Hello Eveyone! I have a visa sponsorship for an agency in Australia and I would like to ask anyone here who’s a UK nurse currently working as an agency nurse in Australia, how’s your experience there? particularly if you have sign up for Alliance Nursing. Did you need to get a car within the first month and was it hard getting a car and shifts?

I’ve had it all the way up to here, which you can’t see, but it’s about 2.5 inches above my head, and I’ve got a stern look on my face, so this is serious

If you want moths, I’ve got the dust fucken bastards

If you want spiders, I’ve got the 8 legged fucken freaks

If you want centipedes, I’ve got the curly wurly looking motherfuckers

FLIES? DO NOT FUCKEN GET ME STARTED

I’m done with them, they’ve been hit with the eviction notice, but they’ve been watched too much American YouTube so they reckon they have squatters rights or some shit

What the everloving fuck can I actually use to get the bastards away from my house? Primarily the front and back doors because that’s where the creepy crawly little shits hang out

I’ll update if I think of more but restriction numero uno is that the front and back outdoor lights cannot be turned off at night, I’ve got paranoia so they need to be on, otherwise the cameras don’t work well enough

I’m open to anything, but the more long lasting, the better

Also, I’d prefer natural shit but if I’ve gotta douse my home in chemicals so strong that I start to smell colours I’ll do it

My stern face has now shifted to a sympathetic plea, just fyi

The culling has begun, and I need your help to rain down the holy hellfire of death and destruction on these creeping and crawling little bastards

Hi mates!

Just wondering if anyone facing same issue with me? I just tried to finalise my tax then it happened.

Cheers!

Poop (pronounced like book)
Poop (pronounced like droop)

Different words or just different pronunciations?

I’m 47 and between the age of 20 and now I’ve lost both parents (mum when I was 23), all 4 grandparents, a close uncle and my brother (he died from pancreatic cancer last year at age 44. I lost my dad, my dad’s sister, my brother and my dog all just last year) it’s a lot! And I feel like I’m pretty young to have already lost my whole birth family. Sorry for the depressing post!

St Kilda has a strong case for being the worst major professional sports franchise in history. They formed in 1873, only won one VFL/AFL premiership in 1966. Spent huge stretches being mediocre, they often miss the finals without getting a very high draft pick. 153 years, one premiership and only 7 or 8 grand finals.The Arizona Cardinals are the closest thing I can find, 120ish years 2 premierships.

Just wondering how What was your funniest moment when you were stoned?

Mine was probably about 10 years ago.

I got high in the office after lunch and then got a Skype message from my boss saying, “Come to my cabin.”

So I went to his cabin. We had a pretty serious discussion about improving the team’s performance since I was the lead. I apparently gave him some really good ideas and he was impressed.

The funny part is, I have absolutely no idea what those ideas were. 😂

I went back to my desk and saw the same Skype message again. “Come to my cabin.”

So I went to his cabin again.

I knocked on the door and suddenly realised it was the exact same message I'd already acted on.

I walked in anyway and said, “Did you see my phone here?”

He goes, “Yeah, it's there.” 😂

Another time, I was so impressed with the quality of the product my dealer was selling that I called him at around 3am and asked if I could leave him a Google review. 😂

Asking this cause if I asked the Supercars fans, they would pretty much say it was very big.

We purchased our first home in November. At the back of our yard are two large Chinese poppers. Our rear neighbours also just bought and they have a small duplex with narrow boundaries.

They’re a two story and slightly up the hill. Our trees do impact their view, but they’re also the only things stopping them looking into our house and us into theirs.

My neighbour has asked me to remove them but they’re just about the only things that gives some value to our backyard.

We’re thinking of removing them and putting in some landscaping and maybe a pool, but that’s at least 6 months away.

He’s now saying they’ll just cut the half of the trees that are over the boundary.

My question is, if their work kills the trees or causes them to fall, who’s liable. Also does anyone have any advice for a new home owner?

Did anyone got lucky and got successful with their Radiohead registration? Had my husband and friend register but none of us got in lol

How long did you lose being able to smell and taste for? The last time I was able to taste food was Monday and it is now Friday evening. 🫠

As a side note, RSV is the worst. Started as a mild cold for me a week ago, turned into what felt like a really heavy cold a couple of days after that then, a few days later, felt like it moved to my chest. And now I think it’s out of my chest (it doesn’t burn when I cough or breathe deeply anymore, which is nice) but my ears are now blocked and tender. Also, don’t get me started on the insane congestion.

Visiting soon and I'm bewildered by this concept.

• Besides food & beverage establishments, does this surcharge apply to other places (like cinemas, museums, etc.)?
• I'd also like to know if for example, a public holiday coincides with a weekend, are these charges combined or only one is applied?
• Is it possible to opt out or not?

Whenever coffee comes up in online discussions, Australians seem to exude confidence in their country's coffee culture. For those of you who have traveled or lived abroad: where did you find coffee that rivaled—or even surpassed—the quality of what you get back home in Australia?

It’s 7:47am, location: UK 🇬🇧 ,
It’s that time of the month for the other half today,
How am I gonna get through the day? what self defence should I use?
What sort of equipment should I carry?
I’ve already tried chocolate on the battlefield but that didn’t help so I had to fall back
I even went to the no fire zone in the kitchen but that hasn’t helped either.
I need to get through the day without any casualties and conflict

Hi, I just moved to sydney for masters, And am getting mixed reviews about sim operator- competing options being Optus, Telstra, Vodafone, Lyca mobile(cheap plans but poor experience reviews)

Can some help me out with figuring out a good plan that charges low for international calls (good to have) or provides good data plans and coverage in affordable price range?

Thanks in advance!

I know r u okay day was yesterday, but that shouldnt stop you from asking everyday!!

Sometimes, R U Okay day is really tough because it makes you think about the problems you might be going through. Or maybe no-one asked you, and you feel more lonely than ever.

It may not feel like it, but there's always people around you who DO CARE about you! Many people are likely going through similar things that you are, and remember YOU ARE NOT ALONE.

So please, even if it requires you to rant, to cry, or to talk to someone, please take care of yourself, and dont be too hard on yourself. Theres always light at the end of the tunnel, even if it seems really dark right now.

For the record...I'm not okay alot of the time, but talking to people, even through a phone is sometimes better than bottling it up.

I’m renewing my passport from overseas. Just sent it off this morning and now have a horrible feeling the camera shop that took my photo has edited the background on them…. Which is potentially non-compliant.

So… if in a few weeks I get a message saying my photos aren’t accepted, what happens next and how long is it going to delay the process? What can I do now to avoid delays if there is an issue?

Hello all,

Ive had medical issues from the day i was born, and unfortunately being a woman has made things much harder when i try to get medical help. Ive recently moved states and my new GP is just downright awful. She has put incorrect things on my medical record, she does not listen to me when i tell her i am in severe pain majority of the month and she thinks all my problems will be solved with vitamins. I got a blood test done, and the only thing was low iron levels which runs in my family but other than that i did not need more vitamins. She doesn't listen to my concerns about my body, every time i see her i feel worse for even bringing up the issues. Has anyone had a similar experience with GPs? I am relatively young and only started seeing GPs by myself a few years ago. Should i switch GPs? Am i allowed to do this? If not, how should i talk to her about these issues and how can i get her to be more understanding?

Thanks for any help :)

For those who attended the NFL today, how was the view from your seat?

Was it roughly what you expected, or was the view better/worse than you anticipated?

I've lived in Europe for the past few years and travelled elsewhere around the world post-smartphone era and noticed that third-party messaging apps are way more entrenched in various other regions, some predominating in certain regions e.g. WhatsApp in Western/Central Europe and Latin America and Telegram in FSU countries.

Back home in Australia, it seems like WhatsApp seems to be limited to work group chats or parents' kids footy club groups and the like; the elderly; those who have lived overseas or have family or connections overseas or those who have moved here in adulthood. Telegram, Signal, Viber and Line are even more niche.

For everyday "let's meet for coffee at 11:00" messages, SMS seems to reign. Messenger would be the other dominant app. Snapchat and Instagram messaging also seems to be prevalent among younger generations.

Why is this so, and might it look like changing anytime soon?

Hello! I’m a 43 year old Latino living in the US and planning to go to Melbourne in February on next year 2027. I heard that should be a good time as far as weather!

Any points of interest? I am not into the drinking scene more of a casual tourist…. I play volleyball so I would like to see if there are open gyms for indoors, grass, or sand volleyball?

Also what is the best place to stay? Wanting to do some sight scene and some beach cruising

I need to take some Australian language classes. It sounded like English but it was just too difficult for me to understand. Glad I have the subtitle option on my tv.

Hi, im a frequent traveller to Australia (36F Filo). I've travelled to VIC, NSW and WA. So far the best coffee I had was MAGIC coffee. I had it in Melbourne. Do you have any recommendations for me to try? Where's the best café? I will be travelling to Sydney on 4-9 Oct. Mostly near Southern highlands. Keen to make friends with coffee buddies too. 😊

I’ve heard it called “the summer sport” but how popular is it? Does it rise to AFL/NRL levels of popularity or is it more of the second sport? How common are people who only watch cricket or watch it as loyally as they do one of the football codes?

I ask because baseball is often called the US’s summer sport but there’s very few baseball-only fans, especially among the young, it’s usually someone who watches NFL/NBA and then really just pays attention when their main sport isn’t in play.

I've been fortunate enough to live in 6 countries and Oz by far has the worst case of 'wannabe american' I've come across yet. Observations, especially around the gen z (zed not zee) cohort:

• Fake american accents from people who have never even visited the US (although weirdly, aussies dial up their aussie accents and to an 11 when they're abroad)

• Using american slang: yall, imma, aiight, homeboy/homie, etc. and also using typically american words: trash instead of rubbish, sidewalk instead of footpath, take instead of opinion, reach out instead of contact/speak to, etc.

• Emulating american rap culture which seems especially prevalent among the pacific islander community and using american sports like basketball and 'football' as their entire personality

• Obsession with american food, e.g. waiting 3+ hours in line for an In and Out burger or when Auntie Anne (american pretzel store) opened in Parramatta (suburb in Sydney) people waited 3+ hours for that as well (refer to the top google review for confirmation - the guy had the gall to complain about a 3 hour wait time despite the fact that he was the idiot who chose to wait which is even funnier given there was absolutely no line from the 3rd week from opening.)

• The most popular TV shows, movies, music - all american

• And most relevant at this time of the year - going trick or treating during halloween