Reply to @HaideeN: Hello po.
Dati po before the July changes, there are two type of sponsorship under subclass 176:
1.) Family/Relative sponsorship
2.) State sponsorship
So kung wala po kayong kamag-anak dun pwede din po kayo magpa-sponsor sa state mas mabilis nga po yun eh. I have a batchmate inabot lang ng 2 months ung processing nila. But there are certain provisions like you don't have the freedom to choose whereever in Australia they wish to bring you and you have to stay there for at least 2 years.
Wala na akong idea ngayon sa bago nilang patakaran di ko na kasi inabutan. 😃
Anyway, my sister-in-law was the one who sponsored us. :-)