When Aus or Aussie, the short form for an Australian, is pronounced for fun with a hissing sound at the end, it sounds as though the word being pronounced has the spelling Oz.Hence Australia in informal language is referred to as Oz. What is oz short for? oz. is a common abbreviation for ounce, referring […]

Today, the benefits our welfare system provides include: support for families, including parental leave when you have a baby and the Working for Families package of benefits.support for older people, including New Zealand Superannuation (our ‘old age pension’) and other financial and practical assistance. What benefits can I claim in New Zealand? Youth Payment – […]

In 2019-20 Australia provided an estimated $7.2 million in total to Commonwealth development programs, including funding for the Commonwealth Foundation, Commonwealth Youth Program, the Commonwealth of Learning, Commonwealth Small States Offices in Geneva and New York, the Commonwealth Fund for Technical Cooperation, Who pays for the Commonwealth? All contributions to the CFTC are voluntary. The […]

Delta circulated and lockdowns restarted — yet Australia remains a free country. Even amid the global economic disruption, Australia’s wheels of free enterprise have managed to find new ways to spin, for good or ill. Free and fair elections have continued to take place. Is Australia the most free country? Australia is rated Free in […]

Distance from China to New Zealand is 11,147 kilometers. The air travel (bird fly) shortest distance between China and New Zealand is 11,147 km= 6,926 miles. If you travel with an airplane (which has average speed of 560 miles) from China to New Zealand, It takes 12.37 hours to arrive. How long does a flight […]

These issues all have impacts on productivity, health and well-being. Inequality. Melbourne. Income inequality. Population growth. Suburban sprawl. Urban sprawl. Urban infrastructure. Social inequality. What are major environmental problems in Melbourne? Other major pollution problems in Melbourne include levels of bacteria including E. coli in the Yarra River and its tributaries caused by septic systems, […]

You will rarely see a basking snake in Australia’s Top End, they’re too busy avoiding the heat. Instead, snake activity is driven by another important resource – rain. In the Top End, this means snakes are most often encountered following the wet season (April–June) when prey and water abound. Do snakes like rain Australia? ‘When […]

As in any city there are no guarantees or promises of safety and you may encounter drunk people who some may find intimidating. But as a general rule Melbourne is a relatively safe city and people walk around at night frequently. Is it safe to walk around Melbourne at night? I am a single female […]

So ever since dingoes arrived in Australia the hopping of roos has increased and for about 35,000 years now Australia has been upside down. The reason for this is that kangaroos, or ‘roos’, tend to run towards the sun so that the dingoes chasing them get the sun in their eyes which famously dingoes don’t […]

New Zealand is a wealthy Pacific nation dominated by two cultural groups – New Zealanders of European descent, and the Maori, who are descendants of Polynesian settlers. It is made up of two main islands and numerous smaller ones. What country does Zealand belong to? Zealand Native name: Sjælland Denmark Region Capital Region of Denmark, […]

Cost of living in New Zealand is 23% more expensive than in Canada. Is it better to immigrate to Canada or New Zealand? As per India Today, New Zealand has job opportunities but lesser than other popular immigration destinations. The cost of living is also high in New Zealand.Flexible immigration policies make it the first […]

between about 55 and 10 million years ago. Australia began its journey across the surface of the Earth as an isolated continent between about 55 and 10 million years ago, and continues to move north by about seven centimetres each year. When did Australia break away from Pangea? 180 million years agoSome 180 million years […]

Proteas are attractive shrubs originating from South Africa which can be cultivated commercially in Western Australia. The most common proteas belong to the genera Protea, Leucadendron and Leucospermum (pincushion) and Serruria (blushing bride). Does Australia have native proteas? Despite appearances, proteas are not Australian native plants – but they could have been and there in […]

Genuine bogans – the vulgar, uneducated and uncouth people – are easily most prevalent in NSW. Where do most bogans live in Australia? Southern Sydney is where flag-wearing rednecks stage most of their race riots. While the majority of Sydneysiders like to pretend their city ends somewhere around Annandale, Greater Western Sydney is where they […]

In order to sponsor a child, the child must be your natural, adopted or step child and you must be an Australian citizen, the holder of an Australian permanent visa, or an eligible New Zealand citizen. Can I sponsor my daughter to live in Australia? Australian Migration House | Family Visa. This is a Permanent […]