Anyone recently switched over to Western union for interntnl (Australian) money transfers

[Kenny202]

I need to transfer around $30k AUD this week, usually use Wise but from some of the reports I am reading I am going to switch over to WU. TIme is not an issue, 2 or 3 days transfer time ok. I am pretty wary as my first large transfer here 8 years or so ago ended up in limbo for 3 weeks. I have already opened a Western Union account. A few questions....

 

Do I need to register my Australian / Thai bank with them first?

Is there anything else to do before pulling the trigger?

Should I bring separate amounts over say under $10k to avoid hold up issues?

Is it better to use the phone app or do on the PC?

I assume send $Aus and it lands in my bank as baht?

Anything else I need to be mindful of ? Any help appreciated