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Shnicker posted:Basically if you're on the approved country list for the 417 you can do 3 months of work in a rural postcode and get an extra year of eligibility. I like how their idea of rural post codes includes entire states with cities of over one million people...!
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Mantle posted:Is it practice for professionals' resumes to be 2 pages long? Are lawyers referred to as lawyers, attorneys, barristers, or solicitors? And do your lawyers refer to themselves as "Esquire" as Americans do? A bunch of my friends and an ex girlfriend are fairly recent law graduates/lawyers... so I may not be completely correct. 1) Re: resumes... depends on the person. We employ employ engineers, scientists, and programmers. Some resumes are enormous, others are more concise. 2) It really depends on the type of law one is practising. I don't know the distinction. 3) No.
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2ndclasscitizen posted:We do have pretty good workplace relations laws and protections. Too good. I've had to lawyer up to even think about firing an employee who spends his days looking at streaming pornography rather than working.
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I Am Hydrogen posted:I want to check out the outback but tickets to NT are more than I want to pay (although I really want to see Uluru) and I won't be able to take enough time off from work to make it worth it. Instead I'm planning on checking out the outback in NSW. Where should I go? Any recommendations on the best things to see/do? Will it be a let down? There's not too much "outback" in New South Wales that's easy to get to without driving. The easiest would probably be either Broken Hill or Mildura. Both have airports, but flights are expensive - $200 or more each way, which is slightly more expensive than Sydney to Uluru with Virgin Blue on the dates I searched for. Neither location is going to be particularly interesting for more than about a day or two, and will be very annoying to travel to without transport. Uluru is the better option - it's a well oiled location on the tourist trail and seeing things and doing things is stupidly easy to arrange. Finch! fucked around with this message at 04:01 on Jul 22, 2010 |
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I Am Hydrogen posted:I'd take the country link train, which is only about $80. Where are you finding these cheap flights? On the virgin blue site and a couple others I checked, it's around $500 return for the beginning of August to go to Uluru. I'd rather do that but I don't feel like paying that much. I totally forgot about the Country Link trains! They look to be OK. I just plugged some random dates in to the Virgin Blue booking thing: Sydney to Uluru on September 22, returning on the 25th. Works out to be $368 return with carry on only, $20 more with checked in bags. I'm not so sure of other places to visit that are worth seeing, though.
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Along the coast, Sydney to Cairns is about 2600km - 1600-ish miles. Same as Manhattan to Houston. Sure, it's doable in just a few days but there's not much point in coming to Australia just to drive and not really see things along the way. One week, Sydney to Cairns... 3 days in Sydney (it is a beautiful city), 4 days in and around Cairns, fly between the two. Easy!
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A lot of people who don't spend much time in Adelaide think it's a miserable place to live. They're wrong. It's a great place to live, but it's not a great place to visit.
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Mucktron posted:It's always been my dream to hug a koala. I don't know about Sydney but there's a place called Cleland Wildlife Park just outside Adelaide that has what they call "The Koala Experience". You can touch 'em or hold them - they're not wild koalas, so they're less likely to shred you with their claws... ... although not all wild koalas are dangerous or even aggressive. Some are friendly. I live in the Adelaide hills, not far from Cleland, and we get wild koalas around here all the time. Some are timid, others curious, and others are friendly and wander up to us when we're outside. I've even had a young koala climb my leg (lucky I was wearing jeans) and sit on my shoulder. Unfortunately that was before the time of digital cameras. It's well worth a visit. From memory there are public buses that run from the city, so it's easy to get to. Definitely worth a few hours.
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Is there a wild-life reserve/zoo in the Sydney area that allows this sort of tourist bullshit?
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Mucktron posted:You mean Australia isn't a small country? Sounds like fun 
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Mucktron posted:Just finished my 10 day trek through the bush and now I have a tan and a craving for coffee that comes in a box. Hey, that was me, I think. Cleland? Glad you liked it Also, when you get a chance, share some photos from your adventure. We want to see 'em!
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Relentlessboredomm posted:Just out of curiosity is there any way to find out just how badly certain careers/skills are needed? The logic being that if it's desperately in demand it probably won't disappear in the next few years. I know this is only anecdotal but I know a guy from Colombia who finished a postgraduate agricultural science degree whilst here in Australia and had no problems applying for and being given permanent residency. According to him it's a skill that's in short supply.
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Pompous Rhombus posted:As a general thing I'd be interested in knowing about this too. Planning to do a Master's in Secondary Ed (Social Sciences and English). I've so far heard that demand for teachers is high (even Social Sciences, although the shortage isn't as acute as maths/science), but it'd be nice to have some more firm projections. On one hand, demand for male teachers of any type is fairly high. At least, the media keeps bleating on about male teachers being few and far between. I don't know if that means they're in high demand or not. On the other hand I don't know if teaching is a high demand area or not. A friends wife is an early education/primary school teacher and has struggled to find a regular gig for the past year. I'm not sure where to point you guys for more information 
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I've spent some time out there. A few years ago two friends and I did a trip from Adelaide to Adelaide, via the Flinders Ranges, Arkaroola, William Creek, and across the Cooper Creek. Check out some photos here: http://parabola.mig15.net/~steven/satrip/. If you have any questions about photos, give me a number and I'll tell you where it was taken and what's going on. I don't think GPS coordinates are embedded in those images. We did the trip in late July/early August. It rained a bit, but it wasn't too bad. We did see Lake Eyre in flood, which is rare, and we did cross the Cooper Creek on a ferry rather than a road (also very rare). A great route could be this: http://goo.gl/maps/If1sx Although there is a road north from Oodndatta to Dalhousie, and from there to Finke, and from Finke to the main highway. It could be warm in October and depending on the season you may be subject to fire restrictions, which can make cooking a pain in the rear end - and besides, everyone wants a camp fire, right? Although most of the desert roads are remote, they have a reasonable amount of traffic during tourist season - which peaks in July and August. Tyres for common vehicles are readily available and it's possible to have them repaired in most towns or roadhouses. Diesel and unleaded (91) are available everywhere, with diesel being the most common. You really should do the trip in a four wheel drive. A two wheel drive car will severely restrict movements. Unsealed roads are frequently closed to all but heavy (semis) or four wheel drive vehicles due to rain. For the route above, I guess the following could work: Day 1: Adelaide to Wilpena. ^@$#* Day 2: Around Wilpena. Day 3: Wilpena to Arkaroola. Day 4: Around Arkaroola. Day 5: Around Arkaroola. Day 6: Arkaroola to William Creek. Day 7: Around William Creek. Day 8: William Creek to north of Oodnadatta. Day 9: North of Oodnadatta to Dalhousie Springs (hot springs, Google it!). Day 10: Dalhousie to Kulgera. Day 11: Kulgera to Kings Canyon. Day 12: Around Kings Canyon. Day 13: Around Kings Canyon. Day 14: Kings Canyon to Uluru. Day 15+: Around Uluru. And that's rushing it. It would be easy to spend another week, particularly if you like stopping to check things out - there's a hell of a lot to see, and there can be some great events, too. Think a black tie ball in the middle of the desert, or hot springs in the middle of nowhere, or a 2 day hike in the mountains, or a random but from group of people to hang out with, or some good food in a few places, or a pretty location for a camp site, or ruins and mines and history to check out, or whatever. There are diversions everywhere, particularly in the Flinders Ranges (Wilpena) and Gammon Ranges (Arkaroola). William Creek is a great place and it would be easy to spend a few days there, doing nothing but reading books during the day and getting in to mischief at the pub at night. Also, take a flight over Lake Eyre from William Creek.
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plasmoduck posted:Did anyone who moved to Australia have a problem like this and/or know a provider with good high-volume rates? The best thing about Telstra is their cable Internet and mobile phone coverage. Their ADSL plans suck. There are plenty of good providers, check out iiNet, for example: http://www.iinet.net.au/internet/broadband/adsl/
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Pompous Rhombus posted:That's what I'm planning on, lodging my application for a secondary ed programme at UTAS (for 2015) in 2 months I'd apply for Adelaide, too. Hobart is quaint even by Adelaide's standards.
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Alan Matterhorn posted:I'm an American, and I've aways wanted to work overseas...now I finally have some work experience and knowledge to throw around and I have an offer in Australia! It seems to be a great company and a role in which I could do well. Only issue is...it's in an outer suburb of Sydney. I'd be moving from a middle tier city in the US where I walk to work and have multiple bars, restaurants and so on right outside my door. The CBD isn't the be all and end all of Australian cities - there's usually a ton of bars, restaurants, shopping, and services in the suburbs. Which area is the company located in?
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Bulging Nipples posted:Road tripping through great ocean road, grampians, up through adeleide and finishing at Alice springs and Ayers rock. Any must sees along the way? We have GOR pretty figured out but only a rough idea for the rest of it What type of car will you be in and what time of year will you be doing it? I thoroughly recommend visiting the Flinders Ranges and Arkaroola. Take camping gear. If your car is up to it, from Arkaroola I recommend heading to William Creek and along the Oodnadatta Track to Marla. This route will skip the long and boring highway, but you'll be on dirt roads most of the way from Wilpena. I did something similar a few years ago with some friends. Can't wait to go back.                 
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Bulging Nipples posted:Leaving tomorrow in a Holden Commodore so that kind of offroading won't work haha but your pictures look amazing Most of the roads are open to all vehicles at the moment. A Commodore will get to Arkaroola, and probably along the Oodnadatta Track unless there's some serious rain over the next few days. Find a way to do it - it's infinitely better than Coober Pedy and the highway, From the Great Ocean Road, check out Beachport and Robe and Mt. Gambier. They're nothing special but will break up the trip. North of Adelaide, Clare is worth an overnight stop if you're at all into wine. There's good lunch at Melrose. The Southern Flinders are quite spectacular, and the roads are all sealed to Wilpena anyway. Have fun!
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I like ING direct - it's all online, no fees, and you can use any ATM if you withdraw $200 or more and ING refund the ATM operator charge. Their savings accounts provide a reasonable interest rate, too.
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Just find a job in a regional area. I think Perth, Adelaide, and Hobart count. I don't think you actually have to do any harvesting. I've met plenty of backpackers working in the middle of nowhere in hotels or road houses or whatever. William Creek would be good for a laugh, particularly from May until about October.
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South Australia is pretty awesome: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Db7hvx_Srkw
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As far as cities go, I found Perth boring as gently caress. Western Australia is awesome, though. Head south to wine country, north to adventure country, east for lots of desert and people mining things. Rent a camper van and drive it from Perth to Broome over two weeks, then fly back. You'll get to see Ningaloo Reef instead, which rivals the Great Barrier. The Kimberley coast is loving amazing, too, but it's north of Broome. I'm sure there are tours for backpackers - do something like this: http://www.peterpans.com.au/backpacking-holidays-australia/19-day18-night-aussie-wanderer-perth-darwin-safari-one-way March will be hot.
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Mr Chips posted:Rottnest Island, with the Quokkas? There's a Kangaroo Island 2000km away in South Australia, that doesn't have quokkas but does have kangaroos. And a lot of koalas and seals and sea lions and possums and platypus. Kangaroo Island is awesome
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HookShot posted:And penguins!!!! Oh yeah, thousands of penguins. It's one of my favourite places too, even if it costs a small fortune to get the ferry. I take most of my foreign visitors there for a few days and they usually combine their first experience sleeping in a swag with their first echidna sighting. Most have seen koalas - they live all around my house in Adelaide - but nearly everything else is new for them.
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Absolute Zero posted:Another question to anyone out there in this thread. The town I'm moving to has two banking options -- ANZ or Westpac. Any advice regarding those two, or are they pretty much the same? Do you need to have personal interaction for your banking? All my banking is done online, with ING Direct. They don't have branches. If I'm unlucky enough to receive a cheque I think I have to either post it to ING (if I even have any envelopes!) or takes it to a certain type of Australia Post branch. Not sure.
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Hang on... did people on working holiday visas not pay tax previously?
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jjack229 posted:Does anyone have any particular suggestions of places to see along my route? I have no interest in cities, so I don't plan to spend anymore time than needed in Sydney or Melbourne. I just want to see cool landscapes and animals. Don't stop at Wilcannia. I'm pretty impressed you're planning to go inland - so many people stick to the coasts. Central and western New South Wales is great, and if you stick to the sealed roads you're nowhere remote enough to be concerned about being stranded in the event of car trouble. That said, a week to drive from Sydney to Melbourne via Broken Hill isn't much. Broken Hill to Melbourne can be done in several ways: Broken Hill to Adelaide, via the Barrier Highway. If you take this route you'll see some great scenery between Broken Hill and Burra. It's mostly flat and desert but it's pretty cool - I like it. From Burra, head south through Clare (wine country) to Adelaide (it's a city but it's not enormous) and check out the Adelaide Hills, Kangaroo Island, and the South East of South Australia around Mt. Gambier before crossing into Victoria and hitting the Grampians from the southern end and then making your way to the western end of the Great Ocean Road. Alternatively, you could head to Adelaide via the Riverland: Broken Hill to Mildura, Mildura to Renmark, and then one of a variety of ways to Adelaide. This route will take you across the Murray River. From Adelaide, follow the above. Otherwise, from Mildura you can ignore South Australia completely ( ) and go south to Ouyen, Warracknabeal (hometown of one of the greats of Australian music, Nick Cave) and get to Horsham, which is one of the larger towns near the Grampians. Check those out for a while and then I thoroughly recommend following the road to Hamilton (there are great views of the mountains) and for dinner in the iconic Royal Mail Hotel. The chef has moved to another place, but conveniently if you follow the Great Ocean Road from near Warrnambool (south of Hamilton) and care enough about eating some seriously epic food then it's relatively easy to get to his new restaurant from Lorne.Have fun!
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freebooter posted:I found the ferry to be good value if you live in Victoria, but if you're driving in from interstate you may as well fly to Hobart and rent. If you've got a fun car, Tasmania has some excellent driving roads. Like, some of the best in Australia. I'm planning a driving/eating/golfing trip
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I like turtles posted:I'm going to Sydney for ~10 days in July. I couldn't tell you specifics, but have a look at this blog: http://www.b-kyu.com/ They're Sydney based and eat just about everything, everywhere - usually suburban rather than central, but there's enough in the city to keep you occupied.
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khysanth posted:Wife and I bought some error fare tickets (that are now confirmed) so it looks like we're going to Australia in August! Looking for just a little bit of advice: Can you cancel the Brisbane to Sydney flight? That's not much time... but yeah, as has been said, have a flight with to Cairns booked to suit your arrival into Brisbane. Spend a few days there, then take a flight with Qantas to Ayres Rock. When you're done there, fly with Virgin Australia from Ayres Rock to Sydney. Flights to and from Ayres Rock won't be cheap but if you're a hiker there are some amazing walks around Ayres Rock and The Olgas and being middle-of-the-big-rear end-Australian-desert they're so much different to the tropical beaches and rainforests around Cairns. Sydney is worth at least 24 hours - much more so than Brisbane.
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AlliedBiscuit posted:So I'm going to be in Sydney for Christmas Eve/Christmas (just those two days) for what is basically a long layover before we do a week in New Zealand. I am not from Sydney but I spend a bit of time there. I don't really like the place, but earlier this year I did some touristy things for the first time in a while and had a great time. Board the F4 ferry at Pyrmont Bay and ride it all the way to Watson's Bay. Have lunch at the pub just near the ferry dock. Take the ferry back to Circular Quay, then the ferry to Taronga Zoo. Or explore around Watson's Bay - there are a bunch of parks and hiking trails. It's a nice place. Cockatoo Island is also worth checking out - it's an old military base/shipyards that's been turned into a museum with a few decent places to eat strewn around the place. You could also take the train from Central down to Cronulla, then take the ferry from Cronulla to Bundeena and spend the day exploring Royal National Park. Finch! fucked around with this message at 08:13 on Nov 12, 2018 |
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I'm a long-time Telstra user and their BYO phone plans are pretty decent these days. That said, I have two phones when I embark on remote area road trips because there are places with Optus coverage only - William Creek and a few places in south-western Queensland spring to mind.
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I did this a couple of years ago: The distances aren't too bad.  But the roads can be pretty crappy.  The scenery is nice.  Full gallery: https://imgur.com/a/WJzVr I did the 2100km trip over three days, and they were long days. 10/10 would do again.
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