Life in

Australia

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LIFE IN AUSTRALIA
Please find below some useful information that help you
transition into life and study in Australia:
• Ensure you have good accommodation
• Sort out how to use the transport systems around the city
• Keeping safe in the city; day and night
• Keeping safe if going swimming - swim between the flags at
patrolled beaches

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LIFE IN AUSTRALIA
Education and living costs in Australia
You can find useful information on following website: https://www.studyinaustralia.gov.au/

More information about living and studying in Australia can be obtain by visiting Study Melbourne or
Study NSW website.
https://www.studymelbourne.vic.gov.au
https://www.study.sydney/programs/welcome-desk

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WEATHER
• Summer (Hot, bushfires, lighting storms)​
• Shorts, t-shirts, bathers, thongs, and skirts​
We sometimes have
• Autumn (Mild, leaves, end of daylight saving 2/4/23)​
four seasons in one
• Pants, long sleeve shirts, skirts, and runners​ day!
• Winter (Cold, rain, windy, short days)​
• Jumpers, coats, pants, and runners​
• Spring (Warming up, cold and mild days)
• Pants, long sleeve shirts, and runners​

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TRANSPORT

• Trains, trams (Melbourne only), and

buses
• Myki in Victoria and Opal in NSW
• https://ptv.vic.gov.au
• https://transportnsw.info
• Schedules and routes

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 • Multi-cultural cuisine​

• Food courts
We eat in, eat out and
order online • Local shops (Fish and chips, pizza, Chinese take away)​

• Drive throughs (McDonalds, Hungry jacks, KFC)​

• Food delivery (Uber East, Doordash)​

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AUSTRALIAN VALUES

Fairness
Equality (of opportunity)
Fair go all round

Rights Dispute resolution

Human rights, Land rights, LGBTQ rights, Courts, tribunals, commissions,
Women rights, Work rights Ombudsman

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 • Multi-culturalism​
AUSTRALIAN VALUES • Diversity​
• Aboriginals​
• Religious pluralism​
• Gay Marriage​
• International students​
• Discrimination (Racism, sexism, ableism, agism, sexual
harassment)​
• https://www.humanrights.vic.gov.au

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 • Australian slang vs proper English​
• Hello and goodbye​
• G'day and see ya later​
• Mate’s rates, bloke, cuppa, crook, dag, hard yakka, fair dinkum, give it a
We speak a lot of crack, loo, knacked, esky, chuck a sickie and bugger off​
Aussie slang! • Social conversations (friends)​
• Weather, work, schedule - What have you got on?​
Don’t get ‘agro’ and
have a good ‘arvo’ • Formal conversations(government departments, banks,
suppliers)​
• Full name, address, DOB – How can I assist you? Please complete a survey
at the end of this call.​
• Academic writing (University)​
• Formal language, proper English, References​

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• Summer holidays, school holidays, weekend aways, day
trips
• Capital cities and regional Australia

We often like to get out

• For ideas on where to visit, check out the below: of the city and get away
• https://www.visitvictoria.com​ from it all…
• https://www.visitnsw.com

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