Zack

You forgot the sense of being home, and belonging

Personally I think your post is a load of crap! If Some Obnoxious Aussie that thinks He/She Knows it all.And there's plenty of anti Poms Around.And Has A go at Britain . me or my family i'll retaliate. If you think Poms have to lay low and say nothing, you are miss guided.The Aussies Whinge, just as much as the Poms do.If not More.And that's a fact,it's a myth this Whingeing Pom Thing.The Aussies Love to Latch Onto some Slogan,about ALL Natoinals.They never stop Whingeing. They want the Government to Spoon feed them from the cradle to the grave. If a Pom Says Anything about Australia even in a simple conversation at a party,Some arshole will say,Well why don't u go back if you don't like it. Well I Tell Them to Go Back to where their Parents or Grandparents come from. According to your rant poms are not allowed to have a opinion It's whingeing.Not allowed to compare.It's whingeing, and say nothing. Be Submissive. If you want to get on In Australia.What Crap Your Post made me nauseous

Aussie houses are poorly Built flashy sheds. Brick veneer, with huge windows, with the thinnest glass possible 2mm.and a tin roof.u will swear the birds.are on the bottom of your bed, new Builds are not even a mitre apart. You can hear next door talking. You Can hear everything going on outside, they have never heard of Double glazing ,It would cost too much to install anyhow. Unless you get a real old place, The houses have no Fire Places. Freezing cold in the winter and Ovens in the summer. You can Use your Two way air/con for heating that costs a fortune to run.Houses in the Uk are a lot smaller and for a good reason, and sound proof. Last Time we were in the Uk,we couldn't even hear the Salvation Army playing in the street.

Mossies in Australia are not just a pest.They are a HUGE HEALTH PROBLEM.Don't take them Lightly.

Yeah, i think that must have been something to do, with advice he got from David Cameron?The worst PM in Britain's History, next to Margret Thatcher, Ted Heath.And Tony Blair.It's still ringing in my ears.The Tories preaching of how Joining the EU (Common Market) would be so wonderful for Britain.Then Thacher's ranting's of The EU will be Britain's savior.In that sickening posh English accent of hers.Makes me shudder to think of the path the Liberals are taking with these free trades deals with China Japan,India and America.America Dumped ALL their over produced Wheat and Barley on the World market at half the price of Australian wheat and Barley,causing huge problems. Howard had to bribe Iraq's Saddam, to buy Australia's wheat. We know what Damage Howard's Japanese free trade has done, for Aussie jobs. buying up cattle Stations,the closing down of most Meat Processing Plants,and moving to live animal shipments.The closing of all Car Assembly plants.A one way deal for Japan?These free Trade agreements can only weaken a already weak Australian manufacturing base.Blue Steel is on the way out..It spells disaster,a one way good deal.For China.They have their eyes on buying up Australia's cattle stations.Japan has it's eyes on bying Australian ports.Talk about shooting yourself in the foot.The Liberals are good at that.But Like Britain the public are mostly anti Union.Due to owned Conservative News Media and Rupert Murdoch.+The Gullible Brain washed conservative supporters.

Have any of the people on here that bag the Unions Ever belonged to a union? Or are they all Like Tony Abbott and his like?? I think it must be something to do with the generation gap.We all used to say back in the day we had it hard.But not this Generation,Because they have never had it hard. And most of them have no time for those that did.No time for Our War Dead or what they had to endure.Unlike the Australians i have to say. Us old folks,and our fathers and mothers,and theirs before them. Could never thank the Unions enough.We will be forever gratefull.My Parents And Grandparents are long gone.But they Were worked to death, in the deep seam coal mines of the North East. Two of my father's Brothers were Killed,When the Mine had a explosion.186 men and boys were killed.Before the Labour Party Nationalised the Mines to the NCB.I have a Book i read all the time,It's all about my home town.There were a dozen Coal mines,but the pit that had the worst disaster is heartbreaking to read,Bearing in Mind all the Mines were privately owned by Bowes Lyon.The Queen Mothers Family.The Coal Miners lives meant nothing to them,Safety for the workers was none existent.Not Enough fans or Air shafts,working conditions were NIL. The Burns Pit suffered 2 explosion,flames shot up through the shafts and into the sky,thousands of people rushed to the mine.238 were killed.The sad part was the men and boys that escaped the blast saved by the fire walls,rushed to the bottom of the main shaft,to find that there was no escape.A survivor,described the scene.Of The 27 men and 7, 14 year old boys that waited to be rescued, Started singing the hymn Lead Kindly Light,all but 1 were overcome by gas.And were found dead.Eventually all the bodies were brought to the surface some unreckonisable,and laid out for their families to take them home,on wheel barrows and horse and carts.No help,No Nothing came from The Mines owners.If it had not been for the Unions,Nothing would have been done.Million's that bag the Unions enjoy good pay,good working conditions,sick pay,holiday pay.We get a pension when we are old.Thing today taken for granted.But they were all fought for by the Unions Lest we Forget. Arthur Scargill and his like did wonders for the miners.People like you that Ridicule the Union Movement should be ashamed of yourselves.But then the Tories and their supporters have no shame!I'd like to say the time i worked at the NCB,the union meetings were few and far between,but 95% of miners backed Arthur Scargill. The Blacklegs that Stabbed the Miners in the back Like Nottingham allowed the Traitorous Bitch Thatcher to close ALL British Heavy Industries Down.TO Appease the EU.The EU did not want a strong industrious Britain.or Strong Armed Forces.Thatcher Destroyed them both.

We Did we went back for 12 months.And came back in 2013.To tell the Truth we Should have stayed ,But Our Daughter had a huge Problem.What can you do?I have wrote before saying i felt guilty for bringing our kids out here in the first place.I know it was a very long time ago.But our other 3 have married and gone to New Zealand,and She's left here on here own, She can't move because of her business,and dosen't want to.But i just couldn't stay under the circumstances,haven't even told her,we may be going back.When it comes down to it ,it's just money.And that can always be made up again.

We arrived in Australia in !986. There was no mining boom then. I don't think the mining boom has had that much to do with immigration and the majority of jobs. Australia just muddled along as any other country The Majority Didn't work in the mines. The mining boom just poured billions into Government coffers. The Liberals did Nothing At the Height of the boom,when iron ore prices were $160 a ton for 13 years it was raining billions into the government coffers. but Hospitals.Schools, Infrastructure,Social services etc, were run into the Ground. the cost of living went sky high, house prices went through the roof. The Howard Liberal Government had no idea what to do with this new found wealth. Just Brag about their Surplus. Everyone with a brain were always asking Howard, when he was going to diversify. And create new industries. instead the Liberals destroyed jobs, they closed most of Australia's Meat processing plants, turning to the live animal exports. They entered free trade with Japan, They bought Cattle Stations, and Processed their own meat and shipped it to Japan. Now Japan is Looking to buy it's own ports in Australia. The Liberals never thought the Mining Boom would end. So may say the Mining boom billions were wasted. When the GFC arrived the Liberals denied it. The Labour Party were now in government after the Liberals were kicked out, for trying to introduce work reforms. Work Choices, Were workers would have to sign individual contracts, renewed each year. the boss would decided what wages were to be paid, what hours and days, workers would be called in. All penal rates abolished. everyday is a week day. Whatever Time or day the Boss required your services, you had to oblige. The Liberals now say Labour wasted their surpluses ,They had spent keeping Australian's in work during the GFC. On Schools, Hospitals, social services etc. Australia now has debt, borrowing $100 million a day, nothing to export to come close to the mining boom years. now the economy can't keep up the standard of Living Australians have enjoyed for the last 20 years. It's all over, the housing boom in Sydney and Melbourne now going for over 2 years, because of low interest rates, is going to turn into the biggest disaster Australia. Has ever seen. And this Liberal Government see's no problems. They think it's great news. The Interest rates should have gone up.over the last 2 years. Low interest rates are supposed to boast exports. But Australia has nothing to sell,in huge quantities, that the world wants. Infact low interest rates have done Nothing . But create a housing Bubble. A recession is coming, The $ is collapsing. Australia is on the same path as Greece. And the RBA is Talking of Lowering interest rates yet again? Thousands of home owners all over Australia. Except Sydney and Melbourne are in negative equity. Due to the high cost of living, High Rates ,insurance, electric,gas, petrol, car rego, etc Aged Pensioners are in Poverty. Repairs to cars, home repairs etc are out. it's too expensive. Unless your Well off. Anybody coming to Australia, and leaving a job, their home, and family.to start afresh in Australia is mad. We are well established have no debt at all.but when i die my wife wouldn't be able to afford to live here.On her own. And we are thinking of moving back to the UK. As long as the $ does not Completely colaspe before we can sell up. Australia has been good to us. But sadly the good times have gone,you can't live on Sunshine. I put it down to bad Management. As Australia has lots it could have done. But relied solely on mining. And did not diversify.

We are dreading the Summer heat.Always have,The sand flies with teeth,the humidity, the restless hot nights trying to get to sleep.Sweating Just standing there and feeling wet.Afraid the Sunshine Coast has lost it's glow for us. Sunshine none stop every single day is over for us.It's back to the Beautiful English 4 seasons for us.Depending on the exchange rate.Afraid the Aussie $ could plummet to .30 to the pound, the way things are going. A lot of people are going to be trapped here, out of work and big mortgages to pay.

Not a great time to buy investment property.I think house prices will follow the Australian Economy,and the Dollar.on a Spiral Downwards.Thousands Are still sitting on Negative Equity.Hard Times are ahead in Australia,some say a deep recession.The Lower the $ goes the harder things will get.The More Expensive it will get and jobs will go.Quicker than now. The $ has Lost 30% of it's value in such a short time.That puts up Debt 30%.I remember the 80's when men were stood on roundabouts with placards begging for a job.interest rates went up to 17.95% the Pound was worth over 3 to 1 Australian.Lowering interest rates to bring the dollar down,to get more exports didn't work then and it won't work now. The RBA has Stuffed up big time yet again.

People will have Different views of places in Australia all the time.One Mans Meat is another man's poison.But Calling Cairns a Paradise,is really stretching reality.I have lived in Queensland for 35 years.My Daughter Moved To Cains with her job,We visited her a few times.The Summer we found unbearable,the heat,humidity,and the mosquitoes and insects.I couldn't live there permanently,our daughter lasted 12 months.The insect population there used to block out the windows at night time if you happened to live the curtains open.and the lights on.Thank God for Insect Mesh.But Some managed to get through.And Keeping the Windows Shut at all times makes you electric bill soar.Not a place i would recomend.to immigrate to.No rain from April to November It's usually Wet Wet Wet.I have been Stuck there for days on end in the truck, because of the flooded main road.One way in and one way out.One Thing Good to Say.Townsville is Hotter.

Where you people (the EU Tory Babies born in the late 60's) get the idea that union Bosses rule the Roast and do everything for their own ends is,Absolute Rubbish.You Read To much Tory Propaganda or is it just bred in you?.you have been completely brainwashed by the Tory Press.One Terrible Government was Brought down by the Union's and that was the Tory Government Under the homo sexual Heath.He Tried to bring in laws to jail workers that with held their labour.(Went on Strike)He Actually jailed some dockers.The Tories Wanted to Smash the Trade Unions In Britain.To get into the position they are today.The Tories Joined the EU because of two things.The wealthy British Elite were going to get very rich,They would receive huge EU bonuses,depending on how much land they owed and what sort of business they were in.Thatcher always said,All that cheap Labour on tap from the EU.Thatcher Wanted to smash the unions and get revenge on the miners for Getting rid of Heaths Bad Tory Government.I was a Coal miner, everyone in the North East Coal mining Industry had a ballot to strike or not to strike,Over Thatchers Policy to close All deep coal mines down in the UK.Scargill never used any of us for his own ends We all backed him to the end.When a sttlement was agreed Thatcher Never won anything.The Brits are living her legacy NOW A multicultured country of hate and split in half. All Tories say that.It's rubbish Thatcher put Thousands and not only coal miners on the scrap heap,she destroyed all our heavy industriesShe Detroyed Britain.And our Armed Forces.She sent so many good naval Ships to the Scrap Yards their wasn't enough births on the Tyne or the Clyde.It was a very bad time for all concerned.A disaster.Then Thatcher Lied About the Falklands. lies to get the public behind her.The Falklands Didn't have a population of British Nationals.Only 23% were descendants of British Nationals.Then She really put our forces in the gun by invading the Falklands,But she didn't care about them.She had cut the Navy down so much ,the Navy had no ships to Transport the Army to war.All our Aircraft Carriers and troop carriers had been scrapped.She had to commandeer Liners.The Frigates she had built on the cheap.were useless against the French built Exocet Missiles.The Landing Craft we had were useless.She sent the British Army to the Falklands Heavily Out numbered and ill equipped,due to her cuts.Infact if the Argies had not surrendered when the did we would have ran out of ammunition.Thatcher the Tyrant received the publics admiration for winning the war.She did NOTHING She was a disaster till the Tories found the guts to kick her out of office in shame. If it hadn't been for the sheer Bravery and Guts of our Troops,the war would have been lost.Then Thatcher a kick in the guts Thatcher wouldn't allow the wounded to be seen by the public at the Victory Parade.I'd like to point out that the 255 brave lads that lost their lives,and the bulk of the British Infantry that fought and died there,the majority were all from The North and Scotland.They Died in vain.Thatchers Lies.I notice now That Tory Supporters Always Ridicule,anyone from the North as the cloth cap lefty benefit Cheats.Every time the Labour Party or any thing connected to them comes up in the press.

We are retired,and have moved from the Lockyer Valley to the Sunshine Coast Bad Move!There is no work here,and it's expensive,people are being laid off all the time,Half the shops in the shopping centre have closed down.What may be some help to you,is there is always work on the farms in the Lockyer Valley,Not far from Toowoomba,towards the city.Farmers have had to plough crops in,as they couldn't get labour.The Locals find the work to hard and there is 8% unemployed .They employ a lot of back backers. Depends what you do, Peace work you can earn really good money picking onions. Malgowie Farms employ full time workers i believe,the hourly rate at the week end was $28 p/hr.Most jobs in regional Australia are part time. i know lots of Aussie's that have been employed part time for over 10 years.Your Post Is a wake up call to many that are flocking here to find there is no work,even for tradesmen, like bricklayers,sparkies,plumbers etc.then some have to take a 2 year course to qualify to Australian Standards.But then decided to back home broke.

Is this the Brisbane in Australia?The Valley And West end,supposed to be the trendy scenes of Brisbane! Are Filthy how people can sit outside,at tables drinking coffee and eating,While heavy trucks and busses billow smoke and dust everywhere is beyond most people.Unless of course,you live around there.Are the meths drinkers hostel's still there?I have been involved in a lot of renovation work in those areas,and we could never believe how people could pay so much money on houses there.It's rough as guts.

Everyone to their own i suppose.We wake up every morning at daybreak with the Screeching Corellas, White and Black Cockies, Galahs, You name it.Noisy screeching menaces.Never Buy a house in Australia backing onto a nature reserve. I used to walk My Dogs In the Uk Everyday across the beautiful open English Countryside,the Skylarks,Yellow Hammers,Chaffinches Ect singing their heads off,The Rabbits Dashing About everywhere.Whatever Ausrtralia has.It dosen't come close to the beauty and the feeling of belonging and Walking Through the English Countryside.The Changing Seasons.Love it. Hopefully we will end our days there.After 35 years we have always said we would go Home. As long as the Australian Dollar doesn't completely Crash to what it once did. to .34cents to the Pound.And the way things are going it Looks very likely.There is even talk they maybe cutting aged Pensions.

Just Depends how old you are? if you are not wanting to claim any pensions,you don't have to inform anyone.All you have to do is register with your local doctor.Make a appointment and they will give you a check over.Take a Written medical report with you.From your doctor you have here.

I thought at least 99% of most Poms came over to Australia,for exactly what you say is, of little importance in life.That's ALL they talk about.If it wasn't for the Sun and Beaches. Australia would be EMPTY,as there is nothing else here.There's much more to do in the UK.Unless you a sports freak.I actually have a couple of Ausies mates that have lived in the UK for years,and they say they can't understand why poms flock here.They loved the UK the History the Countryside and the Pub,and football,going out for pub meals and holidays to different countris on hand and so cheap., it's all there they say.They say Most Aussies talk About the Poms here, like we talk about the Pakies at home.Strange That but there u go.I think that when the novelty wears off there's not much difference between the two,as they say life is what you make it.Iv'e been here 35 years.And wish i had never left the UK.Just for the kids,and the wifes sake.I think the Pommy Bashing stuck in there minds when they were at school.They missed everything their Grandparents,their aunts, uncles,cousins.Family get togethers,wedding,funerals.The Sense of Belonging.And our four were just kids when they came here.But they even say, one day we may go home.it's totally different when like you, your family are all here.If i had another Chance in Life i would never leave our Homeland.All My Friends at home Have their own homes,had good jobs,before they retired .But when i went back last time i was green with envy.I couldn't get over the Lake District.And surrounds,we live on the sunshine coast it doesn't come close.And not one of my friends would ever leave England.And swap places with me.A holliday yes.But Not permanently.

Well Maacalec asked the quesrtion would he get his Austalian Pension if he went back to the UK,I suppose he is getting the Australian Pension now.As he has been here 50 years. I said he would,Which is correct. He isn't asking about claiming a Aussie Pension from the UK.As he says he knows he won't get a Uk pension.So he must have checked up on that.He may not have Paid any NI stamps. But if his Aussie Pension is deemed not enough to live on,he will still get support.

Don't contact anyone about paying any tax,Just open a bank account in Australia.Phone up MoneyCorp and register with them.Send your money to Moneycorp through your bank,and they will send your money to your bank account in Australia.Never Transfer money Direct from Your Bank in the UK to your bank in Aus.You will loose heaps of money.Moneycorp will give you a better exchange rate,than your bank.

Iv'e Got A post Card in front of me.It says Newcastle At Night. It's just a black blank space!No wonder you love Brisbane.It's known as a Cemetery with lights! Left Geordie land in 1972. Have they cleaned the horse muck up yet, at the Hay Market? Just kidding Loved Newcastle and the North East.Don't Think much of that Geordie Shore Mind.

We live on the Sunshine Coast.I wouldn't recommend Hervey Bay like all these coastal places there's not much going on.In fact i call it one foot in the grave.Hervey Bay is a nice place lots of Shops ect.But there's lots of rentals,there's very little work,which attracts the dole bludgers,Lots of out of control kids.Is a big Problem there.Just been in the news ,they are stealing the cooper telephone wires.Lots of Crime.Afraid Australia is now the drugs capital of the world ICE being the preferred drug.The news last night were saying drugs are pouring into Australia because the drug dealers get top price here,and has the highest percentage of drug takers.

YES YOU DO.No Problem You Don't get it all you get a percentage.Phone up Centre Link International services Phone 131673 They are so helpful.It's paid straight into your British Bank Account. Monthly

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Cameron Educated you must be on drugs.Cameron and his Conservative government.Are the worst Government in British History , Next to the Thatcher Government.I honestly can't believe how another Tory would ever get back into office after Thatcher.We can blame the Lib/dems i suppose.Thatcher was the reason i and thousands like me left home.She was a Tyrant if ever there was one.Strange how she was given a 10 million pound send off,when her own party kicked her out of Office.The Damage that woman did to Britain can never be Repaired.And Cameron declared,She was Britain's Saviuor,Words of a retard.

You Don't want to bank on the Aussie dollar Ever going up.(Just my opinion mind) It's on a downward spiral,The Stupid RBA Wants it to Drop more and lower interest rates.They tried all this before and it turned to disaster.They are deluded in thinking the more it drops the better the Australian Economy will get.They think they will export more.But Australia has nothing,of great value and quantity to export.Only Beef and Mutton.And Maybe Wheat And Barley.But nowhere near what revenue the Mining Boom brought into Government Coffers.Them days are long gone.If Iron Ore Falls to $40 a Ton Australia is in big trouble.I remember back in 1998 it dropped to .32 to the pound.If and it could.I fear many people wanting to go back to the UK will be Trapped here.They will loose so much money.Back in 1988 The Interest Rate To Buy A house skyrocketed to 17.95% Houses were cheap i bought two one for $34,000, and one for $66,000 for cash one that had never been lived in.Cost of living was so cheap,things were good.I think Australia wasted it's wealth,If the Liberal Government had created more industries,instead they relied on the mining.The Liberals were to blame for the Housing boom and the cost of living skyrocketing.Everything went up with the Liberals Now it's stuffed.High interest rates and low cost housing,is much better that low interest rates,and high cost housing is bad,Nobody in Authority seems thinks so.