How to survive an Australian working holiday financially

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More than 21,000 Australian working holiday visas were granted to young Irish citizens in 2023. Almost double the number granted the previous year, it is the highest number since the financial crash years. The end of Australia’s Covid travel bans partly explains the sudden uptick in immigration there but the housing and cost-of-living crises here could equally be factors tempting young Irish people to explore opportunities in the Lucky Country. Then there’s the social media content that depicts life in Australia as a relentless stream of sunrise acai bowls on the beach. A new genre of Aussie content is now...