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Forum: Australia
Oct 28th 2019, 10:44 am
Replies: 2
Views: 549
Posted By big_matt

801 visa passport renewal query

Hi All,
Wanted to ask for guidance as am a bit confused by the information available through formal channels.
I lived in oz from 2005 to 2010 and had an 801 visa as my partner is australian. Since...
Forum: Australia
Sep 2nd 2014, 10:17 am
Replies: 107
Views: 9,488
Posted By big_matt

Re: Ping pom confused UK>Perth>UK>Perth>Melbourne>UK?

Being a ping-ponger shouldn't be seen as a problem. Go wherever makes you happy and is appropriate for you and your family at this particular time of your life. We've done 2 spells in Australia and...
Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
Jul 19th 2014, 4:54 pm
Replies: 2
Views: 561
Posted By big_matt

155 visa after 801.

Hi all,

Have searched the forums and also called the uk australian embassy line about this but just wanted to check if my assumptions are correct.

I lived in oz from early 2005 to late 2010. In...
Forum: Australia
Oct 22nd 2013, 2:12 pm
Replies: 241
Views: 14,996
Posted By big_matt

Re: Positive signs in the Australian Real Estate Market

You can't really make a fair comparison between London and any Australian city, particularly somewhere like Brisbane (you wouldn't compare Glasgow with Sydney property values).

Prime Central...
Forum: Australia
Sep 25th 2013, 4:14 pm
Replies: 25
Views: 11,864
Posted By big_matt

Re: Car Shipping - Roll On Roll Off Service

That's a good shout thanks - I will look into this.

The more I investigate prices of cars in Oz the more frightening they look. Taking my car over would be ideal if its allowable and not a...
Forum: Australia
Sep 6th 2013, 7:21 am
Replies: 39
Views: 11,592
Posted By big_matt

Re: Taking whisky to Oz (again)

Im talking about taking my collection over. There's a lot of it, none are available in shops, etc.
Forum: Australia
Sep 5th 2013, 12:51 pm
Replies: 39
Views: 11,592
Posted By big_matt

Re: Taking whisky to Oz (again)

Just to pick this up again, am I right in thinking that sending my personal whisky collection in a crate with the rest of my belongings would incur the following on each bottle:

Duty
GST
Wine...
Forum: Australia
Sep 5th 2013, 12:51 pm
Replies: 39
Views: 11,592
Posted By big_matt

Re: Taking whisky to Oz (again)

Just to pick this up again, am I right in thinking that sending my personal whisky collection in a crate with the rest of my belongings would incur the following on each bottle:

Duty
GST
Wine...
Forum: Australia
Sep 5th 2013, 12:46 pm
Replies: 75
Views: 8,083
Posted By big_matt

Re: 2.5x salary to achieve same standard of living as UK?

2.3 is no more useful than 2.5.

In fact 2.5 could become 2.3 in a short space of time if exchange rates move.

If people don't want to create a budget spreadsheet or do some internet research...
Forum: Australia
Sep 4th 2013, 11:35 am
Replies: 125
Views: 15,030
Posted By big_matt

Re: Compare standard of living in the UK with Australia

Re Brisbane/Melbourne I don't think there are any facts to back up the view on here that people find it harder to relocate to Brisbane. If there is anecdotal evidence to suggest this then it's...
Forum: Australia
Sep 4th 2013, 11:06 am
Replies: 75
Views: 8,083
Posted By big_matt

Re: 2.5x salary to achieve same standard of living as UK?

Can't speak for that industry specifically, but a lead BA would tend to be hired at significantly more than the standard BA $650 or whatever, and financial services tend to pay well on top of that....
Forum: Australia
Sep 4th 2013, 10:45 am
Replies: 75
Views: 8,083
Posted By big_matt

Re: 2.5x salary to achieve same standard of living as UK?

Depends what the OP's BA skills are. Does he have specialist skills in specialist applications or does he do standard BA work? I've seen plenty roles at $650 but I've been offered over $1000 still...
Forum: Australia
Aug 28th 2013, 1:46 pm
Replies: 62
Views: 4,893
Posted By big_matt

Re: Melbourne wins "The Economists' most liveable city in the world for 3rd year in a

I got that bit, was interested in a bit more detail about how the numbers were derived. Was it just a team of people ranking factors as tolerable etc, or was it more fact/statistics based?
Forum: Australia
Aug 28th 2013, 11:09 am
Replies: 62
Views: 4,893
Posted By big_matt

Re: Melbourne wins "The Economists' most liveable city in the world for 3rd year in a

Agree. It can be fine. But on other occasions I've been stuck in worse than I've ever seen in central London. Think it depends on a variety of factors.

Overall, personally, I'd say the traffic is...
Forum: Australia
Aug 28th 2013, 11:02 am
Replies: 62
Views: 4,893
Posted By big_matt

Re: Melbourne wins "The Economists' most liveable city in the world for 3rd year in a

That's right. There was a programme on tv in the UK called megacities which explored this. Apparently once cities hit a certain size (7m?) it becomes basically impossible to effectively move people...
Forum: Australia
Aug 28th 2013, 10:22 am
Replies: 62
Views: 4,893
Posted By big_matt

Re: Melbourne wins "The Economists' most liveable city in the world for 3rd year in a

Are these awards not a bit pointless? How liveable a city is surely depends on personal circumstances/interests/job/responsibilities etc.

I love Melbourne, and will probably move back there, but...
Forum: Australia
Aug 23rd 2013, 10:00 am
Replies: 84
Views: 16,766
Posted By big_matt

Re: Aussie Dollar continues to fall - £1 buys $1.66

No-one knows for certain obviously, but I expect more drops over time in the AUD. I said at the start of the thread you'd be a mug to buy $A at 1.66 and it's been a good decision so far with it...
Forum: Australia
Jul 9th 2013, 8:04 am
Replies: 53
Views: 7,162
Posted By big_matt

Re: Scotland to Brisbane!?

At last some common sense!

Too many snobs on this thread who think you can't survive unless you are living like a king. Yes, Australia is very expensive. But some of the views on here are putting...
Forum: Australia
Jul 6th 2013, 8:23 am
Replies: 41
Views: 4,967
Posted By big_matt

Re: places to visit between sydney and brisbane

My sister in law used to live in Taree, and I'd say it's both (a) a pretty river city, and (b) full of bogans. It may have changed by now - last time I visited was about 7 years ago.

Nothing wrong...
Forum: Australia
Jul 5th 2013, 9:16 am
Replies: 84
Views: 16,766
Posted By big_matt

Re: Aussie Dollar continues to fall - £1 buys $1.66

Good to hear. Maybe we can move back to Oz after all!

I still think Carney announcing forward guidance (if that happened) would really devalue the £ in a hurry though. The Australian issue may be...
Forum: Australia
Jul 5th 2013, 8:41 am
Replies: 84
Views: 16,766
Posted By big_matt

Re: Aussie Dollar continues to fall - £1 buys $1.66

The £ got smashed yesterday due to the new saviour at the bank of england. Sounds like this guy will be as useless as Mervin King. In fact, if he ever indicates forward guidance (which sounds...
Forum: Australia
Jul 4th 2013, 9:16 pm
Replies: 41
Views: 4,967
Posted By big_matt

Re: places to visit between sydney and brisbane

We've done that drive a few times but I can't remember the names of all the places. I'd highly recommend Lennox Head (a smaller, quieter, nicer, version of Byron Bay) and avoiding Kempsie.

The...
Forum: Australia
Jul 4th 2013, 6:19 pm
Replies: 49
Views: 7,701
Posted By big_matt

Re: Moving to Melbourne (Yay or Nay)

I do, and I've spent plenty time on both those beaches, but even in the UK I've been to many much better ones (obviously without the heat). There are several near my mums in the highlands, for...
Forum: Australia
Jul 4th 2013, 4:02 pm
Replies: 49
Views: 7,701
Posted By big_matt

Re: Moving to Melbourne (Yay or Nay)

^Good post.

btw am I the only person who doesn't rate the bay beaches in Melbourne? I loved the fact (coming from the UK) that the beaches were near the middle of the city and that you could...
Forum: The Barbie
Jul 4th 2013, 3:53 pm
Replies: 41
Views: 4,932
Posted By big_matt

Re: Going to sound like a complete idoit.

Agree. The UK has plenty bad points but the public transport can't possibly be worse than the non-existent system in Oz.

In fact the mere memory of waiting forever to be crushed onto a...
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