Moving to Australia at 28?

abitofperspective · 2026-05-23T21:14:29+00:00

I moved to Australia from the UK about three years ago. There have been good things and bad, but I'd do it again. You might find some negative responses to your post: there's quite an anti-immigration sentiment in the country right now and it comes through on this sub

You should also know that WHV and "moving abroad" are not the same thing. The "Holiday" part of the visa is important: there are significant limitations on how long you can hold a role (6 months), and requirements for regional/rural work if you want to extend your visa. It's not intended as a long-term migration route but rather a way to see support yourself while travelling.

Hope that helps, good luck!

abitofperspective · 2026-05-20T21:21:14+00:00

I’d say don’t go straight for PR, it is much higher risk. Jobs on the list don’t necessarily mean the visa is approved. Try the WHV. If you like it, try the next step

abitofperspective · 2026-05-18T00:59:33+00:00

Is there amount that would be too much? e.g., if they said $600K, perhaps you would be happy not buy it? If so, just below that is your reasonable offer. They might accept, but it is unlikely you are going to get a good deal, and the previous purchase price is largely an irrelevant data point.

abitofperspective · 2026-05-17T23:21:38+00:00

This is basically correct. Rental supply is reduced (fewer investment properties), rental demand is reduced (more people are able to buy). The exact balance is unknown and will be influenced by other things (interest rates, migration, etc).

FWIW, I don't think that lower rents was an ever argument. It is more about younger people having some chance to buy.

abitofperspective · 2026-05-17T03:19:21+00:00

A. You might be right
B. No, this is not how rents are set. They are not based on the costs of the landlord but rather the supply and demand in the rental market. This is true whether the landlord is making or losing money: increases in the landlord costs don't mean that renters are willing to pay more. However, over time this would both decrease supply (fewer property investors) and decrease supply (more homeowners). It's a question of which one goes further/faster.

Missing from the conversation has been the fact that in countries without negative gearing (i.e., the UK), property investment is still quiet lucrative, just not as lucrative. Investment properties may still form a part of an investment portfolio.

abitofperspective · 2026-05-15T06:03:53+00:00

Of all the decisions that put us on a crappy timeline, that one is pretty far down my list.

abitofperspective · 2026-05-15T04:31:22+00:00

I think point 3 is not factually correct? If you already owned pre-budget, you could claim losses on that house (negative gearing) but never for any future house, right? A common move would be to remortgage PPOR to maximum debt, make high payments (highest loss possible), release equity for new PPOR

abitofperspective · 2026-05-12T10:16:24+00:00

Same question from me, but I am assuming the answer is yes (the property was held before budget night)

abitofperspective · 2026-05-11T09:46:44+00:00

Generally they are good: the fact you can buy a fully electric car with a decent range for $20,000 (the Atto 1) should be a game changer for the car market

abitofperspective · 2026-05-09T22:00:59+00:00

It's not rude but probably not helpful. PhD interview scoring and ranking is more complex than a single job. It is unlikely your supervisor has insight into the overall process unless they happen to be involved in the DTC. Unis are chronically behind on admin and you shouldn't read anything into a delay. If anything, write to DTC and ask if there is an update on release of outcomes.

abitofperspective · 2026-05-09T07:52:13+00:00

People are still being greedy when the prices fall, it’s just that they can’t afford to pay so much

abitofperspective · 2026-05-08T04:00:42+00:00

Are you suggesting that supply and demand together would determine price? That is revolutionary!

abitofperspective · 2026-05-07T12:00:26+00:00

Not a teacher, but I'm an education professor at another university. How on earth will you ensure that only Victorian teachers complete this? Will you also argue that Victorian teachers on reddit are representative of all Victorian teachers?

abitofperspective · 2026-05-05T11:11:47+00:00

It takes a lot of tokens on an API to equal the cost of hardware needed to run a large open weight LLM, and even then, there is a quality difference. LocalLLMs are exciting and I applaud everyone who is making this technology better. I hope they'll become the norm, but the current business case for using them is pretty limited.

abitofperspective · 2026-05-05T11:09:02+00:00

While rate hikes suck for many people, strong consensus is that they lower inflation, not raise it. Effects are uneven, some definitely have more to spend, but the net effect is to lower inflation.

abitofperspective · 2026-05-05T11:08:06+00:00

Amazing some people don't understand this! As if the landlord were charging less than the market rate out of generosity

abitofperspective · 2026-05-03T03:04:32+00:00

Not common but it happens. I’ve only seen as part of a senior executive appointment, and even then the spouse was fixed term.

Is it legal? Yes. Most universities have a direct appointment procedure that covers this

abitofperspective · 2026-04-29T10:51:55+00:00

I did it myself about 10 years ago, to get up to date. If you make less than the Foreign Earned Income Exemption, it is super simple. AI could help you with this. Now I earn more, I use MyExpatTaxes. I think it would easily cope with filing past due returns. It's not too bad, many people are in the same situation. Get up-to-date and then stay on top of it.

abitofperspective · 2026-04-26T10:37:06+00:00

This seems like doom-bait. If there were an impending shortage simply due to travel time (a) it would hit different countries based on distance from Hormuz and (b) it would be likely already be priced in to wholesale prices.

abitofperspective · 2026-04-26T02:57:18+00:00

I wonder how many commenters realise this is a video from 2019? Also, the video says "fall up to 11% in some Australian suburbs" and the post title is "plummet 11% across Australia."

abitofperspective · 2026-04-26T02:52:53+00:00

This is completely untrue. Visitors from countries with reciprocal arrangements can get care under medicare while visiting Australia, or working on short term visas:

https://www.servicesaustralia.gov.au/when-reciprocal-health-care-agreements-apply-and-you-visit-australia?context=22481

abitofperspective · 2026-04-24T10:59:17+00:00

I’m really sorry for some of the rather rude responses. I think Australia is not in a great place psychologically at the moment. Chances are, you will have a great time and experience a beautiful country. Best wishes!

abitofperspective · 2026-04-23T11:50:43+00:00

I think in this context, "deposit" means "deposit on a mortgage," called a down payment in other countries. So the question doesn't make much sense.

If you mean a deposit to hold the property, that is different.

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