KhunHeineken

I agree. Would you want to buy a place to live in whilst serving out your 2 years in Australia and the "correction" happens? It would see you lose a lot of money, the equivalent of many, many, many portable pension payments.

It's well known that property is a long term investment. Historically, property has increased in value, no denying this, however, property is also subject to boom / bust cycles. Also, property can be effected government decisions, such as rezoning, raising taxes etc. Then, you have the influence of banks with interest rates and their home loan policies. There's more to property than just supply and demand market forces. I agree whatever property you buy will increase in value over the longer term, but in my opinion, flipping it after only 2 years poses a risk to return on investment, and if it can't be sold, there's rates, strata, upkeep etc that has to be paid for whilst it sits on the market. The whole time your money could be earning at least 5% in a simple term deposit. If we are talking Sydney, yes, rents re high, but what you will lose in stamp duty, legals, and agents fees may mean it's easier and cheaper to rent for the 2 years. Just to show it does happen. https://www.smh.com.au/property/news/house-values-falling-nearly-1000-a-day-as-rba-warns-of-uncertainty-ahead-20220831-p5be8w.html

If they were to use fully imported cheese, the price point of the pizza would be more expensive than what tourists can get back home, so they use the cheapest cheese, hence, the title of this thread. This happens to protect Thailand's dairy industry.

The kebab shop on Beach Road, next to Mike's Shopping, still rolls them in foil and toasts them to make the wrap have just a slight crunch to it. I've always liked it when they are made that way. Very nice.

Not getting into the argument if a good pizza can be had in Thailand or not, but we all know the ridiculous price of cheese in Thailand, and I think this is the reason many places do not do a nice pizza, because cheese is one of the main ingredients to a decent pizza.

You agree with me many times, you just can't post it, because you would lose face. The Voice was nothing more than a distraction to the real issues hurting voters. Mainly, harsh economic issues. Albo needed something to say "look what we are doing. look what we have done. look how good we are. we ave bought the nation together." All the time pensioners can't even afford to turn their heater on in winter. Never said Dutton would be better. They are all as bad as each other as far as I am concerned. Ahh, Tom Uren. Didn't thy nick name him "Tom Urea" because he was as weak as p*ss? The proposed changes to tax residency was also the ScoMo government. Labor is running with ScoMo's religious discrimination bill as well. Perhaps a pattern is emerging.

A market correction was always going to happen. Sadly, what should be all about homes for Aussie families, successive governments have turned housing in Australia into a lucrative investment scheme, which sees your average Aussie a slave to a bank for 30 years, and also a declining birth rate. Madness, for a country with so much land. Bill Shorten went to an election with a policy of rolling back negative gearing, and we all know how that went. Just too many people on the investment property gravy train, to the point that's it's a drag on the government's bottom line. Thus, the Australian property market Ponzi scheme continues.

You'll be needing one in the future, for numerous reasons, some leisure, some business, nothing surer.

Yes, not very nice of the Australian government. The benefits system and superannuation system in Australia is different to that in the UK.

That's if it has gained in value to a point it covers the mentioned costs, plus agents fees on the sale, and any repairs and maintenance within the 2 years. If you don't get any offers nearing your asking price when your 2 year are up, do you sell for less and take the loss, or have your money tied up in a vacant property, which still attracts taxes and fees, until the right offer comes along?

$3660 a month for a cabin in an Alice Springs caravan park. https://bookings12.rmscloud.com/Rates/Index/12368/1?A=03/01/2024&D=03/31/2024&Dn=20240103214303&Rt=3&Ad=2&Mp=0&M=0&Y=0&Z=0#!/rooms Units in Alice Springs range from $230 a week upwards, with most being over $300 per week. . https://bookings12.rmscloud.com/Rates/Index/12368/1?A=03/01/2024&D=03/31/2024&Dn=20240103214303&Rt=3&Ad=2&Mp=0&M=0&Y=0&Z=0#!/rooms

Even if you can somehow collect a decent prize, in Australia, you lose your pension. https://www.news.com.au/finance/money/wealth/so-much-for-being-lucky-lotto-winner-loses-access-to-pension-after-winning-60000/news-story/c9420aa637b92be4ed66cea149d33893#:~:text=A widower who won %2460%2C000,dollars in a Lotto draw.

As another member mentioned, pre-nup agreements are legally binding in Australia. There were also other ways to minimize your exposure. Like so many guys in Thailand, people take short cuts, or think it's marriage forever.

Parking Officers now drive around in cars that have number plate recognition cameras that log the time and date and location of the vehicle. They keep driving around and the computer does the work and the owner of the car gets a fine in the mail. No marking tyres and writing fines and leaving them under the wiper blade. No interaction with drivers, no arguments, no violence, no corruption etc. https://insidelocalgovernment.com.au/newcastle-trials-new-parking-technology/#:~:text=The Council says the plate,or which are parked illegally.

i doubt she was interviewed by police. https://www.theguardian.com/news/2017/nov/05/revealed-queen-private-estate-invested-offshore-paradise-papers People who are paid to recoup the taxpayer's money are not all bad. This guy, and his crew, were real crooks, and his father was the Deputy Commissioner of the ATO. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-08-22/adam-cranston-jason-onley-sentencing-plutus-payroll-tax-fraud/102757978

Bit of a play on words, really. The dole, disability, single mothers, aged pension, Austudy etc etc is know as welfare, benefits, entitlements, social security etc etc in Australia, and other countries. They all are paid from a government department. But not a veteran's pension. https://www.dss.gov.au/about-the-department/international/international-social-security-agreements/current-international-social-security-agreements/australia-and-canada-frequently-asked-questions Ok, however............ Aged care: Wealthy boomers to be asked to pay more (smh.com.au) Weren't you one of the members praising the new caring and sharing Albo government? I see this is his next distraction from the real issues. The Religious Discrimination Bill. https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/we-re-facing-a-debate-as-divisive-as-the-voice-can-we-keep-this-one-civil-20231220-p5espu.html A lot of people are struggling with the high cost of living and a housing shortage, but just like The Voice, he'll make sure The Religious Discrimination Bill will be on the front page.

Websites can't blacklist residential homes in the country you want to VPN to, and you are tunneling into to someone's home, for a small pay for what you use price. As decentralized VPN's gain in popularity, the days of geo blocking and IP Address blacklisting will be a thing of the past.

I know it's doable, but given many sports and movie streaming website have blacklisted VPN IP Address, it would not be difficult for NZ Lotto to question you over your use of a VPN, and should they dig a little further, they may find you are out of the country when placing the bet, not to mention, gambling is illegal in Thailand, so, should you win something big, maybe they will not pay out.

Google "decentralized vpn's" and see the future of vpn's.

Any concerns? https://mylotto.co.nz/faqs#:~:text=If you normally live overseas,not a New Zealand resident. Lotto NZ does not hold a licence in any other country to offer online gambling, and offering online gambling services in some jurisdictions is a crime that can attract significant fines. We are aware that countries could make law changes at any point, and we do not have a team of people able to monitor changes in different country’s gambling legislation, so to ensure Lotto NZ does not inadvertently breach another country’s laws we made the decision to ‘geo-block’ all play anywhere outside New Zealand. If players are ever back in New Zealand, they are most welcome to play our games online or in-store, and they can still access their MyLotto account from overseas to withdraw any funds from it.

It would depend on an unknown quantity, that being, your life expectancy, as to the viability of doing the 2 years. Also, as you point out, a few years from now, they may, and most likely will, raise the retirement age, as all the boomer kids move closer to retirement age, and we are all living longer, and the government wants to lower the bill every fortnight.

So how is it many of the low class English teachers in South East Asia manage to do it? I personally know of two cases.

Post on NZ thread as well. Spectacular.

Sydney's was spectacular, as usual.

You may find this interesting. Operation Wickenby. Not only Paul Hogan, but some big Australian sport names mentioned in the investigation also.