Posts Tagged ‘Australian immigration’

Why Don’t We Call Ourselves African Australians?

Wednesday, September 3rd, 2008

A couple of weeks ago, I was asked to participate in a documentary on the Ethiopian youth who live in commission housing in a suburb called Carlton.

Considering my shallow understanding of the topic area, I invited along a friend of mine from church –  big up to U – who just happened to be of Ethiopian descent and happened to be working in the migrant resource centre (not in Carlton though).

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Two Useful Resources For People Settling in Australia

Saturday, July 19th, 2008

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7 Unique Things Learned While in Australia

Monday, June 23rd, 2008

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Opinions on Melbourne from a Son of an Immigrant Family

Tuesday, May 27th, 2008

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Melbourne (more…)

 
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Australian Dictionary: Words and Expressions You Will Often Here While Down Under

Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008

Below is a list of words, expressions and institutions that you will regularly hear about once you land in the land down under. I expect this list to expand as you guys send me words that you often use within your Australian experience. For more information on Australian slang words check out Koala Net (more…)

Relationships and Health Insurance: How to Immigrate to Australia Within a Week

Monday, April 21st, 2008

To refer to the check-list that you will guide you in immigrating to Australia within a week please refer to the Introduction post in the series.

Relationships

We are in the home stretch! I thought I would make this final article short, sweet and to the point.

Gold Coast (more…)

Employment, English Problems, Stationary and Supplies: How to Immigrate to Australia Within a Week

Saturday, April 19th, 2008

To refer to the check-list that you will guide you in immigrating to Australia within a week please refer to the Introduction post in the series.

Employment

I will take two hypothetical scenarios and offer employment solutions for both.

You Have Been Beaten and Dumped in the Middle of an Australian City with No Documentation and No Money in Your Pocket

Black labourer (more…)

Banking:How to Immigrate to Australia Within a Week

Thursday, April 17th, 2008

To refer to the check-list that you will guide you in immigrating to Australia within a week please refer to the Introduction post in the series.

ANZ Bank branch

Banking

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Public and Private Transport, Skype:How to Immigrate to Australia Within a Week

Tuesday, April 15th, 2008

First of all: I am now the proud owner of displacedafrican.com. This means that if you would like to visit this website you can now find it by typing in either:

a) www.displacedafrican.com OR;

b) www.thedisplacedafrican.com

Hopefully that will make finding this website a lot easier for many of you.

To refer to the check-list that you will guide you in immigrating to Australia within a week please refer to the Introduction post in the series.

Private Transport: Driving

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Police Check, Taxes and Tax File Number,Enrolment and Work Permit:How to Immigrate to Australia Within a Week

Saturday, April 12th, 2008

To refer to the check-list that you will guide you in immigrating to Australia within a week please refer to the Introduction post in the series.

NB: The unit of currency in Australia is the Australian dollar which I shall represent with the symbol: $

Police Check

Australian police

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