Every guide for Australia, grouped by topic.
You can sort out banking within your first week β and in some cases before you even board the plane. Here's how.β¦
Australia is a car country outside the inner cities, and the used market is deep and transparent β if you know the paperwork. Regiβ¦
Australia is one of the world's most expensive countries to live in, and Sydney and Melbourne sit at the top of that list. A singlβ¦
You book a comprehensive eye test directly with an optometrist β no GP referral needed β and Medicare covers the test under bulk bβ¦
As a sole trader, you and the business are the same legal entity. You report your business profit on your personal tax return and β¦
Australia's public system, Medicare, covers much of essential care β but not everyone who moves here can use it. Your visa type deβ¦
Most individuals lodge their Australian tax return online through myTax, inside the ATO's online services accessed via myGov. The β¦
Australia's migration system is rules-based and unforgiving of avoidable errors. These are the mistakes that most commonly sink apβ¦
Australia's tax year runs from 1 July to 30 June, and income tax is charged at marginal rates: each slice of your income is taxed β¦
A first-timer's route linking the four headline stops β Sydney, Melbourne, the Great Barrier Reef, and Uluru β with realistic paciβ¦
Short answer: 65 is the minimum score to lodge an Expression of Interest (EOI) in SkillSelect β not a promise of an invitation. Foβ¦
Short answer: the subclass 191 (Permanent Residence (Skilled Regional)) visa requires four things β you must have held an eligibleβ¦
Short answer: Australian citizens, permanent residents, and New Zealand Special Category (subclass 444) holders are eligible β andβ¦
Permanent residency is the goal of most Australian migration plans β and citizenship by conferral is the step after. The residenceβ¦
Get a local SIM on day one and home internet sorted in your first week β both are straightforward.β¦
Australia's big cities run on smartcard ticketing β Opal in Sydney, myki in Melbourne, go card in Brisbane and South-East Queenslaβ¦
Finding a rental is the first big hurdle after landing in Australia. In Sydney, Melbourne, and Brisbane the market moves fast β goβ¦
Thousands of migrants each year reach Australian permanent residency through study: arrive on a Student visa (subclass 500), graduβ¦
Tax residency in Australia is not the same as immigration status. A student visa holder can be a tax resident, and a permanent resβ¦
Australia is too big to see in one trip, so it pays to pick headline sights you can cluster by region. These are the places worth β¦
Australia doesn't have a VAT β it has the Goods and Services Tax (GST): a flat 10% tax on most goods and services. The practical dβ¦
Australia's immigration system runs on two parallel tracks: points-tested skilled visas for people who qualify on their own meritsβ¦
There are two fundamentally different ways to get a work-based visa for Australia: find an employer who sponsors you, or qualify oβ¦