So, you’ve landed in Australia on a Working Holiday Visa, blown all your money on travelling, and you’re ready to settle down for a while. Now the small task of finding a job! As I am on a Working Holiday Visa and currently working in recruitment, I am sometimes asked ‘how do you get a …
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You have just received your Working Holiday Visa to Australia and are deciding where your first stop will be…. Why not head straight to Brisbane in sunny Queensland? Here are 10 reasons to visit Brisbane: Brisbane is generally cheaper to live than Sydney and Melbourne and commutes to work are shorter (more time and money for fun) A …
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With the weather heating up, school holidays and Christmas on our doorstep you might be asking what on earth can we do in Perth in December/January. Well here is a list of my top things to do in Perth. Check out the Christmas Lights Tour This year the city will shine brighter with 27 mesmerising …
There are a lot of reasons why bar work is such a popular option for Working Holiday Makers: there’s plenty of it about in both urban and regional areas, most employers are used to itinerant workers, it’s a social environment and it’s (usually) better paid than jobs like fundraising or retail. And there’s booze. But …
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Growing up in Melbourne, Brisbane was always little more than the place down the road from the beaches, resorts and fun parks of the Gold Coast, of which Melbournians were quite fond. But then people began returning from trips up north with reports that went something along the lines of “hey, y’know, Brisbane’s actually pretty …
Working holiday makers on 417 visas have been vulnerable to exploitation in a range of industries. In 2016 the Fair Work Ombudsman released the findings of an inquiry into the experiences of 417 visa-holders and found significant numbers of workers felt they had been taken advantage of by their employers. This was particularly prevalent for …
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If you only had 30 minutes to spend in Sydney, you’d probably walk around Circular Quay and take photos of the Opera House and Harbour Bridge. But for anyone spending longer than that in Sydney, there’s an endless amount of things to do that will provide a taste, feel and view of one of the …
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People often stereotype working holiday-makers with statements about how they like to drink. We know this is an offensive generalisation and not in the least bit true. A more reasonable and truthful statement that we’re proud to make is that they all like to drink cheaply. So we thought we’d help them out with a list …
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Descriptions of Melbourne invariably mention two things: laneways and coffee, which is odd, as both those things can be found in practically every city in the world. So what is it about Melbourne that makes Melbourne people so proud? What is it that makes them insist it’s different to any other city in the country? …
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Adelaide is the capital and main city of South Australia and the 5th largest Australian city. It has been proclaimed in 1836 in Glenelg, which is now a well-known seaside suburb of Adelaide. This city was the first to recognise aboriginal land rights and the first to give the women voting rights. Adelaide was originally …