tehori

Funny, looking at a new immigrant to convictland posts one would believe that Aus is the land of milk and honey.
This tells a rather different story does it not
http://www.stuff.co.nz/sundaystartim...1241a6619.html
Of course housing is cheaper in central Aus, but one can forget about having a shower.
Crime in Aus, good god, how strange.

crap coffee

sorry. I am kind of fed up with this kind of story. Old news worth repeating?

howden40

I have only been on the Australian Expat website once and found it to be sad, a lot of posting appeared unhappy. But this may have just been what was around when I looked. My brother moved to Oz in 1978 and won't even leave the country for a holiday he loves it so much.

Each to their own. I don't like the place. Have visited 3 times and wouldn't have gone the 2nd and 3rd if Bob didn't live their.

Pauline

Genesis

I can see the allure of Oz, spent some time there on my OE in 1990, Great place, loads going for the place methinks. The water issue is a bit scarey but they have Rudd at the helm now..he's bound to do a good rain dance. I loved Oz, BUT its way too big, hot and has too many dangerous inhabitants..not to mention all the tricky wild life...only joking folks!!!!

Just like how some folk feel about NZ, Oz is a great place to visit, but to live full time? Long term give me the All Blacks any day. Differents folks, different strokes?

Woodlea

at cricket and that's all.....

Lenmil

Both have their good and bad points. But money wise Oz is way better. Lived in both NZ and Tassie. There are so many Kiwis moving to Oz. Some Kiwi friends told me they know loads of thier friends are moving too. They are all fed up of NZ. Right from the horses mouth so to speak. I gues what works for your own personal benifits will dictate how you feel whats best. But for me Oz was better.

Assegai

Never liked Melbourne, Sydney Brisbane and even Adelaide are preferable. Perth is the worst although warmer climate than Melbourne.

Kiwi natives are a lot friendlier than Aussies. Even in Oz, I found the friendly people were the Kiwis who emigrated there. Kiwis prefer the English to the Aussies as well.

That having been said I do prfer Oz as a country, NZ is too quiet. But it's all subjective, each to their own.

Despite Blair/Brown's best effort to ruin the UK (like Helen Clark in NZ) I still prefer blighty overall.

I_Will_Freckle

The short answer is "no" but I'll be back later to give my reasons. Can't be bothered at the mo.

crap coffee

Me too.

bourbon-biscuit

I don't know if it's better overall or if one can ever actually make such a judgement. It's certainly better in some aspects and somewhere I plan to live one day, but more than being 'better' or 'worse', it's different. I like new experiences