I may be fucked. I started this with permission from one of my parents to start this (With the help of a friend) but i've heard their kicking kids off but i haven't been told the age yet and googles being an ass and being useless once again -_-

I am visiting Australia from New Zealand and surprised by how confusing and expensive the plans are here. In NZ I can get unlimited calls and texts to Australia for around $21 per month. Here its around $35 for 50 international texts per 28 days. I joined Vodafone but my texts to NZ numbers are not being delivered. I contacted them and they were useless and could not figure out what the issue was preventing the texts getting through. I don't need a lot of data but I do want to be able to call and text NZ. Not sure what to do or what service to get?

so she used mushrooms to poison and commit murder, why is it that the news on telly is still reporting this over and over for months now??

I've recently just moved to Australia for work and have been doing FIFO in the Pilbara Region for the past 9 months and been loving every bit of it.

One thing I love is how my Aussie workmates use idioms very so often often at work. I catch on to some of them pretty quick and others I have to ask what they actually mean.

So I met this Aussie girl at Perth Airport a few days ago and we were having a lil bit of a chat about what we do for work and everything in between. As I got up to leave coz my flight was being called she said, "Hey, they have on the sausage sizzle on site." Not wanting to make it awkward and ask what she meant coz I only just met her, I just chuckled and said goodbye.

What she said has been picking at my brain for the few days now and thought I'd ask if any of you legends on here could help me get a fair idea of what she actually meant.

Cheers!

Hey guys,

I just landed in Sydney and will be starting my Master’s. Apart from studying and doing part-time work, I also stream (games + social/desktop stuff). Since I’ll be streaming, I’m not sure what kind of room setup I should be looking for here.

• Should I go for a single room or is it okay to share if I want to stream regularly?
• What’s the usual budget range for something decent (not too far from CBD/Surry Hills)?
• Any rules or policies in Australia that I should know as a streamer (like noise issues, landlord restrictions, etc.)?

I want a place where I can focus on my studies, manage part-time work, and also keep streaming without disturbing others. Any advice or personal experience would be super helpful 🙏

Hi Everyone 👋 New to the group.

I'm doing a research project and want to understand a couple of things from Drone Pilots here:

1) How most starting/newbie drone pilots are getting work?

2) How much are current drone pilots spending (per month) on their own self-marketing and business development? [this includes both dollar-costs and hours-spent]

I'd appreciate some insights from this group.

Thanks in advance.

Hi everyone,

I’ll be moving to Queensland soon with my husband and our 2.5-year-old toddler. I’ll be working in the countryside, but commute time isn’t a big issue for me since I’ll have a car. What matters most for us are: • Good quality daycares/childcare (our toddler will be there most of the day since both of us will be working full-time) • Safety (this is very important for me) • Cultural diversity • Access to facilities and amenities (shops, healthcare, parks, etc.)

Some suburbs I have in mind are: North Lakes, Mango Hill, Caboolture, Morayfield and Burpengary. I know Caboolture is closest to my work, but the others are only about 50–55 minutes away, so that difference doesn’t really matter much.

Given our priorities, which suburb would you recommend for a young family like ours? Are there any other suburbs we should be looking at that I might be missing?

Thanks in advance!

Has anyone experienced this recently? I had my Google maps navigation set to "avoid tolls" and the toggle setting remained in place although the maps navigation repeatedly tried to trick me into getting on toll roads. Is there an alternative to Google maps?

Hi there! Im an international student from Singapore with a Degree in Sport Science. Im thinking of getting a part time role whilst studying for my Masters in Physiotherapy in Melbourne.

I will be based in Bundoora, Melbourne and it would be great if someone here is able to direct me to a role, preferably a physiotherapist-assistant role.

Thanks in advance!

This is now the 5th time I’ve been harassed by this individuals friends, and I went to the station to report it, but the police literally couldn’t do a damn thing. The AVO/IVO I have only covers this individual directly, it says “this person cannot harass this person,” but nothing about this individuals friends. It doesn’t say “this person’s friends cannot harass this person,” which is such a massive fucking flaw in the system.

So basically, this individual can’t come near me or harass me, but this individuals mates can step in and do it all they want, and the police just shrug their shoulders because it’s not written on paper. When I reported it as a potential breach, they told me I have to wait until the next court date and then ask for an “appeal” or “amendment” or some shit like that to update the order so it actually covers this individuals friends too.

It honestly makes no sense. The system knows damn well that if this individual can’t breach the AVO/IVO, this persons friends will step up and do it for him. But somehow that’s not automatically included in the order unless you specifically ask for it in court. That’s ridiculous, how is someone supposed to think of every loophole when they’re just trying to be protected?

It’s complete bullshit. Now I really understand why people get so sick of the police and their slow, half-assed response. They talk about protection, but in reality, unless the exact words are printed on the order, they’ll sit there and say they can’t do shit while you keep getting harassed. It’s broken, and it feels like the system is more about ticking boxes than actually keeping people safe.

We are moving to Melbourne in January for my husband's job and our boys will be starting school at the beginning of the Australian school year. Uniforms will be an adjustment lol but that's fine - wondering what else we should know to adequately prepare as much as we can?

Per title

What's a pretty sure fire indicator that a persons personality is gonna suck,or they are likely to be a massive wanker

me personally..i know a person's entire personality if i hear or see they own a massive ram/chevy truck but live in the city.

I’m from Korea and I’d like to try some Australian multivitamins. Do you have any recommendations? Since I’m a man, I prefer low-dose multivitamins that do not contain iron.

Which brands are popular in Australia? And is there any particular reason why Australians do or do not especially like Blackmores?"**

I'm 14 and recently asked if YT was getting taken down for me and it was a yes but i just researched and found discord was as well (Which was where i was going to post after yt got shut down)

Me and my husband are dual citizens U.K. and Australian. We’ve just had a baby and only got her an Australian passport. When we’ve travelled back to the U.K. in the past we’ve taken both passports - Aussie to leave and enter Aus , uk to leave and enter uk. As our baby will only have Australian we are thinking to just take the Aussie passport , my husband’s British passport has expired and he might not bother to renew.

Is it possible for us to all travel on Australian passports (and get an ETA) even though the two of us are British citizens? If not, how do we manage the different queues with our baby.

Anyone’s experience of the will be great.

Edit: yes I mean ETA for entering UK on Aussie passport

I (36M) will be traveling to Australia for ~3 weeks, between October and November. I took 2 weeks off from work, and one week I'll be working remotely.

Interests: culture (*not* art), history, foodie. Preferred landscapes/scenery: beach and deserts.

My high-level plan is, in some order:

• central Australia/Outback: Uluru or (less likely) Alice Springs. 3-4 days
• Cairns/GBR: beach-time and sightseeing. 3-4 days
• Sydney + Melbourne rest of the time (this is when I'll be working, so I won't have all day to sightsee and visit)

I don't drive, so I don't plan on renting a car to move around, which limits my options (I know it's strongly discouraged for a tourist to drive around alone in the Outback anyway). I am happy to partake in small group tours and use public transports (flights, trains, buses) as needed. Budget is pretty flexible, I'll prioritize speed over price for travel between locations, and I'm looking for accommodations that are clean and decent (think ~3 stars hotel, not a hostel but no Four Seasons either).

Questions:

• Uluru
  • is 3-4 days enough? too little?
  • I see most tours do the whole "camping under the stars". Is that recommended? Is that the best way to experience the landscape's uniqueness? I used to go camping as a kid/teenager but haven't done it since.
• Cairns/GBF
  • 3-4 days sounds good?
• Sydney + Melbourne
  • looks like I'd be spending a week and a half between the two cities. Is that too much time? Should I try to fit in another destination (Brisbane? Adelaide?)?

Councils in Perth, Sydney , Vic etc have started setting up different bins. One for waste, one for green composite, one for recycling.

What I’m hearing from some workers is that there’s NO point if people don’t separate things properly.

Even in the public there’s a recycling and normal waste bin at the train stations and I see people putting non recyclable stuff in the recycling bin.

Why?

Suburbs by their nature are more car-centric and separate people by geography. This eventually leads to isolation of people from communities and increases loneliness.

There are countless examples from our history, fiction( I’m thinking hobbit villages and stardew valley), famous overseas landmarks( cotswalds etc) with amenities, services and vendors all within walking distances. I’ve never lived in a village, but even by vicariously experiencing them through media, I feel a strong sense of community and warmth.

I know there are many village-style suburbs in Australia, but these seem to be associated with higher socioeconomic status areas. Another close enough example are retirement villages. Being older and/or wealthy shouldn’t be the only way to access village-style living.

To some extent, I feel like most people yearn for a return to village style living indirectly. For example, many people are advocating for car-less cities, prefer shopping at family businesses or farmers markets, and substituting the loss of neighbourly relationships by joining clubs and gyms.

Why can’t this village model be adopted, even if at a smaller scale in Australia? I know property developers and greed are the most obvious answers. Are there other reasons why a small group of people who collectively own land can’t build their own village?

Interested to hear from urban planners and others with experience in this area

Edit- thanks for all the great responses! Understand now that while the village life may be internally cohesive, it can lead to insular thinking and lifestyles which can isolate people from the broader community. Also, these places would have to have a high level of trust and cooperation to help maintain the place and spread the costs of living.

Additionally, might not be efficient way to build a broader society. Seems the way forward is apartments with the village vibe.

Being an average jack of all trades and any tech stacks in software development, I am thinking about picking up a highly specific business market or a set of tools to settle down and to focus on.

Idea behind: make myself a highly desirable developer in a niche rather than a quick FIFO hire-and-fire.

Any ideas? Like the first ideas that come into my mind are: - finance and cobol (but I am allergie to finance) - Knowledge Management/ tech docs software, but no idea if there are OZ based companies doing this.

Hi everyone, I’m an international student. This morning, when I was taking a picture of my car parked on the side of the road, out of nowhere a big guy approached me and yelled at me, asking why I was taking a photo of him. (He was about 45 degrees behind the camera, so there was no way he would be in the frame.)

As usual when dealing with crackheads, I chose to ignore him. But then he spat on my face as I walked past him. I was so scared and didn’t know what to do, so I just kept walking, but he chased me and tried to spit on me a second time.

At that time, there were no witnesses. I don’t really remember him clearly, but I know he was wearing a red shirt and white shorts with a beard, and he had a big build.

What is the appropriate thing to do in this situation? I’m afraid that if I report this to the police, it might affect my student visa. And since I don’t remember his characteristics well and there were no witnesses at the scene (not enough evidence), I’m worried the police won’t take my case seriously. I’m also afraid that his spit might contain some kind of infection, virus, or bacteria. I have been washing my face for hours

This happened near Footscray station, Melbourne. Thank you for you guys advices 🙏

Not sure if this is the right place, but I just wanted to make sure I was getting insight from Australians.

I’m due in early Jan with my first kiddo. I told my boss I’d use all my annual leave to take the month of December off before quitting to be a SAHM.

But I’ve just looked at my sick leave accruals, and I have almost 6 weeks. At my hourly rate, that’s over $13,000 (gross). In 3 years, I really haven’t taken many sick days at all and it feels as if I’m flushing the whole entitlement down the toilet since it doesn’t get paid out to me when I go. If I take it, my last working day would be in October.

I absolutely despise this job with every bone in my body. It is the bane of my existence. But my boss has honestly been one of the most supportive, fair and accommodating bosses I’ve ever had. He’s gone above and beyond to support me in getting into my position. We have someone moving up to take over my role, but they need to backfill hers. Leaving early would put more pressure on my boss to get her role filled, put more pressure on her to learn my role quicker and may even force her to do both jobs at once for a period of time.

I really would like to use this sick leave, but not sure how to do it without causing stress to everyone else. Should I do it? Should I have a conversation with my boss first or just hit them with a doctors note? Can my boss do anything to stop me if he knows I’m not actually “sick” for that period?

Appreciate any insight. Cheers

ETA: I also WFH and sit on a computer all day (which my boss only accommodated because I was moving out of state and knew it would only last as long as it took me to get pregnant/have a kid. He didn’t want to lose me in the meantime) To say I can’t perform this duty feels silly and everyone will know I am a scam lol.

I will be using the 21 weeks Paid Parental Leave through the gov while taking 12 months unpaid leave at work (so losing all income after PPL runs out). If I take any paid maternity leave at work, I would have to either go back to work for 6 months or pay it all back. Which I’m not willing to do because I would rather eat rocks. My boss is aware there is a 99.99% chance I will not be retuning after mat leave. I’ve just put in for the 12 months unpaid in case something goes horribly wrong.

I’m recently planning to visit my country and want to buy different kind of chocolates. I have bought aldi and woolies ones but those are mainstream. There are other good chocolates and same stuffs that I find in servo stations. But they aren’t cheap. Where can I find a good range of chocolates that won’t cost me an arm and leg?