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Sex For The Second Year Visa…. Really? Pathetic!

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It seems as if the working holiday visa can’t get an ounce of positive press. It’s either workers are underpaid, being treated poorly, scammed and now being sexually exploited. Reports are surfacing that working holiday makers are being put into comprising situations where they are coerced into performing sexual acts to get their second year visa days signed off according to Queensland’s Anti-Discrimination Commissioner (ADCQ) says.   The Situation   There are two types of Working Holiday Visas in Australia, the 417 Working Holiday Visa and the 462 Work and Holiday Visa. The vast majority of working holiday makers that Read more

19 Signs You’ve Been Living In Melbourne Too Long!

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19) You believe there’s no better coffee than in Melbourne.   18) You’re over hating Sydney with passion because that’s too easy. You just know Melbourne is better.   17) Hook turns don’t phase you anymore   16) You’re no longer excited to get jam donuts at the Vic Market.   15) You no longer blink an eye when Hare Krishnas walking through the city   14) You still take all your interstate mates to bimbos.   13) You’re no longer amazed that a horse race gets a public holiday.   12) You stopped going general admission to the races. Read more

23 Signs You’ve Been Backpacking for A Really Long Time

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23) You have no idea what day of the week it is and it doesn’t bother you. 22) Sometimes you forget what month it is. 21) Finding any amount of shampoo in a hostel shower gets you way more excited than it should. 20) You’re an expert at dressing in the dark.     19) You’ve looked at doing language courses in more than one country. 18) You’re stoked when your hostel has hot water. 17) You’re basically an expert negotiator at getting a bargain. Even if you’re saving 10 cents in Indonesia. It’s all about the principle. 16) You’re Read more

29 Things You Don’t Know About Australia

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1) Australian Koalas are spreading chlamydia amongst themselves.   2) Australia has over 10,000 beaches, you could visit a new beach everyday for over 25 years.   3) There’s a river named “ The Never Never River”   4) The Top 10 deadliest snakes can be found in Australia   5) The Coffee culture is amazing     6) Cask wine is called goon   7) Expect to pay $10 a pint on a night out.   8) While you think calling back home will be easy, it isn’t when the time difference is 12 hours!       9) Read more

Dutch backpacker paid $5 per hour to collect golf balls from a lake

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    A Dutch backpacker has claimed he was paid as little as $5 an hour to search through ponds and lakes to retrieve golf balls. According to an interview with the Age newspaper, Janeck​ Jansen​ says he spent as much as five hours per day retrieving golf balls on the Gold Coast.     The Numbers     Mr Jansen said he collected up to 2000 golf balls each day.At most, the backpackers were paid $12 an hour. They were paid cash-in-hand ( no tax paid and therefore no tax refund) ..Mr Jansen is now claiming more than $6500 Read more

Shark Attack: Aussie Pro Mick Fanning Attacked By Shark Mid Comp

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Australian surfer Mick Fanning was taking part in the World Surf League at Jefferies Bay, South Africa when he was attacked by a shark. Dead set! No jokes! Fanning said he shielded himself with his surfboard while punching the shark in the back in an attempt to make it swim away, which it did. The rest of the days surf competition was cancelled Have you ever seen a shark attack while in Australia? I remember one hearing of a shark circling a girl in Byron Bay one summer, she was holding onto a ocean marker for dear life. One of Read more

5 Ways to Spends Your Tax Refund Like a Boss

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The end of the financial year is upon us with the average tax refund being $2600, we’ve decided to write a short list of 5 ways you can spend your hard earned cash.         5. Shout every backpacker in your hostel a box of goon and have a massive party We were originally going to base the calculation on the fact that a box of Sonata Estate soft fruity lexia is $8.99 but then found the value was with buying two for $16.65. This means you can shout 310 people an extra 21 if you get the Read more

4 Really Hot Jobs

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Everyones looking for work, here’s four hot jobs exclusively at Working Holiday Jobs. If you don’t like what you see simply check out the job board any time! Tree Prunning in Castlemaine 10 People Required Up to 6 days per week work 8 hours per day Contract Pay Rates Great working environment Second Year Visa Eligible *Backpackers, Australian citizens, Students can apply Apply Now Bartender in Sydney Hot Spot Competitive Hourly Pay Leading Sydney Nightlife Venue Big Tipping Culture Uniform Cleaning Free meals on shift Discounts at The Star Free Light Rail Travel Apply Now Admin / Data Entry Paid Read more

Government Proposes Huge Increase to Backpacker Tax

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  The 2015 government budget is out, typically something for everyday Australian’s to worry about but this year is completely different. A provision has been placed that will affect working holiday makers from July 1 2016. All 417 and 462 working holiday makers will lose the tax free threshold, meaning every day you earn on the working holiday visa will be subject to tax, tax at a rate of 32.5%. ( If legislation passed) The Current Working Holiday / Backpacker Tax Situation   Currently anyone on an Australian working holiday visa will be exempt from tax on the first $18,200 Read more