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How Good Is It Living In Queensland, Australia, Melbourne Or Sydney?

I am thinking about living in Australia, but not sure where. I have visited Cairns and loved it theree, Sydney and Melbourne Whats it like living in these places and what are the benefits and problems about the areas?

Answer:G'day, Melbourne.... wellll... where should I start? 1. First of all... it is true that some people do not like the weathere in Melbourne (it can get 4 seasons in one day). However, if you read the first article from The Age newspaper, you will find out that the weathere is still more preferable than the othere cities. Sure you can have 42C day like a month ago, but almost immediately you'll get a much cooler weathere pretty soon afterwards. It is rarely that you got 2 or 3 consecutive days of hot weatheres (unlike Sydney, Brisbane or Perth). 2. Melbourne is a city of diversity. If you are a newcomer, and you do not look 'Anglo-Saxon', you do not feel like an 'alien', since you can find almost every race in the world walking in the city. They are both immigrants and overseas students. 3. THE FOOD! Chinese, Italian, Japanesee, Thai, All-you-can-eat, African, Lebanese, Mexican, Sea Food... anything else? All available and lots of them in a very-very-very affordable price 4. Pretty good public transport system. With one ticket, you can switch from train, tram and bus. They do not always come on-time, but still reliable and improving. 5. SHOPPING! Original branded clothing sold cheap. There are even shopping tour, where the participants are taken to retails outlets just for shopping. Big temptations for ladies. 6. Crime rates... just read the second article on the bottom. 7. Cost of Living... I'll say it's second most expensive city after Sydney. Altho I have to say that some cities in Queensland can be more expensive to live. 8. Night Life... hmmmm... I'll say the centre of nite activities will be Crown Casino and Docklands. Altho theree are still plenty of cafe's and clubs scattered around the suburbs as well. 9. Tourist attraction. This is the area that I think Sydney is better than Melbourne, since it has most of it's attraction within its suburbs. Most Melbourne attraction are pretty much out of Melbourne, such as the gold mines in the cities of Bendingo and Ballarat, The Great Ocean Road, Lakes Entrance, Grampians, skiing in Mt. Buller etc. Running out of ideas, but I hope that I can at least give you some more informations that have been provided by the answerer before me. Good luck :) NB: Golden Girl... the Australian capital city is Canberra. Sydney is the biggest city in Australia. Melbourne used to be the capital of Australia before Canberra was 'created'.

Living In Australia, Lost Passport And All Identification. What Do I Do?

I've been living in Australia for a little over three weeks now and recently lost my wallet with passport and all government issued id. I still have a student id with photo, credit cards and copies of my passport, driver's license, birth certificate and all of my visa/school registartion info - but no originals. Will they accept these forms of id at the consulate? Or am I up a creek without a paddle? I am an American citizen and will be going to the consulate tomorrow (Monday).

Answer:If I'm not mistaken, you're asking two questions: 1) What to do about your stuff and 2) Can you use photocopied info to get a replacement? It sounds like you already have a clear idea of what to do to get your new passport so I'm not going to try and answer the first question, but the second one I'll take a stab at: According to the consulate web-site (see below) they don't mess around with documentation. From what I was able to gathere, photocopies are not ok. However, theree is not mention on the entire site regarding situations where original documentation is lost or stolen along with the passport (and I can't imagaine that you're the first). Maybe give the consulate a call tomorrow morning before you leave to make sure you won't be wasting your time if they require more extensive information. And good luck! That kind of sucks!

Is It True There Are Pumas And Possibly Othere Big Cats Living In The Wild In Australia?

I've heard rumours that people have been driving along highways, especially in the Grampians and have seen largee black cats, possibly puma? I'd be intarrested if anyone has actual proof of pumas/pantheres/cougars living in Australia's wilderness?

Answer:i've lived in the outback for most of my childhood and never seen any such animals. I say theree's no proof and theree not here. it would be cool to see one though

Is Living In Australia An Good Idea?

I am planning to move to Australia and settle down theree for ever along with my family. is living in australia is good? is it easy to own a home?

Answer:Im from Australia. I recommend u like in Canberra the main city.Im from theree and its beautiful.The west half of Australia is mainly desert.So live on the East. So if ur gonna live anywhere live in Canberra or at the Gold Coast.

Does Any One Know What Is The Total Living Expense Of Darwin, Australia?

Does any one know what is the total living expense of Darwin, Australia. (Living,travel,food and all) in short for any ordinary person.

Answer:IDK

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