I remember when we first arrived in Australia back in late 2006 and I wrote about the problems we experienced trying to find a rental property here in Perth.
Speaking to friends and work colleagues who …

It doesn’t seem that long ago when I blogged about a dead Whale which had been washed up in Hillarys boat harbour just down the road from where we lived here in Quinns Rocks.
Back then, …

Thousands of migrants have been left in limbo as the Trades Recognition Authority (TRA) postpone the release of the new Migration Assessment Policy (MAP)
The new MAP stood as the most recent initiative that offered hope …

When migrating to Australia your country of Origin can have a significant impact on the speed in which your Visa application is processed. The Australian Department of immigration classify certain countries as either a low risk or high …

OK, so at time of typing I’ve written over 330 Articles and Blog Entries here at getting down under.
Some of these have been pretty useful and quite popular, others have been… well, pretty pants.
The content …

This months update is a little longer as application processing is now undertaken between two centres based in Brisbane and Adelaide.
Although splitting the processing across two processing centres should ultimately reduce the amount of time …

Wanted down under is a term being typed into Google quite a lot at the moment and the search results are directing a large number of wannabe Aussies here at Getting Down Under.
Having spoken to …

According to the good folks over at the BBC, if your male and single then you’ll benefit from an apparent ‘man drought’ which is hitting Australia.
An analysis of new census figures has shown there are …

For many wannabe Aussies, choosing where you want to finally reside when you make the momentous move down under can be one of the toughest decisions you’ll ever make. That is until now!
Let me introduce …