Any Aussies here? Could do with some advice..

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I'm in Tassie, on the north coast, town called Penguin.

I'm a transplant from the mainland (lived in Sydney and WA), only been here a year. Hobart seemed fine to me, I've only spent a few days there. Houses are pricey. Nice looking town, easy to get around in. No IKEA though!

I'm still stumbling my way through things, I think it takes a year or two before you feel like you live somewhere, like a local.

I never knew Medicare subsidised Psychologists! They may do it on a certain basis I suppose (ie. if you're diagnosed with something like AS)
Private Health Insurance costs roughly $80/month for a single, healthy person in Australia and we're also entitled to tax relief if we have a health insurance policy.
The PBS (Pharmaceutical Benefit Scheme) comes in handy too. I was entitled to a huge discount on my Cipramil & Zoloft because I was receiving a Centrelink benefit AND had a Centrelink Healthcare Card. I paid less than $4.00 per prescription

Doubtful that you'll get a disability payment, but if you do a Newstart Allowance, you may have to look for less jobs a fortnight.

I get a disability pension, it's for a number of conditions including asperger's. It was absolute torture applying for it. Took about a year. Dunno if there's a diagnostic person in Hobart, I did it in Sydney.