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we are heading to brisbane for May 1st and would like to know if there are any laws or customs that a canadian would find odd.

I have read some things online like 'No Tipping in restaurants' and that some outdoor locations keep fully stocked BBQ's available to the public for free?

Are there any other things a canadian would find weird? are there any laws there that we should know about or lack of ...

Okay, so here's the situation:

• I'm 7 months into my working holiday visa, still steadily unemployed
• I have a LOCAL police check from my home in Ontario, which I'm sceptical about whether it's even valid for this application, which came up 100% clean both times I have gotten one last year (October and June)
• I'm starting to apply for my partner visa, but only started in the last month
• Have ...

Hello, I have 2 german shepherds that I have to ship to Australia and I have done most of the testing and working on their permits.

I got a quote from Jet Pets and it was $14,000 .. you could have picked me up off the floor .. this does not cover the other $3,000 in quarentine costs.

Has anyone used any other company that would be more cost effective?

I appreciate any advise or ...

hey, I'm 20 years old and currently reside in Toronto. I am absolutely in love with snowboarding,travelling, and of course partying. I I am CASI certified as a level 2 and freestyle snowboard instructor. I am in the process of applying for my holiday visa to work in australia or NZ as a snowboard instructor there winter months starting in june. Not sure how harsh NZ and Australias winters are? Would I be better off ...

I was scrolling through the website and found some interesting info. A bit conflicting to what I thought I knew but just thought I sign up and get my info right.
So...the situation is...

I just recently got married in Bangladesh. I graduated with a BComm and work for a reputable multinational company.
I am a Canadian Citizen (not by born) and my wife is Australian (not by born). She currently lives in Sydney, Australia. ...

Hi, all I am from Ontario and currently living and working in Melbourne for the last 7 months. I am currently on a work holiday VISA for 1 year and I wouldn't mine staying longer, but from what I have been researching it is going to quite hard.

I was wondering if anyone has any experience with staying longer?
Other than going to a fruit farm for 3 months which, currently I am not able ...

I live in Palmy right now with another Canadian friend

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I'm heading back to Vancouver at Easter (depart 9 April, return 20 April) and will be cleaning out my storage space and (hopefully) shipping a few bigger items back to Melbourne.

Does anyone want to share the cost of shipping with me? I'm looking for the cheapest way to get my boxes and potentially a bit of furniture so let me know if you have any ideas or want to share a small container. ...

Hi Everyone,

We were in Alberta and later year moved to Vancouver for better weather, unfortunately to us Vancouver does not have a hot summer and no sunshine during the winter for months is a big problem. Now we got our Australia PR visa, thinking of moving and doing researching on the living cost, Wow, that is so expensive!

Vancouver is an very expensive place mostly because of the expensive house, but interests rate is ...