Thanks. I got all 9, 9, 8.5, 9 on the IELTS so I think that is high enough but wanting to get the best chance possible, my wife will do hers this week (hopefully similarly high scores) and both quals assessed. Don't want to leave anything to chance.
Good thing I believe is we can have her quals done after the EOI has been submitted so we can spread the expenses out a bit.
Sucks to hear all these tales of stuck applications for Aussie applicants, I wonder why. I hope that all gets resolved soon... for all our sakes.