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Australian lifestyle. What is it, what does it consist of? Links, stories, information that I like will be found on this page.

Excellent site to learn and talk about Australia is BritishExpats. Some of their forums are also Usenet newsgroups.

Some statistics.

Here are a couple of threads related to what to bring to Australia - here and here.

Employment

Job search sites and recruiter web sites.

Job search engines: SeekMyCareerCareerOneCareerJet

 

Accommodation

Accommodation options specific to Melbourne are listed on a separate page.

 

Search for short-term accommodation on GumTree. QuickBeds. Also check recommendation at RMIT.

Hostels & backpackers lists: totaltravel, Accommodation Melbourne, Hostelz

To find a long-term accommodation or to purchase a home see James; buying agents in Victoria

Property prices, auction results on domain.

Rebate from Centrelink

Individuals - Have you recently moved to Australia to settle? Payments - Rent Assistance

 

IT

Internet

Compare provider deals on Whirlpool.

3G, NextG: Virgin Broadband 3 Broadband, Vodafone ● Telstra ● Optus

WiMAX: UnwiredBigAir

Laptops

Laptop siteDell Australia

Hardware: StaticICE

 

Education

Scholarships: Postgraduate Scholarship Database for Australia (link); SmartScholar (link).

See Open Universities for online study. See Tax section for reference on tax deductions related to education.

Online Shops

Your Chemist shop

PostCodes

Australian Post - Post code search

News

Fairfax: news.com.auThe Age -

Social Networks

Newcomers •

Transport

RAA Tests


Climate

Comparing climate of Sarajevo, Bosnia, to some Australian cities.

Sarajevo climate Melbourne climate

[Australian cities]

Weather

radar map - WeatherZone