Angela Claire

You can't leave Austrslia ! If they go back to the uk and he has court proceedings waiting for you - which he probably won't have - in theory the children then can't leave the uk for more than 28 days. I wouldn't risk it personally, he left, he can come back to visit.

My ex pulled a right stunt on me putting us on the kidnap alert, no fly list. All I would say is the courts were extremely helpful, took 10 working days for the WA courts to put us on the list ex parte ie behind my back and get us off it again. Not nice but they see it all the time and fundamentally believe the kids should be able to go home if that's what the parent wants.

Figured as much, we were 2 years too late by all accounts :-) but what goes down comes back up again

with sponsorship ?

Tbh anyone who travels 23 hours and spends a couple of grand on airfares to walk around the shops would be bored anywhere, as I say to the kids only boring people get bored. I could entertain myself in a desert island

if you have residency it's a whole different ball game. To move on a temporary visa now would be sheer madness. I miss Perth every day but there's a time and this ain't it for us.

It's nothing to do with flexibility and everything to do with PR .... When the axe falls 457's are out the door first and your chances of finding another sponsor are slim.

Honestly I'm earning double what I was earning in my last role in Perth which is around the same as when I arrived in Perth in 2012. But it's the disposable income I've noticed the biggest difference in. Theres obviously a price to pay **** weather, no beaches lol but people who say they are moving for financial reasons I think need to take a hard look at the figures, especially if you have children. Even with the Tory cuts of which there's been a lot, I personally have never been as well off as I am right now

How's things now ? I'm back in the uk, miss Perth every day but it was the right time to leave.

PR is the game changer, frankly you'd be crazy to move without it. We learnt the hard way

Oh well if you'd rather bitch about my chosen profession than discuss the economic climate i'll leave you to it. I thought I might be able to engage in intelligent discussion, clearly I've come to the wrong place in more ways than one.

I don't know any uneducated recruitment people, I have a masters degree myself and bachelors is minimum industry standard.

Er the people that work there will though won't they

And too many coffee shops, too many restaurants

Office vacancy rates at the highest they've been in 20 years. The terrace (CBD hub) has tumble weeds blowing down it.

Must have PR or be the spouse on the 457 unfortunately the industry isn't too open to sponsorship.

I've been a recruiter in oil and gas for 15 years and just got out - maybe temporarily - but not much happening here in Perth at the moment, Aberdeedn is booming - but cold.

TV's will measure if any interest - $300 and $200 king size bed $300 queensized bed $250 fridge freezer $300 tumblecdrier $300 washing machine 8kg front loader $400 wardrobes - girls next - good condition $200 each sylvannian family hotel and loads of families and furniture $200 mamas and papas rocking horse $200 ikea book case expit $60 laura ashley coffee table - Milton range - $300 will add more as I think of it Pick up from Shenton park