WHY YOU SHOULD MOVE TO AUSTRALIA IN 2025 | AMERICAN REACTS

[@ToniaElkins]

Welcome back 💩 Todays video was requested by a discord member. Let’s learn the reasons why we should move to Australia 🥰 DISCORD: discord.gg/MtsPQmZn WISHLIST: throne.com/toniaelkins

[@stevenbalekic5683]

My grandmother worked for one employer for many many years and never used a sick day, paid holiday or long service leave the whole time. When she decided to retire she got two or three years of paid days as if she was still working. Also because she was supporting my grandfather way past his retirement age without claiming his pension from the government they received backpay from the government of $120,000 as well as her superannuation as well.

[@MRDARKTURKEY]

Releasing a video about Australia, wearing a Korn t-shirt, while Korn are IN Australia… Very cool coincidence..

[@ToniaElkins]

No way! That’s awesome 🤘

[@shoresaresandy]

In South East Queensland the cost of public transport is 50 cents per journey, we also have a on demand bus service that picks you up from where you nominate and drops you off where you need to travel too. It’s pretty good. 😊

[@nevillewelsh6393]

Long service is law in Australia. Companies don’t have a say and have to give it Holidays also have a 17.5 % loading added to your normal pay

[@ToniaElkins]

@@nevillewelsh6393 Wow! I love that.

[@jeremykothe2847]

It gets kinda crazy. After 10 years, you get six months paid. There's a kinda bad space when you've been somewhere 8 years and they will find an excuse to let you go. :( Been there.

[@nevillewelsh6393]

@@jeremykothe2847I was made redundant after working for a company for 22 years. Got paid out all my long service, holidays, sick leave and 4 weeks for every years service, so 88 weeks EBA’s can be a great benefit to employees

[@MichaelSorensen-bl3ec]

The leave loading depends on the industry, I worked in public service and it was abolished decades ago, they just bumped up your regular pay to make up the difference.

[@gregoryparnell2775]

In Queensland our Ambulance is funded by a small levy on our electricity but pensioners get it for free.

[@ToniaElkins]

@@gregoryparnell2775 Oh interesting!

[@firebrand2619]

💯

[@bluedog1052]

@@ToniaElkins Only for Queensland residents though, if you're a tourist from interstate or overseas, you will pay the $4-600 fee if your private health insurance (if you do have that in the first place) doesn't cover it.

[@jeremykothe2847]

Tiiiny correction: The video suggests that our "End of Financial Year" (ie: when you do your taxes) is at New Years/Xmas, but it's actually the first of July, exactly six months after NY.

[@ROGERTULL]

I USED TO DRIVE TRAINS IN PERTH WESTERN AUSTRALIA, I TOOK MY 3 MONTHS LONG SERVICE AND TWO YEARS OF HOLIDAYS 6 WEEKS EACH, SO I TOOK 6 MONTHS ON FULL PAY

[@Fish29077]

Don’t forget the Blue Tree Project. Charity set up to promote mental health and spark conversations. You will see random trees painted blue around.

[@ToniaElkins]

@@Fish29077 That’s amazing

[@firebrand2619]

Thanks

[@ToniaElkins]

@@firebrand2619 Thank you so much! You’re the best 🫂❤️

[@jeremykothe2847]

To reinforce your point... As an Australian who has travelled and lived extensively in the USA. When people ask "what's it like" I have to answer "It depends where you are. There are easily a dozen completely different cultures.". Australia has some differences between cities, but it's *nothing* compared to the variety of approaches to things in the US.

[@jeremykothe2847]

Having said that... I feel Australia embraces and allows multiculturalism far more. In any place you will find Chinese New Year, Jewish holidays etc respected and focused on far more. Melbourne is the largest Greek city outside of Greece. We don't tell people "okay, you're Italian... but you must act Australian". Live and let live. It's just far more inclusive in my experience, vs the US where in certain areas, certain groups are just not allowed a voice if it doesn't align with the local attitudes.

[@ToniaElkins]

@@jeremykothe2847 That’s so awesome that you’ve lived here. Im curious what types of places and states you experienced here. Cuz it’s so true how different places are here from city to city. And the PEOPLE. 😆 And I agree also that some cities here may not embrace other cultures as well as Australia does. I think it’s so beautiful how Australia and New Zealand are just inclusive in that way. And here in the USA it just depends on where you are lol.

[@jeremykothe2847]

​@@ToniaElkins I lived for 2 years in San Fran/Mill Valley. Some of the most expensive real estate in the US. I was of course a peasant living in the cheapest part, but I walked up a mountain to work every day past rockstar's guitar shaped swimming pools. I have visited maybe 30 states. My favourite place for a tourist, ie: if you're going to visit, include this, was NYC. The Met, the energy. I might not want to live there, but you have to visit if you have the chance. To be real for a second... I returned to Australia for one reason. The homeless. Downtown SF every block had 30 homeless people camped out. I'm an empathetic guy and it killed me. I want to help. But I can't help everyone, so I have to start avoiding eye contact. It felt bad. In Australia, yes of course we have homeless people. And I give when I can. It's just a different scale and a different approach. I remember my dad saying when I was very young... "American, the land of the free. You are free to starve on the streets". In Australia, if you're homeless, the cops will pick you up, find you a place to stay etc. Without you needing to commit to a god etc. In Australia... a judge and a plumber will drink together in a bar. In America... not so much.

[@jeremykothe2847]

Interesting point of difference here... Unemployment benefits... aka "the dole". If you're unemployed in the US, if I remember correctly, you get money from the govt for something like 6 weeks? In Australia it is endless. You need to front weekly and show that you're looking for work, but it NEVER runs out. Charity begins at the state level, not at home.

[@GaryNoone-jz3mq]

The idea behind long service leave is loyalty. If you have long service, you are more likely to stay with your company in order to get it. So your company gets more experienced employees, and they don't have to keep training new employees all the time. 😊

[@ToniaElkins]

That sounds so awesome! I wish the USA would do that.

[@FC-BS]

I just saw the original video a few days ago, and it was interesting to see your opinion on the video

[@bramba1953]

Minimum leave by federal law in Australia is 20 day annual leave 10 days sick leave and long service 12 weeks after 10 years and pro rata under that time and companies don't care if you take off twice that time at half pay so lots of people take 6 months off to go around Australia especially just before kids go to High school so a real time to get to know each other and when your next lot is due you go to Europe for months. Minimum wage is $24.01 per hour and time and a half or double time compulsory for extra time or weekends

[@TomJonesisback]

I've lived in Australia its beautiful especially the outback sunsets i just couldn't handle massive spiders snakes and shark's 🤔

[@cgkennedy]

I met a couple who emigrated to Australia in 1988 who came from the mid-west of the US for a better life for their children. They were are still here, in rural Victoria.

[@russneedham1701]

whenever someone from America makes negative comments about Australia online, I've noticed its nearly always you're not free because they took your guns, well I'm 58 and I've never had a handgun in my hand ever and most people i know haven't had one they have never been part of life here and any guns handed in were mostly shot guns not hand guns, the police allegedly according to many Americans locked us inside during covid (which they didn't) you could go out but had to keep a safe distance from others, or because weed is illegal here, all things that have nothing to do with freedom and are just stereotype reasons

[@ToniaElkins]

@@russneedham1701 Some Americans are just idiots lol

[@russneedham1701]

@@ToniaElkins no its not the people, the real reason is your media and news stations don't provide enough world news stories unless the Queen dies or America is involved in a war in another country, here the first half of any news bulletin is world news before any Australian news, even in small country towns its world news first, we even get television specials on your elections so even if people are not interested in the USA or its politics they still know what's going on, it's good there's people like you that do their own research and don't rely on what the USA media feeds them , which isn't much apart from the usual stereotype things about other countries.

[@ront2424]

last time I handled a handgun mate was in the army 55 years ago. Never had the inclination to touch one again,

[@bfv8]

The only gun I have seen in my life in Australia is one the police wear lol

[@joannedickie7863]

Guns are legal in Australia. You just need to prove you are a responsible person & you have a genuine reason for wanting a gun. My husband is a registered firearms owner & has several rifles he has had since he was a teenager. We just don't need guns to protect ourselves as we feel perfectly safe in our homes & schools.

[@gezzac100]

I have worked for a company for 30 years, if I take my long service leave, i could be away for 9 months.

[@ToniaElkins]

@@gezzac100 Holy moly!

[@Jeni10]

In Australia, paid leave is written into our laws so everyone who works full-time (which is also defined in law), is entitled to a minimum of three weeks paid leave per year/per annum. We also have laws governing sick leave, maternity leave and paternity leave, as well as unpaid leave for special purposes which means your job is safe until you return, even if they employ a temporary person to do that job while you’re away, eg a family member requires a carer for three months while recovering from major surgery, things like that. Some employers will allow job sharing, which can be really great for mothers with young kids or an aging parent to care for. It means that two people work the same job on different shifts, allowing them both to work part-time while covering the employer for a full-time position. So one person works 9am till 1pm, and the other one works from 1pm to 5pm. At 1pm, they can hand over to the other person, and they can also keep a message book where they explain things of importance that the other person needs to know about for their shift.

[@SalisburyKarateClub]

Don't you mean 4 weeks annual leave?

[@Jeni10]

@ I just checked, apparently they made it four weeks minimum for everyone in full or part time employment. That’s different from when I was last working.

[@AndyFNQ84]

Do it Tonia. You'll fit in great

[@ErinFromSydney]

Sounds like you might be talking about the new Metro stations in Sydney. Agreed, they are fancy-pants indeed!! I’ve never thought you were defensive. I’ve always seen it as an explanation.

[@ToniaElkins]

@@ErinFromSydney Aw thanks! I’m glad you understand my point of view. I get those comments sporadically not a ton but some & I’m always like, wait what? Where was I defensive? 😆 OH And thanks for letting me know it was the Sydney station..

[@ErinFromSydney]

@ I suspect so, anyway. Sydney has recently opened a bunch of new train stations for the new “metro” system. And the stations are so preeeeettty. I don’t know what’s happening in other states though. Where I live we have been waiting for four years to get some new trains, which have been delayed for various reasons. They’ve finally released them for another area and they look so nice. I can’t wait for them to be released here… hopefully next year… As for the car thing. A lot of people still have cars as well, public transport in the cities is just a lot more convenient and cheap, rather than needing to find and pay for parking. As for cultural influences, we don’t seem to have as many South American influences. We have a lot of Asian influences here. We have a lot of British influences because of colonialism. We have a lot of multiculturalism as well because of having a lot of migration to Australia. So, aside from cultures already mentioned, this can also include Middle Eastern cultures, African cultures or South Pacific cultures as well. So this means a lot of places to get, say Vietnamese food, a lot of Middle Eastern restaurants, Asian grocers or temples… Generally, with healthcare, once you pay, you pay. For a GP (family doctor), they often bulk bill, so you don’t pay, Medicare pays. If you need to see a specialist, you might need to pay $300, but Medicare might reimburse you, say, $110 or so. If you go into a public hospital, it’s free (but if it’s elective surgery, you’ll often have to go on a waiting list), if it’s private, you’ll be billed later.

[@bluedog1052]

If she did this vlog today, her view on multiculturism would be different, especially living in Melbourne, trust me.

[@GumnutLaneJewellery]

If you go to a doctor and they charge a fee (which is not all doctors) the fee you pay is your final bill! My doctor charges $15.00!

[@ToniaElkins]

@@GumnutLaneJewellery Holy cow that’s awesome! Man I wish it was like that here. We call drown in medical bills lol

[@jeremykothe2847]

@@ToniaElkins and if that's too much, you can shop around and get a $0 bill. Basically you choose how much extra you want to pay vs the doctor's service. $0 will be no frills, in and out quickly, but mostly that's all you need.

[@AussiePom]

G'day Tonia, work is important to us Aussies but so is our time off. When it comes to Long Service Leave or LSL it's legislated in law that EVERY employer most give all their employees LSL. Australia and New Zealand are the only two countries as far as I know where LSL is legislated in law. If you work Monday to Friday and are a full time worker then you'll 4 weeks paid annual leave (Vacation Time for US). If you work shift work then you get 5 weeks annual paid leave. Only the days you usually work count as annual leave. I'm a shift worker and I work a set roster of 7 days on then two days off followed by another 7 days on then five days off. I'm entitled to five weeks paid annual leave but the way my roster works I actually get nearly 7 weeks paid annual leave. I'm encouraged to take my annual leave I don't have to beg or plead for it. The way we're paid whilst on annual leave can vary from being paid as normal to taking a lump sum or getting all your annual leave pay in one go before you go on annual leave but most just prefer to be paid as normal. We can also take our annual leave or LSL at half rate of pay and that doubles the amount of time off. I've been with my employer for 22 years and now have 9 months of paid LSL. We also have paid sick leave which can accumulate as mine has done as I currently have 58 weeks of paid sick leave accumulated. Weekends pay at a higher rate. Monday to Friday pay is classed 100% but Saturday is 150% and Sunday is 200%. Public holidays if you have to work them also pay at a higher rate than normal pay rates. There are also allowances such as shift work allowances, dust allowances if working in dusty employment. Some workplaces here have an RDO system in place which is a Rostered Day Off where once a month everyone gets a long weekend of three days instead of two. My employer does that but my employment agreement sees me banking 9 of my RDO's which I take as one lot of paid days off mid year so I get 11 days off. So I have 7 days off followed buy the usual two days off (which don't count as leave) then I have another two days off and then I'm back to work for five days followed by my usual five days off. I'm a janitor on 100K a year. Recently a change came about with LSL for now if we change employers we can move our accumulated LSL to our new employer so we're not starting from scratch. On my last annual leave I met some Americans in Australia who were on holidays for two weeks and I told them I was on holidays too. When they ask if I had two weeks vacation leave I said no just my usual paid 7 weeks off and then there was a crash as their jaws hit the floor. In Germany an American man hadn't taken holidays for nearly two years and his boss called him into his office and made him hand over his work mobile and work laptop. He then told him as of the following Monday he as now on paid holidays to clear the backlog of accumulated annual leave time. An American girl working in the UK took her annual leave but whilst on leave she was doing company work via her work email account. Her boss noticed what she was doing and barred her from accessing her work emails. On returning to work he told her off telling her that when on annual leave you forget about work entirely. This is what some Americans call those "evil social democracies" and Australia is in that category too.

[@Oracle550]

my girlfriend works in aged care,it pays good money so she worked 3 days a week,friday saturday and sunday,saturday and sunday they are paid double time for weekend rates,working 3 days a week you dont need to take holidays and when she left after 12 years service she was still getting paid long after she left with all her holiday pay and long service leave she accumulated over that time...work to live not live to work...she immigrated from england

[@clivegilbertson6542]

G'day! So good to see at least one cat at the end :-) It should be pointed out that the main cities in Australia are quite well serviced with public transport but outside not so much... I live about 90 minutes outside of Sydney and our buses are available but 'well spaced out!" Ellie lives in Melbourne which is currently listed as the 4th most liveable city in the world and Sydney 7th but all major Aussie cities are in the top ten (No US city makes the top 20 list Sadly)...Long service leave is 3 months after 10 years or pro=rata for fewer years and you get extra every year also at a pro=rata system. After just over 20 years I had almost 1 year of paid leave when I retired...Awesome! Cheers!

[@Davo-i1s]

Same here Tonia we may have great coffee but I dont like coffee so its wasted on me. We lived in Southern Africa for 3 years the indigineous tribal dancing over there is next level watching the Zulus lift their feet above their heads and stamp the ground puts chills up your spine. You think the maori haka is intimdating try fronting up to a bunch of Zulus when they get fired up.

[@DavidCalvert-mh9sy]

Hi Tonia. I retired a couple of years ago, and now receive a government funded retirement pension. I also have a lump sum of savings from the government mandated superannuation scheme. The money in my superannuation was paid into by my employer(s) over many years, separate from my actual wages. My visits to a doctor are billed by the doctor direct to the government, and cost me nothing. I currently take 2 prescribed medications, one for blood pressure, and a second for high cholesterol. The combined monthly cost, for both prescriptions to me is $18.00 AUD. The state government of South Australia also issued me with a 'seniors card', which entitles me to free public transport in Adelaide 24/7. I recently had abdominal scans, (for older gentleman's potential issues) after a routine blood screening turned something up. The time between blood tests and scans was 5 days, and the costs to me was zero. Oh, and the scans were clear, and I am clear of anything of concern.

[@notanotherenigma7759]

Long service leave is different from state to state, and also your companies EBA (your EBA might have a better long service policy tham the state minimum). Here in Queensland, long service is 13/15's week per year of service. So at 10 years, we are entitled to 8.6 weeks. You can, under certain circumstances, claim prorata long service after 7 years. For example, i moved interstate, so was entitled to it, but also if you have to leave to stay home to look after a parent or loved one. I knew a guy who left a job after 8 years to look after his sick father, so he was paid prorata.

[@gregself6203]

Moving permanently to Australia to become a resident or citizen is not easy, quick or cheap but moving temporarily is easy as a tourist or if you have certain needed skills. Even student visas are now harder to obtain.

[@ToniaElkins]

@@gregself6203 Yeah I also feel like maybe it was easier for her being born there too.

[@taniaPBear]

I've been to America multiple times in my life, and I can agree that the mid west is where I've felt the most at home, lovely people and so welcoming. Yeah, 38hr week is standard here, more than that is overtime so probably double pay, and the minimum wage is like $24 ph, so companies tend to stick to 38hrs. Also, before 6 am and after 6 pm is usually a higher pay rate. We get standard 4 weeks paid leave per year, plus about 10 days paid personal/sick leave, and the long service leave as she explained in video. Of course there are jobs that you work longer hrs like doctors, nurses, police etc. The only places you will get by without a car is in or very close to a capital city, and I don't know who the hell can afford to live there, lol. Oh, and of course you can defend your country, it's beautiful and so are you. ✌❤

[@ToniaElkins]

@@taniaPBear Firstly, thank you so much for the sweet comment. 🥰 I think it’s awesome that you’ve been here to the states and especially that you enjoyed the Midwest. It’s hard to explain to people what the Midwest is like lol. But people are just laid back and chill here.

[@dizoce9069]

We have an organisation calleed Fair Work Australia, They make sure everyone is looked after when it comes to your work / life balance, They are basically a big union who looks after workers if they're being mistreated and can even help you with legal actions against companies that mistreat you or don't give you what you deserve

[@jeremykothe2847]

It's almost like unions are a good thing!?

[@notanotherenigma7759]

Well, no. Fair Work Australia are a bunch of commissioners, put there by governments. Their role is to ensure fair work conditions. For example, big companies here have EBA's (Enterprise Bargaining Agreements). Each time the union and company work out an agreement, it must be approved by Fair Work, and they check to ensure no worker is worse off under the EBA. They also have the power to order Unions to stop striking, they can reject an EBA for having banned content, and they can order companies to negotiate EBAs in good faith. But these people are political appointments, and some commissioners fave workers, some favour workers.

[@dalewyatt1321]

My annual & long service leave during 35 years as a shift worker. I worked some weekend and nights instead of 4 weeks annual I had 7 BUT we had a 38 hour week but you can't do that with 3 shifts every 24 hours so we "gained" 2 hours per week which was added on and made 9 weeks leave. Long service was 3 months every 10 years which you don't have to take and let accrue so after 20 years I could take 9 weeks annual and 6 months long service. LSL on full pay, annual leave has a 17% EXTRA added, more money for staying home.

[@solreaver83]

I not sure where she is exactly but most Aussie adults have a car.

[@ToniaElkins]

@@solreaver83 Yeah I agree. I think that’s definitely a big city way of living and everyone else drives lol

[@solreaver83]

@ToniaElkins I live in the city now and when I was in school too, cars are definitely a priority item for most

[@joyannwesson]

In Arizona where I live you need a car or motorcycle. But if you don't we have taxis, Uber, bicycle or walk. We have a population of 50k. I think we have shuttle bus that goes to a couple of town and one that goes to Phoenix. If you go to Phoenix, they have busses, tram, taxis, Uber, share rides and all that stuff. But it's the capital of Arizona so way bigger.

[@ToniaElkins]

@@joyannwesson Yeah the bigger the city the more options you get lol. One thing we do have is, idk what it’s called, but they’re little busses that pick you up and drop you off for Dr visits. If you don’t have transportation.

[@judileeming1589]

She lives in a city of over 5 million people,but the structure of Melbourne is made up of over 1,000 suburbs in which most suburbs have a Main Street or a small shopping hub with a supermarket and a variety of shops within walking distance. There are bus routes that will take a person without a car to major shopping malls and connecting railway stations or tram stops/hubs AND there are paved footpaths on most streets and roads (but in two outer Melbourne suburbs I have lived in, one side of short stretches of several footpath were not available). The State Government in Victoria is currently spending around AU$65 B on new road and rail infrastructure in Melbourne and I believe the NSW Government is spending/has recently spent a lot more than that in Sydney and Brisbane/Queensland is also investing heavily on their public transport/road system.

[@aussiematt5591]

I missed her first video too, but id say moving over in 2025 would be extremely expensive i heard a lady say she moved to perth from London luckily had a job and family here in Australia but she said shes spent upwards of $40k with her husband to get settled, i live in Melbourne and it is getting very expensive, food and petrol (gas) and rent are the main ones they just keep going up.

[@Markkairiel]

TE! The hard part about long service leave is waiting for 7 years to get it. And then 12 weeks goes by in a couple of seconds unless you do something really special with it.

[@ToniaElkins]

@@Markkairiel That’s true but I worth it. But do you get vacation days before the 7 years at all? I think it would be difficult for me to take 3 months off and then go back 😂

[@ront2424]

@@ToniaElkins Tonia I was on 25 days Annual Leave. 12 accrued days off, 10 public holidays, 10 sick days full pay and 10 half pay. After 7 years 13 weeks long service leave. That was absolutely normal for my work environment.

[@ToniaElkins]

@@ront2424 That’s so incredible! That blows my American mind 😆

[@marklane58]

@@ToniaElkins Yes I used to get 4 weeks a year. Maybe 5 sick days if i get a note from my idiot doctor. Then there are public holidays scattered throughout the year as well. Sometimes you can work it so they string together.

[@bfv8]

At 7 years its pro-rata, not really entitled to use long service until the 10 year mark

[@EL_Duderino68]

I'm subscribed and love your videos. I'm an Aussie. You are wearing a Korn T-shirt. 🥰

[@ToniaElkins]

@@EL_Duderino68 Are you a Korn fan? They’ve been my favorite band since I was about 14/15 years old 😊

[@EL_Duderino68]

@@ToniaElkins Freak on a Leash. :) Hey, you should move to Australia, it would totally suit you.

[@EL_Duderino68]

@@ToniaElkins Hey Tonia "freak on leash" got me back in the day. Move to Australia it would totally suit you. :)

[@ToniaElkins]

@ The freak on a leash music video is so cool. I’d love to go to both Australia and New Zealand one day! Bucket list items 😊

[@EL_Duderino68]

@@ToniaElkins Yeah at least visit. I think you'll want to stay. :)

[@Wombat-gm4ne]

In Australia after 15 years it's legislation an employer must pay an employee 13 weeks Long Service Leave at full pay, after ten years service the full amount is pro-rate ie at 10 years service you'd get 10 fifteenth of 13 weeks. Plus employers must an pay an extra 12% of the employees gross pay into the employees pension (superannuation) fund - paid by the employer NOT the employee. All permanent employees get 10 days annual leave plus 17.5% loading above their normal pay rate. All permanent employees also get 9 days fully paid public holidays. Most employers demand employees take their holidays.

[@Homeboy69-]

I’m Australian (ik the name says otherwise its a joke) anyway trust me u don’t want to move here until the housing crisis is fixed, the average house right now is around 1 million so unless u got bank u will not get a house

[@ToniaElkins]

@@Homeboy69- Well luckily I’m not moving there so I don’t need to worry about that lol. But I do hope to visit one day. 😊

[@jasondilworth2767]

With our aussie public transport , its only great if you live within 20 minutes of the 4 major cities , there is really nothing if you dont live on the far east coast or far west coast , my area doesnt even have ubers and not 1 taxi anymore, its a totally different world in 90% of australia to what you see in these videos from melbourne, sydney , brisbane .,perth. I guess similar to differences to what you were saying about your area and southern california

[@ToniaElkins]

@@jasondilworth2767 Yes exactly! Bigger cities get more transportation options and everyone else gets what they get. People really focus on major cities a lot and forget about all the people in other areas who live completely differently than city folk lol. I imagine if I went to Australia to a smaller city I’d feel more at home compared to being in say, Sydney or Melbourne.

[@kimduncan5356]

Australia - public transport is great but does not exist outside the metro areas

[@bluedog1052]

It's called a dinky on the handlebars by your mates in the Country lol

[@FromTheGong]

Aussies will pick at anything that isn't praising us or having a different opinion than us given the chance. And don't dare speak with your own accent when saying Australian names. We don't understand that different accents pronounce different words differently. It's our way or no way.

[@aussiematt5591]

Yeah gotta agree with ya as much as I hate to say it we'll have a whinge about anything, example I'm having a whinge about having a whinge right now, but yeah they get quite petty with it but also alot of its joking in the comments but it doesn't read like that, it usually sounds whiny

[@MichaelSorensen-bl3ec]

Public transport in Melbourne isn't that great. It's often overcrowded, unreliable and slow. Fortunately a few years ago they changed the fees and capped it at a more reasonable price, prior to that it was costing me about $15 per day to spend two hours on an overcrowded train just to get to and from work every day. Australia has comparatively high wages, but everything is much more expensive than just about anywhere in the world, so even if you are earning a good wage, you end up spending quite a lot of it just on day to day expenses.

[@steveheywood9428]

We have Medicare in Australia where 99% of people can go to see a doctor of your choice at zero cost, the fees of which are included in income tax that you don't see. 🎉❤

[@AussieDave69]

most people have a car but you dont always need to use it

[@samara5448]

💜🇺🇸🇦🇺

[@ToniaElkins]

@@samara5448 ❤️

[@rickyhart4715]

Tonia, I think you've misunderstood the premise of this video. She's not saying America doesn't have these things in places or with particular companies and whatnot. She's saying that in Australia ALL these things are the national standard... everywhere. I love your channel, and I just want to let you know that this is why people might say you're over defensive. I don't believe you are; I just think you're not used to a culture where everyone's your mate. Even the government here is kinda like a mate, sure it's that weird mate that nobody likes and when they turn up to the party everyone's like "who invited them?", but we'd still defend them if we had to.😊

[@crackers562]

Don't be caught with that comment about partner visas... You must prove that your partnership is not a partnership of convenience... There are many documents and photos you must share to prove the partnership is genuine.

[@ToniaElkins]

@@crackers562 Yes Im sure there’s a lot you have to prove your relationship is real. And it would be so dumb to marry someone for convenience imo lol

[@bfv8]

That partner visa is $8000

[@ToniaElkins]

@@bfv8 😮

[@bfv8]

@@ToniaElkins that’s about 5000 US dollars

[@antrimlariot2386]

Melbn is the country's largest city and one of the greatest melting pots in the world!

[@Markkairiel]

My doctor bulk bills. One of the few remaining I think. (But I can't understand him half the time - he mumbles and talks about his carpet and how he can't get online) That means any visit to him is paid by Medicare and if he refers me to a specialist it might be free or I pay a relatively small part of it. Most of the time I just lie around in pain and wait till things get better by themselves which they sometimes do.

[@laurencefielder]

You are only talking about living in big City Melbourne Sydney etc. dont think every place in Aus has a terrific public transport system IT doesnt

[@jamussmyth1612]

End of Financial Year in Australia is 30th June. Maybe she meant to say End of Calendar Year. Either that or she is still paying tax in the US perhaps?

[@no_triggerwarning9953]

She would still have to lodge a US tax return if she is a citizen. The US is one of very few nations that require a return even if not resident in the country.

[@teestees1115]

mid western USA is nothing like Australia

[@larissahorne9991]

My dad worked for Queensland Rail. His long service didn't just include some money. He was also given first-class passes for my mum, himself, and I. I was 12 at the time when we travelled from Brisbane (where we were living) to Perth and back. We also flew to Tasmania on our return trip. My teacher was cool. All she wanted me to do was to compile a scrapbook about where we went.

[@ToniaElkins]

@@larissahorne9991 Omg that’s so freaking amazing! You guys get treated so much better. Lol

[@bfv8]

Long service leave is great, but we also have mandated by law 4 weeks a year paid vacation time. I’m lucky I get 6 weeks a year in my industry

[@royferntorp]

I live in Oz. My wife lives SF. It works. I want to live in Montana. Only 3 people there

[@ToniaElkins]

@@royferntorp Lol yeah there’s cows there in Montana than people

[@Mr310148]

Sorry people Australia is full.

[@ToniaElkins]

@@Mr310148 Don’t worry I’m staying here, I just wanna visit. 😊

[@mark-vp4yc]

U interup to much makes notes and summary after

[@CharlesOrion]

please don't move here until the housing crisis is over, there are too few houses to cater for the influx of immigrants

[@bfv8]

My doctor still bulk bills, so I pay nothing to see my GP. I’m in Queensland and ambulance is free, but I think there is a levy on electricity bill

[@johntaylor6654]

Far out 8min. 25 in and we have covered 3 minor points, why do Americans talk so much about nothing. 12 minutes in and we still aren't getting anywhere, me tuning out. yawn

[@ToniaElkins]

@@johntaylor6654 I’m talking cuz it’s my channel. You clicked on it 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@cherrylleallan6366]

Tonia you talk too much that it stops my concentrating on what that young woman is saying x

[@jamals152]

12.20 P. M. 96.8 DEG (36 CEL) IN MY KITCHEN RIGHT NOW. QUEENSLAND AUSTRALIA. DOCTOR FOR ME ... FREE. AMBULANCE... FREE. FLYING DOCTOR... FREE. HOSPITAL ... FREE.

[@ToniaElkins]

@@jamals152 Oof! Hope you have an Air Conditioner! That’s hot. Right now it’s 8:46 pm and 15° F (-9° C)

[@jamals152]

@@ToniaElkins ONLY IN THE BEDROOM. GOING TO BE HOTTER TOMORROW