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| kolbep:
This is not really electronics related, but I know you guys are an intelligent bunch, with plenty of Australians. Just considering options to provide a better life for my family of 4 (My wife, myself, 9 and 11 year old children). Briefly : 38 Year old Caucasian Male in good health, sober habits. After finishing Grade 12, went directly to working for a local ISP for approx 6 years (Support, Server Administration, Networking, wireless, etc). Thereafter worked for an Electrical Company for 6 years (completing N2 and N3 Electrical, and passing both trade tests. From 2012 onwards I have been running my own Electrical Company (Doing Commercial, Industrial, Residential Installations/Repairs), as well as doing networking on occasion. Of Course I am also an electronics hobbyist. With this post I would like to accomplish the following things (just to help my mind process everything): . Is it worth it to Emmigrate to Australia . Any Suggestions on how to go about this. . Any other Comments / suggestions. Any thoughts will help. Thanks Peter |
| wasyoungonce:
I know nothing of emigration...although have lived in NZ....but many Safer's move to Perth (though Sydney has the largest population of ex pats) as the climate in Perth is kinda similar and it has quite a big ex pat population nowdays. For kids....Perth is a great place to live and grow up. All of Australia is, universal medicare, social welfare is ok not great if you need it, law and order reasonable, a non gun culture. National debt is reasonably low and wages are reasonable ...As for jobs...cannot say. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_African_Australians |
| retiredfeline:
I've been here for decades so probably there have been many changes to the details, but the second question is the easiest to answer. It's all on the official Australian home affairs website, though I suspect many of the programs have been scaled down or hibernated in the current C-19 situation, hardly anybody is coming in or going out. I wouldn't expect to arrive here inside of 2 years even if all the paperwork goes smoothly. As for the first question, it's not perfect, but a very decent country to live in compared to most others. You'd have to be the judge of that. |
| ozcar:
For a while, the place to go to find out about such things was https://www.saaustralia.org/. I just took a peek there now, and there does seem to be some activity there, but not as much as there used to be. Maybe discussions have moved elsewhere, or maybe just due to current world situation. |
| VK3DRB:
Few flights coming here due to COVID. Unlike the EU, UK, US, India etc, we are almost COVID free. Even if your could come here soon, you will be quarantined for 2 weeks at your expense. A few points IMO about Australia: Can be difficult to get good work, as the competition can be tough, but there are plenty of jobs around for unskilled work like fruit picking etc. You need to check if your qualifications are recognised here. If not, you might be required to do a bridging course. Pay is generally much higher here than most other countries. Cost of living is very high in the cities, much less in country areas, primarily due to housing costs. Housing in Melbourne and Sydney is the most expensive in the world (due to dreadful government policies over many years). No house within a radius of 10km from where I live sells for under $1 million. A lot of rules and regulations, and government bureaucracy. Weather is great in most parts, but can get very hot.... up to 45 deg C. Education is amongst the best in the world. Racism is definitely not tolerated here. If you are caught discriminating because of skin colour, religion or class, you will get your arse fried. It is considered bad taste to save face, boast, flaunt wealth, brag about income. Sweden and France are similar in this regard. Political correctness is quite prevalent in Australia. Australians are generally seen as quite friendly compared to people in most other most other countries. If you become an Australian citizen, you are required to vote at federal, state and council elections. Don't vote, you get fined. Don't pay the fine, you go to jail. Pre-COVID, Melbourne was the world's most liveable city for many years. It dropped to 2nd in 2019 and Sydney is 3rd. Taxes are high, but we have reasonable social welfare here. You don't need to acquire a taste of Vegemite to fit in with our culture. Vegemite is generally dislike by immigrants and foreigners, but is well liked by most people born here :-+. But having lived in the US, and spent a lot of time other other countries, I would not live anywhere else. |
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