just in the research stages at present. i am a midwife, hubby an accountant. 2 girls aged 10 and 12. where do i live? i have never been to oz so haven't got a clue. can anyone help me decide? been looking at perth or brisbane. anyone got ant views?

Welcome to BE, there is a nursing forum on this site under the working abroad section, any nursey questions can be answered there.

Not sure where I'm headed but people on here will only be too happy in giving info on the various area's.
link for housing
www.realestate.com.au is a good site to give you an idea of house prices.
Before you know it you will be hooked on this site
Mandy

thanx mandy xx will give it a try

Have a look round this site It may give you some idea.

It really depends on what you want and only you can answer that really.

thanx wendy x good site

I thought so too

Good luck in your quest.

Very nice site! Thankyou! Looking at the little red dots showing where each city is, just goes to show just how massive Australia is compared to the UK.
How much bigger is it, 15/16 times bigger?

Never seen that site before, looks useful. Didn't quite understand why Perth is the best place for personal relationships though

Also don't forget that there are masses of other places ie not state capitals where the weather etc is different from those mentioned. So don't forget the rest of the country.

Who was it said this migration lark was easy - come on, put your hand up

Its 70 times bigger.

It's big! About 90% the size of Brazil.

70 times bigger??? Don't I look a twit.

been looking at either perth or brisbane. which is easier to get to for the family, i want to take my cat and dog, how easy is it? would appreciate anybody's views!

I think you really need to examine why you want to come first, rather than ease of visits or anything to do with the pets.

it's a very big move and very stressful as it is: those concerns can come a lot further down the line! <g>

have been wanting to go for a few years now. we are applying for skilled migration. we know why we want to go, but there are lots of questions going through are minds. we are registering with an agency this week but would appreciate real views. are you over there or over here?

The quick answer is "over here" but that won't answer the question <g>

I'm in Australia - been here 15 months. Be very careful with agencies - many people use them and are OK but there are a lot of sharks out there. Unless you hae a complicated application it's not that difficult DIY'ing.