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Should we move to Oz?
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I'd say go for it, timing wise it sounds perfect with your daughter having reached adulthood but before you yourselves have got too washed up, so you can go out there and enjoy it.
Keep in mind the cost of living is extremely high, so make sure there's a lot of money on the table. Even silly things stand out, like bananas costing more in Australia than the UK despite them being grown in Australia versus imported into the UK. It's probably over AUD$10 for a beer. Last time I looked, which admittedly was a number of years ago, Melbourne housing was also very expensive for anywhere remotely central, you need over a million dollars for anything decent.... although I say this as someone who has only been there once, bit of window shopping, had colleagues who worked there for a few months, so do your research and you might find different.
Keep in mind the cost of living is extremely high, so make sure there's a lot of money on the table. Even silly things stand out, like bananas costing more in Australia than the UK despite them being grown in Australia versus imported into the UK. It's probably over AUD$10 for a beer. Last time I looked, which admittedly was a number of years ago, Melbourne housing was also very expensive for anywhere remotely central, you need over a million dollars for anything decent.... although I say this as someone who has only been there once, bit of window shopping, had colleagues who worked there for a few months, so do your research and you might find different.
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well providing you don't swim in the sea or have snus snus with Koala's everything will be fine
They can make you uncomfortable. Putting up a tent I felt something bite me (this was near the Twelve Apostles in Victoria). Wasn't particularly painful at the time.
30 minutes later I'd have chopped my own hand off with an axe given the chance. It was furiously painful, felt like my whole arm/hand was in boiling oil. Local hospital were brilliant - pumped me full of something that killed the pain fairly quickly, and gave me a mixture of anti-venom stuff as they didn't know what it was.
Following day I was just sore, but at the time - I cannot describe how painful it was aha. Would not recommend.
Ouch. I presume it was a snake not a spider leaving that kind of puncture? Or do you/medics have no idea at all?
Plot twist...it was his partner.
It was either a large spider or a small snake apparently. Large spider = cool, you'll be fine. Small snake? We'll stare at you to see what starts bleeding out of where 
it didn't look like that when it first happened (couldn't really see anything tbh). We* were smart enough to have a hunt around to see if we could find anything obvious but then like I say, it didn't really hurt much when it happened. I knew it had happened - made me pull my hand back from putting up the tent. Just didn't feel that serious.
As a side note a few days later got out of my tent to this aha.
*Australian lass, who kept staring at me waiting for me to explode.
it didn't look like that when it first happened (couldn't really see anything tbh). We* were smart enough to have a hunt around to see if we could find anything obvious but then like I say, it didn't really hurt much when it happened. I knew it had happened - made me pull my hand back from putting up the tent. Just didn't feel that serious.As a side note a few days later got out of my tent to this aha.
*Australian lass, who kept staring at me waiting for me to explode.
Yes, you can, absolutely. Bondi beach (I'm only mentioning Bondi because that's where people know) is about 40-60 mins by car to the CBD in the mornings. Far faster out or the rush (probably 20-30 mins?). Far nice beaches to swim at though.
Melb I don't know so much from that perspective. St. Kilda is about 20 mins from the CBD but then Melb doesn't have anything like as nice beaches locally. Sydney you have a TON of choice.
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I can't offer any advice, but I would definitely go! Uk is going down the drain, I have no optimism about our future.
Does the sponsorship mean that you will be able to stay long enough to get citizenship? Will your daughter have the right to join you later if she wishes? I think there will be alt better opportunities in Australia for someone her age.
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My sister in law lives in Brisbane so have been over there a few times and been to Melbourne whilst I’ve been over there. If I were to move over there then it would be Melbourne all day every day given the choice over Brisbane. That said, Aus really isn’t my thing
My youngest brother lived out in Brisbane for 6 yrs and absolutely loved it. His wife a gp got a very good opportunity out there and they both made quite a bit of money.
Ended up moving to Canada because they felt they were too far from family.
As for myself, I think I’ve mentioned that my wife has been offered a great opportunity out in Barbados. We have put the wheels in motion because simply put we would be crazy for not taking the opportunity of a lifetime. She would be making triple what she makes her and what better place to do it when surrounded by beaches and tropical weather. We both have been there quite a few times since the lockdown ended and we both fell in love with the tiny island.
Plus the UK is getting more and more worse. Hopefully be out of this place by end of the year or early next year.