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News from the Australian Federal Budget for Working Holiday Makers
The Australian Federal Budget was handed down on 12 May 2015 by the then Australian Federal Treasurer, Joe Hockey. If you are coming to work
10 Best Day Trips out of Sydney
Since arriving in Sydney in January 2015 on my working holiday visa, I’ve been putting together (and beginning to tick off) a list of must
Which Countries are Eligible for an Australian Working Holiday Visa?
If you are considering applying for a working holiday visa in Australia, you must hold a valid passport from one of the countries below. 417
How to Keep Your Temp Job in the Silly Season
You are here on holiday, and perhaps this is your first southern hemisphere Christmas. The novelty of being able to stay out late in your
One in 20 Working Holiday Makers given 457 Visas
Two-thirds of 457 visa workers have secured jobs that did not have to be advertised to Australians. There has been a long debate about Australia’s
Australian Government Investigating Exploitation of Working Holiday Farm Workers
Farmers are being warned they could be held liable for the underpayment of workers on their farms, even if they’re employed through labour hire companies.
Dubbo: Somewhere over the… Blue Mountains
With apologies to Harold Arlen & E.Y Harburg, another instalment in my ‘There’s more to Australia than Sydney’ series. So you have been in Australia a
A Guide to Australia for Kiwis by a Kiwi
Although Kiwis aren’t really in Australia on a working holiday visa, New Zealand expats face many of the same experiences as working holiday makers, so we’re taking a
Australia Doesn’t Begin and End in Sydney: Hobart’s MONA Museum
Just as the U.S. doesn’t begin and end in New York and the same for the United Kingdom and London, there is a lot to