Australia economy/bubble/fiscal cliff/recession 'stuff'
Nov 13th 2012, 10:59 pm
#121
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Re: Australia economy/bubble/explosion/recession 'stuff'
Look guys, it isn't the purpose to make fun out of a struggling economy but just to warn people to look closer because a lot of you out there are putting all you've got into going Down under with a dream. I'm only trying to open up your eyes before taking the dicision and lose all what you've got on making the trip (approx. around 10.000 with a small family) and discover that you're not able to find a job and lose all of the rest of your savings in the costs of living for at least the first half year. And believe me, Australia became very expensive over the last few years. It is clear that the economy is slowing down here and it's becoming more and more difficult to find a job.
Nov 13th 2012, 11:14 pm
#122
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Nov 14th 2012, 2:28 am
#123
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Re: Australia celebrates 21 years of continuous economic growth
http://britishexpats.com/forum/showthread.php?t=777266
Nov 14th 2012, 5:53 am
#124
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Re: Australia economy/bubble/explosion/recession 'stuff'
The wife works for one of the big 4 auditors. She tells me that many of her clients are now laying people off. These are mainly high paying jobs. Even the big auditors have started cutting back and that hasn't happened since the height of the GFC.
I was also talking with a manager last week of one of Melbournes largest residential volume builders. They have cut the amount of building supervisors from 50 to 25 in the last 6 months. That's a huge cutback.
I was also talking with a manager last week of one of Melbournes largest residential volume builders. They have cut the amount of building supervisors from 50 to 25 in the last 6 months. That's a huge cutback.
Nov 14th 2012, 5:57 am
#125
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Re: Aussie inflation rises
Neither has my husband (printer in melbourne for the last 5 years, think his last pay rise was about 3.5 years ago) but to tell you the truth we count ourselves lucky, we are both working, i highly doubt my OH would be working in scotland today.
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Nov 14th 2012, 6:00 am
#126
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Re: Australia economy/bubble/explosion/recession 'stuff'
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Nov 14th 2012, 7:39 am
#127
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Re: Australia economy/bubble/explosion/recession 'stuff'
Look guys, it isn't the purpose to make fun out of a struggling economy but just to warn people to look closer because a lot of you out there are putting all you've got into going Down under with a dream. I'm only trying to open up your eyes before taking the dicision and lose all what you've got on making the trip (approx. around 10.000 with a small family) and discover that you're not able to find a job and lose all of the rest of your savings in the costs of living for at least the first half year. And believe me, Australia became very expensive over the last few years. It is clear that the economy is slowing down here and it's becoming more and more difficult to find a job.
I think this is very good advice and extremely relevant, but everyone's circumstances are different and you might not be aware of this not living here in the UK, but there has been a massive shift in millions of people's working circumstances, due to the cuts and austerity measures, which the negative effects are many and varied and no one is saying or thinking its going to be easy finding work in Australia and clearly at the moment there seems to be a slow down, but again it is far worse in the UK and that's what is great about a site like this, it gives people information about how the reality of life is in Australia and each individual will have to make their own decisions, based on what they are also experiencing in the UK. I used to say that if you have a good job in the UK your best staying put, but our jobs when we first started in them, were thought of as jobs for life, but they aren't anymore and it's a sign of the times.
Nov 14th 2012, 7:57 am
#129
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Re: Australia economy/bubble/explosion/recession 'stuff'
Look guys, it isn't the purpose to make fun out of a struggling economy but just to warn people to look closer because a lot of you out there are putting all you've got into going Down under with a dream. I'm only trying to open up your eyes before taking the dicision and lose all what you've got on making the trip (approx. around 10.000 with a small family) and discover that you're not able to find a job and lose all of the rest of your savings in the costs of living for at least the first half year. And believe me, Australia became very expensive over the last few years. It is clear that the economy is slowing down here and it's becoming more and more difficult to find a job.
Nov 14th 2012, 9:10 am
#130
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Re: Australia economy/bubble/explosion/recession 'stuff'
Nov 14th 2012, 10:46 am
#131
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Re: Australia celebrates 21 years of continuous economic growth
couldn't you merge this one into it too, its about as relevant as most posts
http://britishexpats.com/forum/showthread.php?t=777266
http://britishexpats.com/forum/showthread.php?t=777266
The OP was binned, I was hoping hoping the thread would die on it's own, not be given new life.
Nov 14th 2012, 10:51 am
#132
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Re: Australia economy/bubble/explosion/recession 'stuff'
...can we please have '/fiscal cliff' added to the thread title...just in case!?
Nov 14th 2012, 11:08 am
#134
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