Britz in Oz for British Expats http://www.britzinoz.com/uk-australia Information for British Expats in Australia Wed, 02 Nov 2011 22:35:34 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 Household Pests in Australia http://www.britzinoz.com/uk-australia/animals-pets-and-wildlife/household-pests-in-australia http://www.britzinoz.com/uk-australia/animals-pets-and-wildlife/household-pests-in-australia#comments Fri, 13 May 2011 05:49:14 +0000 admin http://www.britzinoz.com/uk-australia/?p=1600 Household Pests in Australia

Pest Control

It is very common in Australia to have your house sprayed for pests

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The above

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Australian scorpions can give a painful sting but are not considered dangerous.

Scorpions are mostly nocturnal but they

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Some information from a useful page at the Australian Museum Online, about Spiders.

Q: How many dangerous spider bites

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This link, from the Queensland Museum, is one of many with some information on them. On checking for details

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]]> http://www.britzinoz.com/uk-australia/animals-pets-and-wildlife/snakes-in-australia/feed 0 Minimum Child Working Age http://www.britzinoz.com/uk-australia/employment-2/minimum-child-working-age http://www.britzinoz.com/uk-australia/employment-2/minimum-child-working-age#comments Sat, 30 Apr 2011 06:16:51 +0000 admin http://www.britzinoz.com/uk-australia/?p=1553 Most children in Australia are allowed to begin part time work at about the age of 14, as long

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]]> http://www.britzinoz.com/uk-australia/comparisons/education-spending-per-school-child/feed 0 NAB National Australia Bank http://www.britzinoz.com/uk-australia/banking-and-finance/nab-national-australia-bank http://www.britzinoz.com/uk-australia/banking-and-finance/nab-national-australia-bank#comments Wed, 13 Apr 2011 04:32:53 +0000 admin http://www.britzinoz.com/uk-australia/?p=1536 The National Australia Bank commonly known as the NAB, is one of Australia’s Big Banks.

I often recommend them

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