Aussie Rules rules!

Yosiane White writes of her first experience of Australia’s ‘crazy’ brand of football.

“Being half British, half Dutch, I definitely consider soccer the coolest sport on the planet.

So when an Australian friend claimed that AFL – aka Aussie Rules, Aerial Ping-Pong or Cross-Country Basketball – out-cools soccer, I needed to see it for myself.

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A new era for student visas

Changes to Australian Government regulations will make it quicker and easier for students to gain a visa for study in Australia.

Exciting changes to Australia’s student visa program have recently come into effect, making it easier for students to acquire a visa and benefit from Australian industry experience after graduation.

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Aussie Bird Wars!

Dutch exchange student Yosiane White writes of her encounter with some Australian soldiers of the feathered variety.

Lorikeet (left) vs Cockatoo (right): let the Bird Wars begin!

“I knew I picked the right country when I found myself standing between a bunch of Aussies in a rustic house, by a stunning beach south of Wollongong, watching a ‘punch-up’ between exotic birds.

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