Bad Luck Floatjockey
Keep on trying though!
I haven't heard officially yet since medical but I know one thing thing that gave me an advantage so far was studying Japanese. I set my sights on Australian back in January and picked up a Japanese book for the first time then. I studied full time for 6 months and managed to get a level 3 in the UNSW test. It wasn't the required level 4 but I am sure it helped.
So nobody despair. It is not that hard but with the right dedication and focus if I could get it then anyone could.
Has anyone out there been given the official nod yet. I think they stated that postions would be offered in August. Fingers crossed soon