The first answerer already gave a good headstart. The Australian universities will check your university’s accreditation and if it is good, then it will be recognised as equivalent to Australian degree.

There are only 42 (soon to be 43) universities in Australia, all of them are fully accredited and they are tightly regulated, therefore the quality and recognition of their graduates are equal from wherever university you are studying from. The most important thing is you have to READ the course information carefully, since some courses may have the same name but different content.

I suggest you to go to Dept of Education, Science and Technology (http://cricos.dest.gov.au) and IDP Education Australia website (www.idp.edu.au) online databases. The information abt fees & requirements can be found in the university’s website. Please make sure that you access the information for internationals students, since some requirements, application form and fees are different than Australians’.

Once decided on the uni, fill in the application form and send it together with certified copy of your academic qualification. Depending on your country of origin, you may also need to submit an IELTS test results for proof of your English proficiency (www.ielts.org)

Living cost… Sydney and Canberra have the highest living cost, followed by Melbourne & Brisbane, then Perth, Darwin, Adelaide & Tasmania the lowest. I am attaching a weblink from one of the uni in Melbourne as an indication.

Hope this helps. Good luck on your study and welcome to Australia 🙂

im not sure if you would have to take any extra courses to enable you to practise there. a friend of mine just move to work in the health industry and they had to do a aussie 1st aid course 😉

anyways you would get alot more information here : http://apa.advsol.com.au/

and fyi, in australia (like nz where im from) physical therapy is called physiotherapy, commonly called “physio”. might make it easier for you when doing your own research 🙂