If you have an actual criminal record, then it is likely that you will be unable to get an Australian entry visa. Whether you have a criminal record will depend on whether your state considered you a minor at 17 or not, and whether you are still legally a minor now.
It is better not to have any such assault on your record. Domestic assault is particularly distasteful, and is a very cowardly act.
You can get an assault charge taken off of your record by petitioning the court to have the charge expunged. Plea your case in front of a judge. There are no guarantees that it will be taken off of your record.
If you were an adult when it occurred, yes. It has become a permanent part of yoru criminal history record.
What kind of jobs you can't get with and assault charge?
Only if all counts are tried simultaneously.
Simple Assault is a criminal charge and will appear on your criminal record regardless.
It will be a PERMANENT part of your adult record.
Then there will be two felony counts on your record. It will probably affect your job and any job applications you submit in the future and on your driving record.
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If the juvenile has a record this maybe a problem in obtaining a passport where this question has to be answered, also the record could follow to the country .
An aggravated assault charge can stay on your record in New York state for the rest of your life. It can only be removed by going to court.
The odds are that you'll be treated more harshly by the court the second time around.