June 2010 Blog Posts (9)

hi all, keith here, not working out in the job front here again, been on the jobseekers site ( dole again). so ive took the plunge and bought my ticket, so im finally on my way to perth. just got to sort out my goods to be sent now with pickfords. i'll be staying with my brother and sister inlaw for approx 6 months, and then hopefully rent a property for a few years while i get my feet fermily planted in western australia.

Good quote from the new Prime Minister of Australia, Karen Gillard

"I don't want business to be held back because they couldn't find the right workers... That's why skilled migration is so important.

Todays Sun-Herald reported that Julia Gillard has said she does not support a population increase to 36 or 40 million people, but she does not want to see Australian business struggle because of a lack of skilled migrant workers.

Australia, a country with runaway house price inflation and major asylum seeker problem wakes to an un-elected labor prime minister. Any other similarity to a small island in the northern hemisphere over the last few years, would seem purely coincidental.

The official version of the new SOL is here: http://www.comlaw.gov.au/ComLaw/legi...le/10026LI.pdf

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Schedule 1 is the current SOL using ANZSCO, and Schedule 2 is for

overseas students



Schedule 3 is the new SOL for overseas applicants (page 29), and

Schedule 4 (page 37) is the list of… Continue

We need another primitive skills instructor, this is a volunteer position.This position is open to men and women.



Requirements: Must be willing to learn primitive skills and period living skills. Will be required to join our group (membership FREE) and to participate in group activities; will be required to teach skills to group members.



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For the past few years I have been working for a small high tech security company that hopefully will sell in the next 6 or so months so I can either send resumes out or start my own business ideas that I have. Being in a family several Entrepreneurs, I have that bug in me. So I ponder a question to any that can answer there in Australia.

I will be getting a little money from my shares of stock in the company. I would like to live and travel in…

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Don't know if anyone will actually be reading this as the series is not currently on tv but just wanted to comment on some views made with regard to the people that actually take part in this programme. Continue

Off and on; I have bought the magazine AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND. I have been to OZ a few times and love the place. I always notice that the people that are expats to OZ (in the magazine), are always married and/or have kids. I just want to know if there are any American expats that are SINGLE like me that have been able to move to Australia. It seems to be that Australia is more apt to allow families than single…

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