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		<title>Cost of Living in Australia 2026: What a Working Holiday Really Costs (Rent, Wages, Transport)</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[What it really costs to live in Australia in 2026 on a working holiday: rent for a room, wages and tax, public transport in each city, groceries, a phone and a pint, with an example Sydney budget.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Does Medicare Cover Irish People in Australia? (2026)</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 13:22:38 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Updated October 2026. Short answer: partly. Ireland has a health agreement with Australia that covers you in public hospitals, but it doesn’t cover GP visits, ambulances or getting you home. &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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					<description><![CDATA[Just landed? The 12 things to sort in your first week in Australia: SIM, insurance, bank, money transfers, TFN, super, transport, a room, work tickets, jobs and your local Irish group.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Travel Insurance for a Working Holiday in Australia (2026): What Irish People Need</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Updated October 2026. Do you need travel insurance for a working holiday in Australia? Yes. Ireland has a health agreement with Australia, but it covers a lot less than most &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Australia&#8217;s Regional Work Guide(417 Visa)</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[When it comes to doing your regional work in Australia, it is always a stressful time. I decided to put this guide together as there are bits and pieces of &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>What I Learned Doing A Campervan Relocation From Sydney To Darwin</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 24 May 2015 03:43:12 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Hello everyone if you are one of our regular followers you might have noticed a lack of articles and posts on our Facebook page, well part of the reason is &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Amazing Poem By An Irish Expat In Australia &#8211; Missing You</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Palmer]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2014 03:26:23 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[We get a LOT of messages on our main Facebook page  Irish Around Oz and yesterday we received this great poem from one of our followers. Similarly if you have anything &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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					<description><![CDATA[So you are moving to Australia? We wanted to write this post as there are so many things you learn along with your stay in Australia, from little working holiday &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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