Income Tax In Australia – A Guide To Australian Income Tax
Income tax in Australia is the most critical revenue stream within the Australian taxation system and like it or not, as a resident of Australia,…
Category: Made the move
Australian Mobile Phones – Getting Mobile In Australia
Having a mobile phone in Australia is a way of life and you won’t need to be in the country for long to realise that…
Medicare – An Overview Of Australias National Healthcare Service
Depending on your home country’s agreement with Australia, and your visa status, you may be entitled to Australia’s national healthcare service, more commonly known as…
Banking In Australia
Banking in Australia really isn’t that different to banking anywhere else in the world. It helps however to have an idea of what you are…
Cheque Savings or Credit? But what’s the difference?
Cheque Savings or Credit is a question you’ll frequently be presented with when paying for goods or services in Australia, but what is the difference?…
Jobs in Australia
Jobs in Australia still exist in their thousands and despite some of the more sombre news printed in the media of late, finding a job…
How to avoid the age loading fee on your private medical insurance
We had a really useful entry posted by one of our forum members which I think is really worth sharing on the main pages of…
How to Apply for your Australian Driving License
Applying for my Australian Driving License is something I have been meaning to do for some time it’s just that I haven’t had chance to…
Australian slang words – a definitive guide to Aussie slang
So you’ve decided to move to Australia. The sun shines, the sky is blue and Aussies speak a Language that we can all understand! Ok,…
First time buyers grant – An Overview
Being new residents to Australia we applied for the first time buyers grant as part of our mortgage application. The First Home Owner Grant (FHOG)…
Land for Sale in Australia – but not as we know it
I took this picture last week (click on thumbnail for a larger image) to give you an idea of the size of some of the…
How much money can I borrow to buy a house in Australia?
When we were back in the UK, it seems banks and building societies used a similar formula for calculating how much money you could borrow…