LIVING IN AUSTRALIA - General Information
Australia has one of the most stable economic, political and
social environments in the world. Australia has an open and
innovative economy and the Australian Government is committed to
maintaining this direction. Strong growth over the past decade has
been accompanied by low inflation and interest rates, and a solid
productivity performance.
Although Australia is an English-speaking country, more than 4.1
million of its 20 million people speak a second language. Australia
offers the familiarity of a Western business culture with a workforce
capable of operating in both Asian and Western business environments
- Australia has the widest range of native Asian language skills in
the region. Australia has some of the most multi-cultural cities in
the world. You may like to read this report about
Cultural Diversity
in Western Australia.
Australia's has a very advanced skills and communications
infrastructure, and more than 800 international companies have
established their Asia Pacific headquarters in Australia to service
their customers in Asia. Australia also has a very diverse and broad
base of language skills and other capabilities that attract foreign
companies - a result of Australia's diverse multicultural society.
Since 1950, more than 6 million migrants have arrived in Australia,
and Australia’s population has risen from about 7 million to more
than 20 million.
Australia has a spectacular natural environment, multicultural
community, world-class food, wine and resorts, and warm friendly
people renowned for their hospitality. This combined with Australia’s
warm weather and lifestyle makes it one of the world's most popular
migration and tourist destinations.
Australians enjoy a quality of life that is one of the best in the
world – our clean physical environment, advanced health services, low
cost of living, world-class education and lifestyle combine to make
it an attractive place to live. A 2002 report from the Economist
Intelligence Unit rated Melbourne (along with Vancouver) as the best
city in the world to live. Five Australian cities (Melbourne, Perth,
Adelaide, Brisbane and Sydney) appeared in the top ten of this survey
that rated cities against factors such as health and safety,
infrastructure and culture and environment.
Let the professional and caring team at Australian Migration &
Citizenship Services assist you to enjoy a new future in Australia –
the destination of choice for most migrants wanting better academic,
professional and business & lifestyle opportunities for themselves
and their family.
For more information on Australia see
www.australia.gov.au
and click on About Australia.
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