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Originally Posted by Mad Mel
1) Depends on your... 'thang'. Melbourne is more metro / cosmo, Perth and Brissy more laid-back, Adelaide operates in slow motion.
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I've kind of narrowed it down to Brisbane and Perth at this point.
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2) Visas: You'll want a 457, don't let them dick you around with some substandard piece of crap. The 457 buys you 4 years; if you dig it, you can apply for permanent residency after two.
Taxes: I haven't crunched the numbers, but gut feel says that it's pretty similar to Canada.
Wages: Higher than Canada. If they try to pay you the same as what you make in Calgary, they're hosing you.
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Yeah, the company is talking about a 457. Good to hear that's the way to go.
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Originally Posted by fotze
What kind of weird job moves you to another country but then lets you pick the city. If where you are located is not important, why move you? Curious about this job.
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It's a large consulting company that has offices in almost all of the major cities. I happen to work in a field that is transferable between all offices and also happens to be an area of need throughout the company. I can provide more details via PM if required. This started with the Australian job fare that was in Calgary several weeks ago.
For those interested, the unemployment rate in Australia is about 4.5% and they say that about 4% of Australians are "unemployable" (i.e. not interested in working for whatever reason). In other words, the unemployment is almost zero and they have a booming economy (particularly mining) and have a population smaller than Canada's.
I appreciate all of the advice.