^ Nope, I'm in environmental consulting.
Another thing I forgot about, because I wasn't eligible... you should be eligible for LAFHA (Living Away From Home Allowance). Basically, because you are here on a visa and Australia isn't your regular home, part of your salary ($32,000 for a single person, I think) becomes non-taxable. Your employer has to set things up appropriately. Talk to them, because it makes a huge difference in your take home pay. I bought a home here, so obviously Canada was no longer my home that I was returning to, so I became ineligible.
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