Australia is a dream destination for many Brits thinking about upping sticks. But despite the language and cultural similarities, the paperwork and regulations faced by emigrants to Australia are as complicated as anywhere else. Dominic Higgins takes a brief look at at some of the bureaucracy you’ll tackle if you decide to make the move.
Quick trivia quiz to see how much you know about Australia, the only nation in the world to occupy an entire continent.
Australia Day commemorates the landing of the First Fleet at Sydney Cove in 1788—the start of European settlement in Australia.
Enjoy a fun day out at the vintage car run starting at Adelaide. (26 September 2010)
Join a four-day walking event in Queensland, Australia.
“‘Chestnuts roasting on an open fire’…it’s not!! In fact anyone caught doing anything with an open fire between the months of December and April is likely to incur a huge fine in Australia, as it’s ‘bushfire season’! The Country Fire Service personnel would not be best pleased to be summoned from their Christmas Day lunches for a bush fire that’s now spread over 15 hectares or more!” Mojan in South Australia gives another view of the Aussie Christmas.