KhunHeineken

Maybe contact another bank. If they can open a bank account for foreigners, before they even arrive, surely they can do something for you. https://www.anz.com.au/personal/bank-accounts/everyday-accounts/moving-to-australia/en/

I'm not the OP. Not sure a bank would accept a foreign document that may have been knocked up on Khaosan Road. I think they also run checks on the document number with certain government data bases. Main reasons, funding terrorism and money laundering.

I use a VPN for banking and streaming sports.

How many of those quotes were yours? ????

Ok, Mr. Ostrich. ????

No updates, thus far. I have contacted my accountant and asked them to inform me if they hear anything. The Tax Institute has "broadly welcomed the Government's willingness to reform the rules." https://www.taxinstitute.com.au/insights/articles/our-submission-on-the-proposed-changes-to-the-individual-tax-res

Aussies might find this article interesting, and disturbing. Some eye watering figures. https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/australia-drives-up-debt-to-menzian-levels-with-no-end-in-sight-20211228-p59kg1.html I can only imagine what new taxes and cost cutting awaits the present generation, and many generations to come. With a country of only 25 million people, having only around 12 million people in the workforce, it will take generations to pay back the debt. How could a country with such an abundance of resources be so mismanaged, for so long?