Australia _ The Best Country In The World?

[imnotanaddict]

Originally posted by Ozbabe@18 November 2003 - 06:17
actually notanaddict... there is a great deal of manufacturing, mining, industrial, farming, professional and of course casual jobs going. Australia tends to do most of its international trade with countries like Japan and countries in the Asia markets. (Probably because we're closer in distance to them than the US). I know that mining in particular is one of the major industries here, with coal, iron ore, tin, copper, gold, diamonds, bauxite just some of the ones im familiar with here in the West...

There is also a huge market here for people in the building trades... i guess because we are always building new plants, factories and homes (just to name a few) at rather a phenomenal rate!

The hospitality industry is huge here too, with an abundance of jobs within it. Bar staff, hotel staff, waiters, waitressing, counter hands, cooks, shop assistants to name but a few...

I hope this helps a little more...

@Cowboy Bob.... i KNOW you!!...

Excellent, then my fears of skinning kangaroo's, were totally unfounded. Thanks, very informative. (true, I am stricken with a strange sense of humor, no hate-mail please).

[AussieSheila]

Cruisin' Brotherdoobie and havin' one for you right now.

Ozbabe? Moi?

[insert innocent emoticon]

B) (going to feed neddies, catch you soon, staying on Ozbabe?)

A strange sense of humour will serve you well over here imnotanaddict.

I'm not an addict either. I tell myself that.

[imnotanaddict]

Originally posted by AussieSheila@18 November 2003 - 06:29
Cruisin' Brotherdoobie and havin' one for you right now.

Ozbabe? Moi?

[insert innocent emoticon]

B) (going to feed neddies, catch you soon, staying on Ozbabe?)

A strange sense of humour will serve you well over here imnotanaddict.

I'm not an addict either. I tell myself that.

Ozbabe/AussieSheila=Two/Cool

[Honey]

Originally posted by AussieSheila@18 November 2003 - 14:29
Ozbabe? Moi?

[insert innocent emoticon]

B) (going to feed neddies, catch you soon, staying on Ozbabe?)

@ sheila yep YOU sheila... and no point trying that innocent stuff with me!... i KNOW better!...

i'll be around... its still only 2.38pm here and i'm enjoying every minute of being at home!..

@ notanaddict... :* thank you ...

[Billy_Dean]

Imnotanaddict, the unemployment rate in OZ stands at about 6% at the moment. Some areas have a far higher rate. One place I lived in New South Wales had an unemployment rate in the 30's. But I think the fact that every man and his dog were growing pot, and didn't particularly want to work may have had something to do with it.

Travellers have their own work, and plenty of it, mainly fruit picking and hospitality work. Wherever you land you can pick up a backpackers booklet with heaps of info, cheap cars, work, places to stay, cheap phone calls, and lots of other stuff. If you want to pm me, I'll pick one up and send it to you, give me a postal address.

[ScotchGuy]

Reading this thread really makes me want to move to Australia, I can't find anything wrong with Australia, and the climate obviously is awesome in most parts. Although celebrating Christmas in 90 degree heat seems a bit odd. Does Australia have any mountains that accumulate enough snow to snowboard/ski on?

Right now I'm leaning more towards Australia than Canada in choosing where I want to move, but I don't know if I could take not being able to snowboard.

[Billy_Dean]

Scotchguy, Australia has more snow than Switzerland, give me a few minutes and I'll sort some links out for you.

[Billy_Dean]

OK Scotchguy here we go ..

Ski.com
This place has snow cams and weather details, but it's summer now, so off season.

Perisher Blue
Probably the best known.

Mount Buller.

Falls Creek.
Check out the Snowboarding.

Charlotte Pass.

Thredbo.

That's just an example mate, I'm sure you'll find plenty to do.

[Yogi]

Before i decide not to emigrate to Portugal, but choose DownUnder instead, i

would like to hear some insights on the Abbo-issue.......

I saw RabbitProof Fence.....

Still people like that in Australia(like that "lieutenant" played by Kenneth

Branagh....)????

Yogi

[imnotanaddict]

Originally posted by Billy_Dean@18 November 2003 - 06:58
Imnotanaddict, the unemployment rate in OZ stands at about 6% at the moment. Some areas have a far higher rate. One place I lived in New South Wales had an unemployment rate in the 30's. But I think the fact that every man and his dog were growing pot, and didn't particularly want to work may have had something to do with it.

Travellers have their own work, and plenty of it, mainly fruit picking and hospitality work. Wherever you land you can pick up a backpackers booklet with heaps of info, cheap cars, work, places to stay, cheap phone calls, and lots of other stuff. If you want to pm me, I'll pick one up and send it to you, give me a postal address.

But I think the fact that every man and his dog were growing pot, and didn't particularly want to work may have had something to do with it.

lol, that reminds me of a certain town in California, a friend of mine was telling me about. She says her daughter is living there and she's going back pretty soon. This particular job is cleaning pot plants, 10 bucks an hour, (no taxes withheld, ha,ha). High grade sense plants, mass production, beautiful drop dead veiws, laid back comunity. Bigtime underground (not literally, or atleast I don't think so).She said they strip search everybody before entering or leaving. My luck the day I started a job like that, there be a big freakin bust. Thats not a job offer I get every day.