Migrating To Australia Podcast

Saúl Zavarce has been presenting his celebrated Saturday morning program, Fiesta Jazz, since 2000, making him a veteran of the airwaves and a familiar face around Melbourne community FM station, 3PBS-FM. Fiesta Jazz explores Saúl's Venezuelan heritage, delving into Latin jazz and beyond into Afro-Caribbean, Spanish and Brazilian jazz, jazz fusions and Latin American folk rhythms. - that is straight from the 3PBS-FM bio page for Saúl, and I could not have said it better!

Today we meet Saúl, who tells us about arriving in Australia from Venezuela, and making his way to Melbourne, and how he has become an important contributor to the Latin American community through his 20 year tenure as presenter of Fiesta Jazz on Saturday morning.

David and Grant discuss the main issues in the Federal Budget for immigration - a shift of focus in skilled migration, a large increase in spouse visa quota - but with an English test. We do our best with no legislation to examine.

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If you have come to Australia from a country with a very different legal system, or one where women are largely excluded from independent access to the legal system, we have an episode for you.  Family lawyer, Nadine Udorovic, from Nicholes Family Lawyers, joins us to talk about how you can make the first steps if you are considering divorce in Australia, and explains the process.

It was a very dodgy internet connection, but bear with us, because there is some really valuable information here.

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Ali Shahsavand is widely regarded as one of the best tutors for the IELTS test, and has helped thousands of people achieve great results on the English language test, improving their immigration outcomes.

In this episode, Ali shares how to prepare, and some of the strategies to adopt to do well on the IELTS test, which many people find to be very challenging.

If you have to sit the IELTS test in the future, there will be something for you here.

You can learn more about Ali at his website - englishcorner.com.au

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Paul Cott is a lawyer who regular advises both workers and employers on all sorts of issues under Australia's workplace laws. David and Grant put a number of examples to him, in a effort to assist Temporary Residents and new entrants to the workplace to understand what is, and isn't, acceptable when you start a job. Paul is the Principal of Law On Lydiard in Ballarat, and has a great podcast on all kinds of legal issues, called Law On Lydiard. 

You can follow Paul on Twitter @CottLegal

If you need some immigration assistance contact David on Twitter @DavidBongiorno

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In this episode we talk to Nguyen, CA, who tells us how he came to study at high school in Melbourne, from Vietnam, and has ended up as a Senior Analyst in the Private Advisory team of Deloitte Private. Certainly living dream!

You can check out Triet on LinkedIn

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If you are in Australia and you die (or snuff it, as we say here!), what happens? Well, in this episode, we speak with an expert in the field.

Adrian is in the Doyle’s Guide ‘Leading Wills & Estates Litigation Lawyers – NSW’ list for 2018, 2019 and 2020, and is on the Law Society of NSW Accredited Specialist Wills & Estates Assessment Committee, who set and mark examinations for candidates who apply to be Accredited Specialists in Wills & Estates.

Adrian commenced with Turnbull Hill Lawyers in 2002 and practises exclusively as a member of the Contested Wills & Estates Team.

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With French, Beninese and Togolese (West Africa) heritage, Gracieuse Amah (Grace) is an Arts Manager, French Intellectual Property Lawyer, Community dancer and Choreographer. Passionate dancer of African dances since the early age of 8, she completed two years of contemporary dance as a major in high school and then spent daily hours to refine her craft in African dances. Brought up in a household of musicians and dancers, she has been immersed from a young age to African dances and their culture.   KWABO CONNECT FLASHMOB 3 happening the 12th September 2020 at 11:30am, is a fun online flashmob promoting African modern dances, wellbeing and togertherness. The third edition will also celebrate Grace's birthday.   The event includes free dance classes, dance tutorial and a video compilation with participants' individual videos.   REGISTRATIONS www.trybooking.com/BIYSH

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This week we speak with aspiring AFL footballer, Nick Bracks, who never became a professional footballer, but did become a star on the popular TV soap, Neighbours!  Nick went through a public struggle with his own mental health, and has emerged from that period to become a very positive advocate for maintaining your mental health, and a determined catalyst for positive action.

Find out more about Nick and his work - nickbracks.com

Check out Nick's podcast - Move Your Mind - on Spotify, Apple Podcasts etc

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We speak with Nicola Romano, and with a name like that, of course he has come to Australia from Italy!

He tells us how he has developed a top class restaurant,  Ostēr, in Melbourne, and how he is thriving during the lockdown in Melbourne.

After listening to our lively discussion, checkout everything about Oster, and maybe even make a booking?

And The Oster Facebook page

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