giving me the fear and I'm stressing out too much and putting obstacles in my way. I will definitely get my CV looked over and re-written if necessary, I know how to bullshit sparse skills  Thanks for all the bank-related stuff as well guys, very helpful reading.
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If your provisional UK license doesn't actually say on it that you're a provisional driver, there is an ok chance that if you go to a smaller office and get it changed to an Australian license they will just give you a full license. I have read a few stories where this has happened to people. I know in Queensland I did actually get my learner's license changed to a Queensland learners, because I checked off "Learner" on the form, but the lady never actually checked anything to make sure my license was a learners, and the only thing on my old Canadian license to say it was a learner's was the bit that said G1. If you get caught you can probably just claim that you overlooked the question, apologize, and move on. Of course, don't do this if you can't actually drive.
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I almost had the opposite problem getting my Tasmanian driver license. Here, they print the date you first got your license (full, I think - there are 4 levels to the learning process, I don't understand the details) on the license, and that date doesn't change if you get a new card. In Saskatchewan, where my Canadian driver license is from, the date of issue is only for that card. I got my license when I was 16 (a full license right away, because Alberta), in 1994, so I'm well past any probationary period. Fortunately the nice woman at the desk at Service Tasmania was happy to believe me, so I didn't have to jump through any P1/P2 hoops. I guess this implies that anyone who has a full license but their card doesn't say "has had this for a long time" might want to carry a statement from a provincial / state goverment licensing agency and / or insurance company.
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ExecuDork posted:I almost had the opposite problem getting my Tasmanian driver license. Here, they print the date you first got your license (full, I think - there are 4 levels to the learning process, I don't understand the details) on the license, and that date doesn't change if you get a new card. In Saskatchewan, where my Canadian driver license is from, the date of issue is only for that card. I got my license when I was 16 (a full license right away, because Alberta), in 1994, so I'm well past any probationary period. Fortunately the nice woman at the desk at Service Tasmania was happy to believe me, so I didn't have to jump through any P1/P2 hoops. Hahahahahaha. The hilarious thing about this is in New South Wales, the drivers licenses have literally NOTHING on them about when the license was issued. It has an expiry date, but that's it. So if you want to get a New South Wales drivers license changed to a BC one, you have to literally order a certified copy of your driving record that's still sealed from New South Wales and hand it in to ICBC or they'll put you on your Ns for two years. So basically we are experiencing almost exactly the same problem but in reverse.
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I just had another look at my Tassie license, it doesn't state the date of issue, either - but the expiry is exactly 1 year after issue. Why did I get that hassle about date of issue, then?  Off-topic, but ICBC is basically OK in most respects, but you're absolutely right about their policies regarding sealed communications. They won't take your word for anything, you've got to provide them with a letter directly from whatever other organization before they'll believe you.
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Oh, it's probably the exact same thing as in BC then, they want proof you've got at least two years of driving experience. It looks like they're easier about it than ICBC though! And yeah, I haven't switched my license over yet since I haven't had my full license for two years yet and I don't want to have to go back on my Ns, I still have about ten months to go. Since my husband's immigration stuff isn't actually done, we technically haven't moved to BC for good yet, we're still visiting, and I don't need to do it until we actually move to BC permanently. I'm dreading the day I need to buy car insurance here though, since even my husband who's had a full license in Australia since like 1986 isn't going to get any good driver discounts when we buy a car here.
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I'm moving to Melbourne for work early in the new year. Although I've been Googling around to try and familiarize myself, I'd still appreciate tips related to the process of finding a place to rent, and any feedback relating to the suburbs I'm considering. I believe the office I'll be working at is around Abbotsford, which seems to be near the CBD. How far away could I live, whilst minimizing my one-way commute time (driving) to say ~15 or 20 minutes? So far I've been looking at realestate.com.au for apartments around Richmond, Collingwood, Prahran... It seems like these suburbs have a lot of apartments around busy areas with pedestrian traffic, bars, cafes and shops; is that an accurate assessment? I like the convenience of being located within walking distance of the bus/train, cafes etc... However I'm not keen to live right above a strip of bars, with the noise and commotion of drunk people every weekend. About prices: am I about right to expect high 300s, low 400s (per week) for a new-ish 1 bedroom apartment in these areas? I'm guessing based off of realestate.com.au; I'm never sure how far to keep digging, looking for a good deal.
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ExecuDork posted:I almost had the opposite problem getting my Tasmanian driver license. Here, they print the date you first got your license (full, I think - there are 4 levels to the learning process, I don't understand the details) on the license, and that date doesn't change if you get a new card. In Saskatchewan, where my Canadian driver license is from, the date of issue is only for that card. I got my license when I was 16 (a full license right away, because Alberta), in 1994, so I'm well past any probationary period. Fortunately the nice woman at the desk at Service Tasmania was happy to believe me, so I didn't have to jump through any P1/P2 hoops. Yeah, that can be a problem in Japan too. The way it's handled is to get a signed/notarized letter from your state's DMV explaining things and bring that in when you do your conversion, I imagine Australia is similar (without the intermediate step of taking it to the local equivalent of AAA and having it translated). Fortunately not a problem for me as Florida prints the original issue date on theirs. Americans have to take a pretty demanding practical test in Japan to convert their license after the 1-year validity of an IDP is up, Australia is surprisingly chillax by comparison. Kinda curious how my Japanese motorcycle endorsement (only up to 400cc) will translate in Australia, I have a feeling it might come off as provisional. If I've held it more than a year, perhaps they'll bump me up to an unrestricted, even though in Japan it requires a separate test on a 750cc bike. I'm not terribly fussed either way, as I think the provisional status includes most bikes I'd be interested in riding, but I may pick up an American endorsement (unrestricted from Day 1, after a weekend course that costs about ~$250) when I'm home just to play it safe. Was doing some more research last week on skilled migration and so far everything's coming up Milhouse... the Expression of Interest thing had me a bit concerned, but apparently every profession on the list has yet to hit the ceiling, and at the moment none of them seem to be coming close. Hitting the points mark seems to the main thing, and given my age, English ability, and education I should OK there (+5 points for wanting to study in regional Australia). It actually looks like I might be able to get away with doing a one-year course and submitting my EoI from there, but if for whatever reason that falls through I can continue on to the second year of the programme for a full Master's and pick up the new two-year visa afterwards. Still got a decent amount of research to do (among other things, there's not much info about the 2-year post-graduate visa yet since it has yet to come into effect), but so far so good. 
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zack posted:I'm moving to Melbourne for work early in the new year. Although I've been Googling around to try and familiarize myself, I'd still appreciate tips related to the process of finding a place to rent, and any feedback relating to the suburbs I'm considering. Most of what you said is right, only thing is if you want to live inner city/burbs then that nightlife thing is present but maybe just pick one off a main street rather than on one and you'll be fine.
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HookShot posted:If your provisional UK license doesn't actually say on it that you're a provisional driver, there is an ok chance that if you go to a smaller office and get it changed to an Australian license they will just give you a full license. I can't drive so it's a moot point but sadly I couldn't even attempt to scam my way into a full Aussie licence as my licence literally says 'provisional driving licence' at the top in capitals and just in case that's not clear enough there's a big red 'L' next to it, ha! 
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NoArmedMan posted:???? I live in Sydney and compared to New Zealand where I used to live there are a stupid amount of places that either don't take eftpos or have a minimum spend to use it. I never used cash in New Zealand, here in Sydney I actually use the 'find an ATM' feature of my bank's phone app. If you want to buy a drink anywhere other than a 7/11 you're going to have to use cash.
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kells posted:I live in Sydney and compared to New Zealand where I used to live there are a stupid amount of places that either don't take eftpos or have a minimum spend to use it. But you're in Homebush aren't you? That's the Wild West.
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NoArmedMan posted:But you're in Homebush aren't you? That's the Wild West. Nah I work in the city (Surry Hills) and still have to use cash a lot of the time. In fact everywhere in Olympic Park takes eftpos, but not here in Surry Hills 
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hello there, so I'm planing to go down to Australia for 3 months in Summer (basically work & travel but on my own), and since I'll be in the area already, I was wondering how much a cheap ticket to Thailand or other SE countries from Sidney would cost me. Any idea?
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http://www.webjet.com.au/flights/ http://www.virginaustralia.com/au/en/ http://www.jetstar.com/au/en/home How longs a piece of string? A flight search engine use to find the cheapest carrier, and the two major Australian carriers.
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Just throwing https://www.skyscanner.com.au out as another flight comparison site
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I prefer adioso.com for broad searching. You can type stuff like "Melbourne to somewhere warm in summer under $2000" and it'll work.
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BCR posted:Accom: Thanks for these, dude! How common is it for rental properties (I'm talking about one/two bedroom flats here) to come furnished? (i.e. just a bed and a sofa, nothing crazy.) I'm not going to be looking to rent anywhere from day one but it's something I just thought of while skimming those accommodation sites for an idea of rent costs (and finding that everything I looked at seemed to be unfurnished.) I guess picking up a cheap sofa etc wouldn't be too much of a problem but it's good to know
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You can find furnished stuff but its generally pretty rare. Nearly every property will be unfurnished. You really just have to keep looking/filtering to find furnished. Or, you can go to some of the (I dont know a better word..) specialised real estate agents that specialise in inner city apartments which are usually furnished. They may have stuff on their books not on their website in my experience though. For Melbourne, http://www.micm.com.au/ is one of them - not sure of others.
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NoArmedMan posted:You can find furnished stuff but its generally pretty rare. Nearly every property will be unfurnished. You really just have to keep looking/filtering to find furnished. Ah okay, that's interesting to know. Generally here finding a furnished flat is relatively easy; every flat I've rented (and all of the others I've viewed over the years) has had a couple sofas, beds, coffee tables/desks and so on and the one I'm in just now even had a (tiny) tv. Thanks for that link, I'll obviously be doing more detailed searching nearer the time.
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I've only lived in QLD (The best state). Every propery I've lived in be it share house, dorm style, studio or apartment has had at least a bed, a cupboard, a table and a chair. I rent in the $150-250 wk range all utilities included and move on when they up the rent at the end of my lease. I've lived mainly in the inner suburbs about 10 - 20 minutes to the CBD of Brisbane. Your mileage may vary.
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Dec 8, 2012 01:06
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