In 2009, the Queensland government released a list of the top 150 Queensland Icons
This is the list, in Alphabetical order:
1974 Queensland floods
1982 Brisbane Commonwealth Games
All chained up for women’s rights (1965 at Regatta Hotel)
Allan (Alfie)… Read the rest
Looking at Icons of the two countries today, and noticed some very interesting “things” (people, places and events) that are listed as national icons.
Australia
England
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander flags
Alice In Wonderland
Aerogard
The Angel Of The… Read the rest
An opportunity arises when a person flies in one direction by one airline, and then the return trip by the other, to evaluate the two airlines.
Well, this just happened, and the difference can be incredible and expensive.
Watch this… Read the rest
Australian Newspapers from the News Corp Group
Daily Telegraph
Gold Coast Bulletin
Herald Sun
NT News
Post-Courier
Sunday Herald Sun
Sunday Mail
Sunday Tasmanian
Sunday Territorian
Sunday Times
The Advertiser
The Australian
The Courier-Mail
The Mercury
The Sunday Mail
The… Read the rest
Most unlocked mobiles phone will work OK in Australia, but a chart showing some of the options is below.
Band/Provider
Optus
Telstra
Vodafone
2G GSM 850
-
-
-
2G GSM 900
Yes
Yes
Yes
2G GSM 1800
Yes
Yes… Read the rest
Third Culture Kids: The Experience of Growing Up Among Worlds by David C. Pollock and Ruth van Reken
Filled with real-life anecdotes, Third Culture Kids (TCK) examines the nature of the TCK experience and its effect on maturing, developing a… Read the rest
A book that could be of interest to people moving between countries, written by a person with experience of changing cultures due to living in different countries.
Home Keeps Moving tackles the struggles and… Read the rest
When you migrate to Australia what do you bring and what do you leave behind ?
The first thing I will suggest is:
UK power boards, so that you can plug in your UK electrical appliances without having to change… Read the rest
In Australia you will find different types of “Air Conditioning” systems, the most common being:
Split System Reverse Cycle
Ducted Reverse Cycle
Evaporative Cooling System
Split System Reverse Cycle
The normal Split System Reverse Cycle, comprises an outdoor cooling/heating unit,… Read the rest
A new page to list any groups that arrange regular, or even irregular, meet ups designed for British Expats in Sydney, who need assistance in building new friendship groups in their new country.
If you know of any meet-ups suitable,… Read the rest
RELOCATION: PHIL DOWN UNDER II
Property guru Phil Spencer from C4’s ‘Location Location Location’ is taking his property finding and negotiating skills along with a large dose of English charm, down under. He’s heading to the other side of the… Read the rest
A computer keyboard without a £ sign can be a problem for some people who need to type with the £ sign.
There is a relatively easy way to get around this shortfall with non UK keyboards.
ALT 156 or… Read the rest
Quorn, the brand name of a range of meat and soy free food, is now available in Australia.
Expected Availability:
Woolworths and Coles
Quorn Lasagne 300g
Quorn Cottage Pie 300g
Quorn Sausages 300g
Quorn Mince 300g
Coles Only
Quorn Schnitzels… Read the rest
Australia covers a very large area: 7,617,930 square kilometre, but with a small population of only about 22 million, as at 2010.
This gives us a Population Density for Australia of only about 2.8 people per square kilometre.
The Population… Read the rest
Most, if not all, of the Fridges and Freezers in Australia will have a classification rating, based on the ambient temperature that they are designed to operate in.
Each Unit should have a visible rating plate, showing the Temperature Class,… Read the rest
A question asked on the other section of this website recently was:
Was moving to Australia the right move for you ?
From 123 replies, 28 said that they were not yet sure, presumably as they hadn’t been here long… Read the rest
Paid Parental Leave became available from January 2011 in Australia.
The Paid Parental Leave scheme:
Is government funded, not an employers expense.
Is for eligible working parents (Australian residents) of children born or adopted on or after 1 January 2011.… Read the rest
The following rates of tax apply to companies for the:
2009-2010
30% for companies, including corporate limited partnerships, strata title bodies corporate, trustees of corporate unit trusts and public trading trusts.
2012-2013
28% Small Companies
30% Large Companies
2013-2014
28%… Read the rest
Various migration companies hold regular Emigration Seminars at various places in the United Kingdom, aimed at providing assistance to potential migrants to Australia.
Down Under Live
at the Business Design Centre, Islington on the 18th & 19th September 2010 and… Read the rest
What basic Financial things do you need to know about Australia ?
Banking, Insurance, various things like this can be complex to a newcomer to Australia, so I hope to add some basic information here, with links for more detailed… Read the rest
