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Sorry for the confusion. The strike was by people who are striking (we were told) to stop the pension age from increasing. Every tourist destination was closed. Didn't bother us but we heard several irate people who had one day to see the Colosseum and it was closed, as was everything else. The...

My brother-in-law is Italian, living in Australia for 30 years now, aged mid 60s. His three adult children live and work there and brothers and sisters and their children, so he keeps up-to-date. He tells us that public servants in Italy have only to work ten years before being eligible for a...

When hubby was studying, we scrimped and scraped to pay up front and get the discount. Didn't hurt us in the long run, but gee it hurt at the time, knowing we were on baked beans for the next week due to having to pay HECS :eek:.

Ask the student if they think starting their career with such a debt is "not much".

Would just say that both sons' uni courses will come to considerably more than $20K. Architecture and engineering - about $7K per year by 4 or 5 years.