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Getting out and travelling the world - no matter what your age - can be one of the great joys in life. When you're young, the opportunity to live and work in another country will always be an attractive prospect.

However, the Department of Immigration and Border Protection (DIBP) has reinforced that it's now more important than ever for young people travelling to Australia to understand their 457 visas. 

Potential for fraud

The highly anticipated and much talked about share offering of Medibank has been completed, with $5.679 billion raised from the initial public offering (IPO). The company will officially begin trading on the Australian Stock Exchange at noon on November 25.

Earlier estimates outlined that the government would stand to make somewhere between $4.3 billion and $5.5 billion, but the huge amount of interest has already seen those figures comfortably surpassed.

There can be great diversity in the cost of a health insurance plan. With so many variables - coverage, location, age of consumer, etc. - it can be a complex process assessing the risk and, as a result, the cost of a health insurance policy.

Travelling is one of the greatest ways Aussies can see the world. While our own country is great for local tourism, our seclusion from much of the world makes exploring other countries a thrilling experience.

Travelling is more popular than ever in Australia. A decade ago, there were 18.6 border crossings, according to a recent Australian Bureau of Statistics report. This included people leaving and arriving in the country over the 2003-2004 period.