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Emigrating to Australia will mean you’ll live longer than ever before as death rates continue to fall, and most people consider themselves to be in good health. “Australia has much to be proud of in terms of health,” said Barry Sandison, CEO of the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. If Australia had a population of just 100 people, 56 would rate their health as ‘excellent’, or ‘very good’ and 29 as ‘good’. However, 19…
Emigrate to Australia where a new National Disability Agreement seeks to improve both life and work opportunities for those with disability. The new agreement between the Australian and state and territory governments covers the provision of disability services for people with disability. The objective is to help people with disability and their carers maintain an enhanced quality of life and participate as valued members of the community. The new policies include clear roles and responsibilities…
Emigrating to Australia to could be made easier in future as British Prime Minister Theresa May said it was a priority to agree a new deal with Australia. Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull will have a formal meeting with prime minister May at the G20 summit in Hangzhou, China. Australia says no deal will come into force until UK officially leaves the European Union. But when Brexit becomes ‘official’, both countries want a new deal…
Moving to Australia: Clinical trials have shown evidence that cannabis can help patients deal with chronic pain and cancer with few side effects. Cannabis can also be used to help stimulate appetite for those with HIV, treat inflammatory bowel disease and migraines. The decision follows the Federal Parliament’s resolve to support changing the Narcotic Drugs Act to allow cannabis to be legally grown in Australia if it is for medicinal purposes. A national regulator has…
Moving to Australia: A two-speed letter delivery system was introduced by Australia Post in January this year but critics say it now costs more to send a letter and takes longer to arrive. The basic postage rate has increased from 70 cents to $1. Using the new Regular letter service, Priority mail now costs $1.50. Australia Post pledges to deliver Priority letters within one to four business days while Regular mail can now arrive up…
Emigrate to Australia: New laser-radar data from the Royal Australian Navy has revealed vast fields of strange doughnut-shaped circular mounds up to 300 metres across and 10 metres deep. The newly-discovered reef is thought to extend for over 6,000 square kilometres. It was discovered via the use of LiDAR-equipped aircraft. “We’ve known about these geological structures in the northern Great Barrier Reef since the 1980s but never before has the true nature of their shape,…
Migrate to Australia: 52 occupations have been flagged on the Skilled Occupation List 2016-17 including health professionals, engineers, taxation accountants, barristers and solicitors. The federal health department wanted to remove 41 jobs from the Skilled Occupation List including some GPs, surgeons and anaesthetists. “Immigration is often used as a short-term demand management strategy and it continues to be poorly co-ordinated,” the Health Department says. “Over a longer planning horizon, better management of migration pathways for…
Migrate to Australia and find out what ‘doing a Bradbury’ means. If you fancy ‘a cup of tea, a Bex and a good lie down’ you’ll have to ask an Aussie – or consult the Australian National Dictionary. Australia now has another 6,000 new Aussie words and phrases that have now officially become part of the Australian language. Thousands of new words and phrases, including more than 100 Indigenous languages, have been officially included in…
Migrate to Australia, in particular Central Victoria, where the gold nugget weighing over 4kg was found. The discovery was made in on the southern edge of central Victoria’s Golden Triangle. Minelab, the company that makes the metal detector that helped in the search to find the prize, believes the 145-ounce nugget, named Friday’s Joy, could be worth $250,000. The lucky prospector, who prefers to remain anonymous, told reporters that he found the nugget about 12…
Emigrate to Australia: the country is considered an economic powerhouse and ranked number nine in a report by New World Wealth. The report takes into account the net individual wealth of a person, including all their assets- cash, property, equities and investments. The report excluded the government funds from its figures. The net individual wealth of Australia has been calculated to be $4,500 billion. The country’s ranking has been termed as “impressive” despite its very…
