Originally Posted by rockmuncher

OK henesse.

for the lowdown on the IT market in OZ you could do worse than consult the recruitment agencies. Here are a couple (all equally lame, and equally good at lying):

http://www.mycareer.com.au
http://jobs.careerone.com.au
http://it.seek.com.au

Some useful info in this longwided spiel from QPL: http://www.qpl.com.au/salaryinformation.asp

Living cost is like this:

Earn $1. Give 37cents to the government
Buy some stuff, pay for elec, phone, gas, water, having fun, having no fun, petrol, road tolls, etc. all the while giving more money to the govt. take what's left (about 3 cents) and try to buy food to feed your family (pay 10% as tax). Complain about the state of anything to do with public infrastructure, particularly the roads. Oh yeah, retirees are now self-funded in OZ.

You state that you are planning to stay in the student sector: I don't think you'll qualify for AusStudy. So you'll have to pay for your own education. I know some places where you can buy a Harvard Postgrad...