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Forum: Australia
Apr 24th 2011, 2:17 pm
Replies: 2,449
Views: 271,150
Posted By MarkMC

Re: Anyone Quitting Aus due to High Cost of Living

HAHA yep I have, but offshore to (many countries) is the same from UK or OZ... some good..lots bad.

edit - why discriminate against India when several other neighbouring countries are the same...
Forum: Australia
Apr 24th 2011, 2:12 pm
Replies: 2,449
Views: 271,150
Posted By MarkMC

Re: Anyone Quitting Aus due to High Cost of Living

High cost of living aside...another reason to quit:

I allowed a software vendor access on Thursday evening for a certain agreed period to install an upgrade. I have just received a call: we ****ed...
Forum: Australia
Apr 22nd 2011, 12:28 pm
Replies: 2,449
Views: 271,150
Posted By MarkMC

Re: Anyone Quitting Aus due to High Cost of Living

Shhh, I'm making a killing already...
Forum: Australia
Apr 22nd 2011, 7:20 am
Replies: 2,449
Views: 271,150
Posted By MarkMC

Re: Anyone Quitting Aus due to High Cost of Living

care to elaborate:rofl::rofl::rofl:
Forum: Australia
Apr 21st 2011, 10:26 am
Replies: 2,449
Views: 271,150
Posted By MarkMC

Re: Anyone Quitting Aus due to High Cost of Living

how often do you buy a 65" tv?
how often do you buy groceries?

EDIT - UK does not have the market for 65" tv's, not that many people have a room big enough.
Forum: Australia
Apr 21st 2011, 3:46 am
Replies: 2,449
Views: 271,150
Posted By MarkMC

Re: Anyone Quitting Aus due to High Cost of Living

just got back from Woollies...red bell peppers (the locals call them something stupid beginning with C) $9 a kilo AND the whole box on display were rotten, squashed and split :frown:

I did have...
Forum: Australia
Apr 13th 2011, 10:58 pm
Replies: 2,449
Views: 271,150
Posted By MarkMC

Re: Anyone Quitting Aus due to High Cost of Living

very beautiful, working from home, sat under the alfresco with a view of Tambouine mtn:D...still skint though
Forum: Australia
Apr 11th 2011, 9:10 am
Replies: 2,449
Views: 271,150
Posted By MarkMC

Re: Anyone Quitting Aus due to High Cost of Living

or in my case a whole 9 months earlier :thumbsup:
Forum: Australia
Apr 11th 2011, 7:35 am
Replies: 2,449
Views: 271,150
Posted By MarkMC

Re: Anyone Quitting Aus due to High Cost of Living

The line above the bit where you enter the dates states: "If you were granted a migrant visa offshore your permanent residence date is your date of first arrival in Australia on this visa " <- to me...
Forum: Australia
Apr 11th 2011, 5:12 am
Replies: 2,449
Views: 271,150
Posted By MarkMC

Re: Anyone Quitting Aus due to High Cost of Living

ok. thought i had to be here 4years. arrived 1st october 08. haven't left at all. ill check the immigration site. thanks:fingerscrossed::fingerscrossed::fingerscrossed:
Forum: Australia
Apr 11th 2011, 2:31 am
Replies: 2,449
Views: 271,150
Posted By MarkMC

Re: Anyone Quitting Aus due to High Cost of Living

Drive from Coomera is ok if you avoid peak hours, If I leave before 6am or after 8:45 I can do it in about 45 minutes, in these times its more like 1hr 20. Train is ok outside these times too, but...
Forum: Australia
Apr 10th 2011, 12:43 pm
Replies: 2,449
Views: 271,150
Posted By MarkMC

Re: Anyone Quitting Aus due to High Cost of Living

Mrs went back for a family thing, couldn't afford for both of us to go.

I'm still in touch with guys I worked with, things had slowed, but starting to pick up now apparently.

Looking on...
Forum: Australia
Apr 10th 2011, 10:33 am
Replies: 2,449
Views: 271,150
Posted By MarkMC

Re: Anyone Quitting Aus due to High Cost of Living

Yep, Been trying to go contracting up here, but can't get more than $60 an hour (inc super) not worth giving up the permy job for that.
Forum: Australia
Apr 10th 2011, 9:53 am
Replies: 2,449
Views: 271,150
Posted By MarkMC

Re: Anyone Quitting Aus due to High Cost of Living

Not read all the posts, but finding it hard to justify staying here.

Moved up to Gold Coast (working in Brissie) money is apparently good but I was earning the "figure" in the UK (swap the $ for a...
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