A City by City Guide to Living And Working in Australia (City By City Guide)

297 Pages·2000·13.03 MB·English

by  Roberta Duman

A City by City
Guide to Living
and Working in
Australia
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Contents
Preface xi
PARTI: LIVING IN. 1
1 Why Australia? 3
Why leave the UK? 3
Cost of living in Australia 4
Average wage 8
Unemployment 8
So why live and work in Australia? 9
2 Australia - An Introduction 10
The place 10
The history 1
Atractions 14
Useful general information 16
3 The Australian Way of Life 18
The people 18
Gay and lesbian Australia 19
The Ausie language 19
The lifestyle 20
The animals 21
Australians and sport 2
Fod and drink 25
4 Geting Around Australia 28
In the air 28
On the ground 29
Obtaining an Ausie driving licence 31
Owning a car 32
5 Finance 3
Tax 3
Superanuation 36
Banking and finance 37
VI A CITY BY CITY GUIDE TO AUSTRALIA
6 The Australian Healthcare System 43
Medicare 43
Private healthcare 46
Dental services 47
7 Education and Childcare 48
Education 48
Guide to the Ausie education system 49
Diferences betwen UK and Australia 51
Public v private 51
Further education 52
Childcare 53
8 Renting Your Australian Home 54
An overview of the curent rental market 54
Chosing where to live 5
How to start your search for a rental property 56
Once you have found somewhere 58
The aplication proces 59
Lease terms and conditions 60
What to expect when renting a property 61
When you first arive 62
Useful terminology 64
9 Utilities 65
Telecomunications 65
Water 68
Gas and electricity 68
A useful shortcut 69
Television 69
10 Shopping Guide - How to Save Time and Money 71
Furnishing your home 71
Electricals 72
Supermarkets 73
Department stores 73
Secondhand 74
CONTENTS VII
PART 2: WORKING IN ...
1 The Job Market in Australia 79
Managing your expectations 79
The realities 79
Where to begin 80
An overview of the curent job market 81
Growth and decline areas 82
Unemployment 84
Prospects 84
12 Researching the Australian Job Market from the UK 86
Sourcing information 86
Prior to departure from the UK 90
International recruitment agencies 91
Working holidays 91
13 Starting Your Job Search 93
Online tols 93
Recruitment agencies 94
Publications 94
Centrelink 95
Your resume 95
Job interviews 96
Salary expectations 96
Working conditions 97
PART 3: VISAS AND IMMIGRATION
14 An Overview 101
The categories 101
15 Temporary Residence 103
The International Relations Stream 103
A guide to the Working Holiday Visa 103
Sponsorship 106
16 Permanent Residence 112
The migration programme 112
Skil migration stream 12
Family migration stream 120
VIM A CITY BY CITY GUIDE TO AUSTRALIA
The aplication proces 121
Implications of returning to the UK 122
PART 4: CITY-BY-CITY GUIDE
17 Living in Sydney and NSW 127
The State 127
Sydney's history 128
The climate 129
The people 129
The atractions 131
Geting around 132
Cars and driving 135
18 Renting a Home in Sydney's Suburbs 138
An overview 138
The Iner West 140
The Eastern Suburbs 141
Southern Beaches 141
North Sydney 142
Northern Beaches 143
To find out more 143
19 Recreational Sydney 145
In the water 145
On the water 145
Out and about 146
Cultural Sydney 147
Sport 148
Fod and drink 150
Shoping 151
NSW atractions 152
Useful information 153
20 Working in Sydney 154
Cost of living 154
Employment 15
Opportunities and limitations for skiled migrants 156
How to find out if your occupation is in demand 156
Education 158
CONTENTS IX
21 Living in Melbourne and Victoria 160
Victoria 160
Melbourne 160
The history 161
The climate 161
The people and culture 162
The atractions 162
Guide to Melbourne's suburbs 165
Renting a home in Melbourne 168
Geting around 170
Childcare 171
22 Recreational Melbourne 172
Cultural Melbourne 172
Gay and lesbian 174
Sport 174
Fod and drink 17
Shoping 178
Victorian atractions 179
Useful information 180
23 Working and Studying in Victoria and Melbourne 181
Cost of living 181
Quality of life 182
Employment opportunities for migrants 182
Main industries 183
Education 184
24 Living in Brisbane and Queensland 186
Quensland 186
Brisbane 187
The history 187
The people 18
The climate 18
The culture 189
The atractions 189
Shoping 191
Fod and drink 192
Geting around 192