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Post by eri on Sept 14, 2023 14:19:58 GMT 12
rnz this morning
guy's son wanted to be a dr. and got 97?% at the end of his 1st year exams
while that would be enough for many groups and sexes it wasn't enough for a straight, white male to get a position for the 2nd year
so after getting sponsored? by a brisbane hospital he continued to study from home
has passed his exams and is off to work in the brisbane hospital
for; better pay, better conditions and a lower cost of living
who's to blame?
labour, the greens and the racist party
instead of increasing supply and efficiency
their focus is always on; rationing, racism and woke wasteful spending supported by increasing debt and taxes
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Post by Fogg on Sept 14, 2023 15:12:48 GMT 12
You should pass that on to Seymour to use in his campaign as an example of the racist laws they will repeal if part of govt.
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Post by chariot on Oct 6, 2023 14:57:30 GMT 12
Just come back from a break over in Port Douglas. Cost of living very similar and all the same problems e.g crime and healthcare. Earnings are a lot higher, so would be better of. Aussie companies are recruiting Kiwis as fast as possible and there are plenty of takers.
If these clowns get a third term, there will be a Tsunami of skilled people heading for Aussie.
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Post by ComfortZone on Oct 7, 2023 8:28:13 GMT 12
Just come back from a break over in Port Douglas. Cost of living very similar and all the same problems e.g crime and healthcare. Earnings are a lot higher, so would be better of. Aussie companies are recruiting Kiwis as fast as possible and there are plenty of takers. If these clowns get a third term, there will be a Tsunami of skilled people heading for Aussie. How was the weather? Windy as always? There is already a tsunami of people heading for Australia and further afield. |
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Post by chariot on Oct 7, 2023 12:14:09 GMT 12
Windy most days but still enjoyable. 27 t0 30 degrees most days, sea temp 25 d. We have been there several times before and enjoyed every time. I could easily spend my winters there, in fact I had a cursory look at apartments when there just in case the idiots get re elected.
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Post by ComfortZone on Oct 7, 2023 12:19:56 GMT 12
Windy most days but still enjoyable. 27 t0 30 degrees most days, sea temp 25 d. We have been there several times before and enjoyed every time. I could easily spend my winters there, in fact I had a cursory look at apartments when there just in case the idiots get re elected. likewise, we are thinking about Airlie Beach as a winter retreat, going there in November to visit some friends and for a bit of a scouting trip. Plenty to do there and I can reactivate my Australian commercial ticket to drive boats for something to do and a bit of pocket money. |
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Post by ComfortZone on Oct 7, 2023 17:02:44 GMT 12
if a non-australian buys property in australia while on a short visit they will be asked if the purpose of the trip included looking to buy property if you say yes, there's an an extra 15?% tax but if you say the purpose of your trip was a holiday, and just decided to buy property while on holiday you just need to the pay the usual taxes not 100% on this but it would certainly pay to ask REA before signing any paperworknon residents can only buy new builds or vacant land with the intention to build. Need to get Foreign Investment Review Board approval. They cannot buy an existing house. When they come to sell they will pay a higher rate for capital gains tax, as non residents pay higher rates of tax, do not get the zero tax concession on the first ~$20k. Whoever came up with this buying on holiday story does not know what they are talking about. |
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Post by ComfortZone on Oct 15, 2023 16:37:20 GMT 12
Interesting piece from Karl du Fresne karldufresne.blogspot.com/2023/10/australia-has-never-looked-more.htmlsome excerpts New Zealand is looking less and less hospitable to people who have grown up here. They remember what the country of their birth used to be like and they know what it’s capable of being. They have watched with dismay as a prosperous, settled, liberal democracy has been destabilised and transformed into a squabbling, sullen and ill-tempered society that they no longer recognise.
They have not only seen economic prospects – historically a key driver of emigration – diminished by an incompetent, profligate government; they have also watched with mounting disquiet as social cohesion has been undermined by extreme, officially sanctioned ideological agendas that have prevailed unchallenged since 2020.
Even more depressingly, many see little prospect of improvement post-election. Small wonder, then, that so many New Zealanders find Australia appealing. I suspect that many of those who have already left shut the door behind them, albeit regretfully, and have no intention of returning. Those of us who remain are diminished by their loss.
The latest migration figures particularly resonated with me because my wife and I have just spent two weeks in Queensland. While there, I couldn’t help but be struck by the vibrant, dynamic, prosperous vibe and the general mood of positivity. It stood in striking contrast to the sulky, bitchy mood at home.
It’s not just the lure of the climate and the beaches, enticing though they are. It’s something much more elemental than that. It’s the feeling that New Zealand has become a broken, demoralised society – a perception accentuated when I made the mistake of visiting NZ news websites while in Queensland and read mostly about violent crime and failing infrastructure.By the way, "the Voice" referendum got dumped wholesale, not one state, not even the lefty woke PC mob in Victoria, voted in its favour! At least they had the oppotunity to vote against institutionalised racism, hope Luxin and the Nats take some notice! We are off to Australia mid Nov - WA, QLD and NSW for a few weeks, will be interested to see what impressions we form. |
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Post by muzled on Apr 12, 2024 7:50:21 GMT 12
I know where I'd be heading if I was fresh out of a trade in nuzld, and it wouldn't be here. Paywalled but you get the gist. www.afr.com/work-and-careers/workplace/more-queensland-construction-workers-to-get-at-least-200k-a-year-20240411-p5fj3nThe Queensland government has increased the minimum pay for the average construction worker on civil projects to more than $200,000 a year and extended its coverage to more works.The Miles government’s latest Best Practice Industry Conditions for transport will cover rail and road projects worth up to $890 million where it requires contractors pay CW5 construction workers $191,086 a year and up to $201,694 when counting income protection and redundancy fund pay, an industry analysis found. |
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Post by ComfortZone on Apr 12, 2024 8:44:51 GMT 12
I know where I'd be heading if I was fresh out of a trade in nuzld, and it wouldn't be here. Paywalled but you get the gist. www.afr.com/work-and-careers/workplace/more-queensland-construction-workers-to-get-at-least-200k-a-year-20240411-p5fj3nThe Queensland government has increased the minimum pay for the average construction worker on civil projects to more than $200,000 a year and extended its coverage to more works.The Miles government’s latest Best Practice Industry Conditions for transport will cover rail and road projects worth up to $890 million where it requires contractors pay CW5 construction workers $191,086 a year and up to $201,694 when counting income protection and redundancy fund pay, an industry analysis found.Interesting, a CW 5 is defined as The tradesfolk. Well, most of the tradesfolk. After four long, lean years of bricklaying, plaster, carpentry, and joinery apprentices are now free to roam the site with pride. Plant operators can now drive the big stuff. Vocations like riggers and scaffies have moved up into supervisory roles. Dual tradespeople have begun their second trade. And some trades and vocations have begun to specialise – like boilies who want to move into pressurised vessel work or start to become ‘Coded’.
A snapshot of some CW5’s: Carpenters, Boilermakers [aka Fabricators], Stonemasons, C0 Crane Operators, and Plant Operators Group C, D, and E.Looks like a sweetheart deal between the Labour state government and unions, which of course is going to inflate the cost of public works projects www.abc.net.au/news/2024-04-10/qld-bpic-agreement-between-queensland-government-and-unions/103689030So according to the ABC report weekly pay for a tradesman in 2024 is $2,045/wk. Not clear if this includes consideration for Super Levy, holidays sick pay etc. Assuming it does not, a full 52 weeks work is only yielding ~$105k p.a So the $ figure in the AFR report must be based on working very long hours on the large projects that get the $10/hr site allowance and all sorts of other uplifts. |
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Post by fish on Apr 12, 2024 9:07:23 GMT 12
You'd need to be sure any fly-ins from NZ will be allowed to work by the Unions.
A mate, Chartered Engineer in NZ, couldn't get Chartered in Aus cause he needed local experience, (despite a comprehensive international CV) and despite working on DFat (Aus govt) funded projects in the Solomans.
Unions excluded him from working as an Engineer in Aus, so couldn't get the local experience to get chartered to work as an engineer in Aus. Basically a big protection racket.
I'd be very surprised if the Unions allowed non-citizens to cash in on that sweat deal they've worked out in Q'land. They need to keep labour supply tight to justify the ridiculous money their members are on.
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Post by em on Apr 12, 2024 9:15:56 GMT 12
Bumped into an old workmate a couple of weeks ago at the supermarket . Didn’t get a lot of detail but he’s off to Q land to operate a digger in a mine . Cant remember his shift details but he only works 6 months out of 12 for 100k . Not huge money but he has the added income of his two rentals here , he’s very happy because he gets to surf a lot a lot on his down time and his wife doesn’t have to work .
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Post by GO30 on Apr 12, 2024 9:30:15 GMT 12
When you work/live in the highest taxed country in the OECD, a country that is also very very heavily infested with Nana, doing a job in a place where it's only you and a few other very sober dudes being drug tested each morning for weeks at a time, you'd want to be paid well.
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Post by ComfortZone on Apr 13, 2024 10:21:25 GMT 12
You'd need to be sure any fly-ins from NZ will be allowed to work by the Unions. A mate, Chartered Engineer in NZ, couldn't get Chartered in Aus cause he needed local experience, (despite a comprehensive international CV) and despite working on DFat (Aus govt) funded projects in the Solomans. Unions excluded him from working as an Engineer in Aus, so couldn't get the local experience to get chartered to work as an engineer in Aus. Basically a big protection racket. I'd be very surprised if the Unions allowed non-citizens to cash in on that sweat deal they've worked out in Q'land. They need to keep labour supply tight to justify the ridiculous money their members are on. This sounds a bit strange. When you say "the unions" do you literally mean the trade unions, or Engineers Australia, the professional organisation - equivalent of IPENZ? I had no problem joining Eng Aust decades ago, nor getting chartered, altho have let the latter slip because trying to demonstrate CPD whilst working in Sth America was just too hard. Still carry the membership to this day, flagged IPENZ years ago. Under the Washington Accord, the signatory countries recognise each others qualifications www.ieagreements.org/accords/washington/You do not legally have to be a CPEng to work in Australia, but in some states you must have state registration for certain activities, www.engineersaustralia.org.au/credentials/registration/state-registration#accordion-1481as is usual for Australia all the states have differing rules |
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