1. The difference on the tax comes back at the end of the year, and is usually calculated on gross income less deductible expenses (for example, you can usually claim the cost of travelling between jobs, but not the cost of travelling from home to job or job to home - check with the ATO). In effect, it's like a forced savings plan.

2. Depending on the work, you may be able to take it as a 'consultant' or 'contractor' - particularly if it is casual and with a small(er) private company. In this case you will have to look after the tax side of things, along with SGL, holiday pay (usually n/a if you're a casual anyway), sick leave (usually n/a if you're a casual anyway), etc.

If you're working for the public service, a reasonable size corporate or you're perm. part time, you're probably screwed.

There are a few other things, but yeah, it's not all bad.

Just read your 'Not Into'. Yeah, I hate those fundamentalist/extremist liberalists. Bloody pansies.

Hooray for new jobs and car shows. Boo to taxes.
Oh Joan you were so devine!!
I can't say i feel any better about it, that would be a lie but time creates a barrier and i'm sensing its presence

Is it Angela Lansbury?

It was such a beautiful day yesterday. I haven't flown for over 18 years so it was kind of a big deal for me, I was amazed to find I wasn't scared at all. I loved it! But then, I'm not afraid of flying as such but of confined spaces and helicopters are very open.

Thanks...It worked out really well. I was worried she would baulk at getting in.