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Getting Down Under

http://www.gettingdownunder.com

A British expat writes about his experiences discovering his new home land of Australia. Includes information and advice for those people looking to emigrate to Australia now or in the near future.

Added on: Jan 24th, 2007
Country: Australia
Language: English

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Recent Posts

Happy Holidays Everyone!

Posted on Wednesday December 23rd, 2009 at 20:03 in immigration, australia, Turkey, christmas, featured, Blog Entries, financial crisis, immi, christmas in australia

G’day everyone! Well, in less that 14 hours time it’s going to be Christmas day here in Australia. For those ‘enjoying’ the snow throughout many countries in the Northern hemisphere, you’ll be interested to know that it&...
Nil visa application charge for students affected by college closures

Posted on Friday December 18th, 2009 at 02:02 in migration, visa, visas, student visa, education provider

From the 1st of January 2010, the Migration Regulations are being amended to allow Student visa holders who have been affected by the closure of their education provider in the preceding 12 months to lodge an application for a further Student visa to...
Exchange Rates – Time To Pay Attention?

Posted on Wednesday December 2nd, 2009 at 03:49 in money, Currency, australia, Money Matters, exchange rate, tra, aussie dollar, exchange rates, global financial crisis, australian dollars, aussie dollars

Exchange rates might be something you’ve traditionally not paid much attention to in the past. Sure you may have found yourself faced with the prospect of having to calculate the ‘value’ of the 20 Euro leather belt you’ve just purchased in t...
457 Visa Holders – A benefit to Australia?

Posted on Wednesday December 2nd, 2009 at 02:00 in visa, featured, visas, 457, jobs in australia, mining industry, 457-visa, australian department of immigration, benefit to australia

Since starting my new role in the mining industry, I’ve found myself working for an organisation which is much more reliant on skilled resources brought in from overseas. I was chatting to one of the hiring managers the other day about this and bei...
Our Mate Marmite – The Australian Drought Is Over

Posted on Wednesday December 2nd, 2009 at 00:46 in Blog Entries, vegemite, marmite

Our mate is back - And it's all mine! Before I even begin this entry I must take a few moments to apologise to the 1500+ folks who have decided over the last 12 months to subscribe to our free newsletter so they can benefit from receiving our ‘...
Sydney house prices in 2010 – heading Up, down or nowhere fast?

Posted on Wednesday November 25th, 2009 at 19:35 in real estate, housing, lifestyle, australia, Sydney, houses, house-prices, house-price, sydney housing

I should preface this article by saying that unfortunately the crystal ball to tell us how Sydney house prices will weather the next 12 months has not yet been discovered. So, if you are looking for someone to tell you this with certainty – keep ...