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Standard Work Hours
As you may know or perhaps not, I am currently an employee in the Queensland Government Public Service as an Analyst Programmer and therefore a public servant of the Public Service. I will try to explain standard work hours for … Continue reading
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Claiming your tourist Tax refund – Tax Refund Scheme (TRS)
When you departing Australia and have spent $300 (GST inclusive) or more in the one store and have a single tax invoice, you may be able to claim a refund, subject to certain conditions, of the goods and services tax … Continue reading
Australian School Terms and Holidays
Each state of Australia sets their own school term and holiday dates and can be very confusing when travelling interstate and so I decided to list them here. Besides Tasmania that has 3 terms per year, the rest of the … Continue reading
What is Centrelink
The definition of Centrelink on their website is: “Centrelink is an Australian Government Statutory Agency, assisting people to become self-sufficient and supporting those in need.” Centrelink provides and delivers services, and can provide social security payments to the eligible Australians … Continue reading
What is 100 points of ID ?
When we arrived in Australia, we were constantly asked for 100 points of ID and had no clue what this was and I found various lists and decided to place the concise list in this post, so that you too … Continue reading
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Australian Postcodes
Australian postcodes are 4 digits and each state is usually identified by the first number digit. The postcode’s primary purpose is for the sorting and delivery of mail however there may be exceptions to the list below. In some regional … Continue reading