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Hi, I moved from Coffs Harbour to Melbourne to go to uni at RMIT (04-07). I was with my ex back then and we moved out together so it's was a hell of a lot easier than moving out on my own (like I am now). I've heard good things about the RMIT Village if you're prepared to live in student...

Everyone has had trouble with Centrelink at one time or another. I moved out of home just after I turned 18. I was living in Melbourne and my parents were living in Coffs Harbour. While trying to prove to Centrelink that I was independent, they asked me a whole heap of stupid questions...

Do you mean places like Excom and EXpress IT? Basically yes, you probably will get a job at the end of the course, but it might be the worst shitkicker job in the company. Or call centre work. If you want a foot in the IT door without going to Uni, do a TAFE course or befriend someone...

I work at the Australian Wheat Board!

Dealing with crappy development work (im a software tester) but still having to deliver to schedules... ARGH!!!!

Woah... no no no. Permie position approx $270 a day before tax (averages) Low contracting rate approx $400 a day High contracting rate approx $800 a day Once you have your experience then degree/no degree doesnt matter. The degree is used to get a foot in the door. It just takes...

Difficult to say... It depends on the language and also the location... Go on Seek - that's your best bet.

If you claim a spouse on tax, make sure you claim that same spouse on ANYTHING to do with the government (i.e. Centrelink).

Have you lodged any tax returns previously? What were the outcomes of them? Maybe you got fined for something? Best to ask them to explain it to you - it might be a mistake...

I'm kind of at my ceiling price for a few years now... Won't be getting any more $$$ until I get about 3 years more experience...

age: 21 job: Test Technical Lead (part time - 25+ hours a week) & 4th year Uni (full time) pay: $70k per annum pro-rata plus super

Just think of what happened to Bearing's Bank when Nick Leeson was hired after lying on his resume... Just make sure that if you do lie, you aren't going to screw other people over at the same time.

I often work in a professional role Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday - while studying full time. Here's my timetable: Monday work 9-5 then Uni 5:30 - 8:30 Tuesday work 9-5 Wednesday work 9-5 then Uni 5:30 - 8:30 Thursday Uni 12:30 - 8:30 Friday work 9-5 It's a killer for the...

IT is a massive industry. Pay depends on what kind of work you do and where you live. Have a look at these salary surveys: - http://www.michaelpage.com.au/pdf/AU_2006_Tech_SalarySurvey.pdf - http://www.peoplebank.com.au/candidate/what_salary.html Do something you are passionate about...

Centrelink really is hopeless regarding your uni residence being a "temporary" residence. When i was on centrelink, they sent me a form to fill out to determine something or other... i was living in melbourne doing my uni and my parents lived in coffs harbour. one of the many stupid questions...

Ask the realestate agent/neighbours who your/their water company is - electricity you can go with anyone. Just ring and ask. In Victoria there is a company called Utility One who connect all your services for free - maybe its the same in NSW?

Hi all, My rental application for a property has just been rejected and the reason was that I currently "part-pay" my rent. I initially thought this meant I didn't pay all my rent (which isn't true - I always pay the full amount of rent) however, after querying the agent, she said...

The content of the course depends on which uni you go to... Business/IT degrees are perfect for any IT role where you have to communicate with business like people (or customers) and also IT type people. E.g: - Project Manager - Business Analyst - Tester - Any type of IT Team Leader role -...

The $6000 from work is TAX FREE (tax free threshold) so you only have to 15c for every $1 of the money you got from Centrelink... $4700 * $0.15 = approx $700 tax From that $700, take away laundry allowance etc... Earning $10700 and having to pay $1600 in tax is correct if you don't...

Re: Do Australian Law respond well to community concerns? lol is this an assignment??