MelT

What area of work are you in? Hubby was state manager for nearly 10 years and I am a management accountant/financial analyst (can only work part time at the moment which work does not exist).. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

Hubby was state manager for a worldwide crane company (Vic & Qld) for nearly 10 years.... Moving back timeframes are tricky as my parents live here (near us) and my mum has advanced cancer and will not move back now. So time with mum is limited .. Plus we need to get the house ready to sell.... Not a 5 minute job. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

Just seeking some feedback from other members who have moved back to the UK. We are planning on returning to the UK within 2 years and would ideally like to secure a job before we return. Just wondering what others have experienced and the time taken to do this. My husband has been searching for work in Qld (made redundant business closed) for over 4 months with no success. Would it be better to apply for jobs in the UK instead? Not sure what we should do and worried we will use up all our funds in the meantime then going back will be extremely difficult, if not impossible. Thank you

We are in a similar situation. Except my parents are here in Australia. We have been in Australia for 12 years, Qld for the last 6 where we do not feel settled plus we have found getting into the local employment market almost impossible. No issues when we lived in regional Victoria. We have always said if Qld doesn't work out we would have no option but go move back to the UK. I have been homsick for years but have only put the move back off for financial reasons. Now we may not have a choice anyway as my husband was made redundant at the end of 2016 (traveled interstate) applied for over 120 jobs (highly skilled professional) with no success here in Qld. The only dilema we have now is my mother wants to stay here in Australia. All i can say is home is where the heart is.... i truly hope you can work things out. Sent from my SM-G920I using Tapatalk

I partly agree with your comments. We had no issues finding work in Victoria, infact i was headhunted. However, since moving to Queensland we have found it impossible to obtain local employment. My husband worked interstate for 2 1/2 years because he could not find wirk locally. Since closure of the power station where he worked interstate at the end of 2016 is very frustrated applied for over 100 jobs with no success... hencw why we may have no choice but to return to the UK. Very sad as we have never not had work (both professionals/highly skilled and experienced) our entire married life (nearly 20 years). Sent from my SM-G920I using Tapatalk

Where do you draw the line? If someone was 'Australian' but had moved interstate would this not be new territory also? When I arrived in Australia 12 years ago I honestly thought 'Australia' gave everyone a 'fair go' ... I can honestly say that from my broad range of experience this is not necessarily the case. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

Some interesting comments. Given that it costs the recruiter more in real terms to recruit using a 457 visa. I find it difficult to believe that this method is used to source 'cheap labour' when I fact it is used to recruit skilled migrants. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

They also provide required skills and experience; not forgetting tax revenue and contribute to GDP.... It is generally more costly for a company to recruit using the 457 visa. Which is usually only used when the required skills and experience cannot be obtained in the local labour market. We are dual nationals and find the labour market here in Australia quite discriminatory, so this change in policy is no surprise. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

Yes I agree with your comments on media here. Thank goodness for the internet I listen to Radio 4/ world service for my own sanity .. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

Oops...Sorry meant to say, I feel for you.. (Typo).. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

I fell for you. We are in the same situation 12 years line. The only thing holding us from going back is that my parents live here too (I am the only child) and my mum has cancer and does not want to go back to the uk.. Whereas all my HB family are in the UK.. So we have set a timeframe to go back. We have felt better since doing this as we can see light at the end of the tunnel. Issues here include worse sexism and racism, GM foods (banned in Europe and have detrimental affects on health), too hot to do much outdoors, high risk of skin cancer, not being able to walk the dogs in national parks, depth of friendships, lack of professionalism in the workplace..... Hope that you can make things work but we have given up on 'flogging a dead horse' as they say... Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

They modify the crop so that it is more resistant to the stronger weed killers/roundup that is sprayed on and is absorbed by the plant which is then eaten. My allergies 10 minutes after eating GM foods include severe diarrhoea and bleeding skin. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

Sorry, so add to the list.. 5) more professional working environment/attitude/opportunities 6) more depth to friendships (something you touched on) 7) more culture/history and travel opportunities... Sent from my SM-G920I using Tapatalk

Thank you for being so honest with your experiences of moving back home. It has made me reflect on why we want to move home. The main reasons being: 1) Geneticially modified food - is freely grown, produced and sold in Australia and is highly toxic. I only discovered this when i visited the uk a few years ago and a the severe allergies i had developed siince living in Australia disappeared. After considerable research i discovered it was gmo which is band/limited in Europe. As there is significant scientific evidence that they cause serious health and environmental issues. Since last year my son has also developed the same allergies. 2) support for learning disabilities Our son has learning difficulties and we are constantly fighting for the private school to support him. His disability does not fit the Queensland funding model so it makes no difference private or public. It was only last year (grade 7) that his teacher who is from the uk said that he would get so much more help at home in the uk. I researched this and he would qualify for the send program at home v nothing here in Australia. 3) Queensland has the highest rate of skin cancer in the world. I, until diagnosed with an aggresive skin cancer on my face last year (fortunately removed and all clear), have been a very passionate horsey lady - ride dressage and a hiker. So being outside is the norm. But i have always been careful with sun protection as i have fair skin. So now avoid going outside. I have spent the last 5 months pretty much inside as the heat this year in Brisbane has been unbearable. I am also now very concerned for my family, especially my son who is also fair skined and the risk of skin cancer. At least you can wrap up if it is cold - not the same in the heat which i find suffocating. 4) to be closer to extended family So really i know that it has been tough for your family to move back, any move is stressful no matter where it is. I think you are safer in the uk, free from the risks of skin cancer and free from gmo's. I cannot even eat out anymore or enjoy being ouside in Australia - so just enjoying lifes basics have been taken away.. Sent from my SM-G920I using Tapatalk

We maybe moving back to East Sussex within 2 years. Would you mind me asking what school you chose in the end? Our son has leaning difficulties and gets minimal help here at his Private School in Australia, and we are constantly having to fight for this. In the UK he would receive more help under the SEND program. Sorry for being nosy but it is a genuine ask..... Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

One parent recieves both Austrlain and UK pension. The other parent is receiving a disability pension. Both have been to sick to work in Australia so I need to clarify if they will receive a proportion Australian pension if they return to the UK. One parent will continue to recieve the Uk pension and the other parent will be entitled to recieve the uk pension from next year, if they return to the uk. However it appears that they will not be entitled to any low income benefits for 2 years as they will not pass the habitual test. Even though they have lived and worked most of their lives in the UK. Does anyone one know a good legal firm that specialises in this area? Thank you

Yes very sad.... If only the people in power and control truly understood what it is like to live or have family to support who have a disability. Australia struggles with simular issues also.. Sent from my SM-G920I using Tapatalk

Thank you - i have been listening in as listen to Radio 4/World Service 24/7 Sent from my SM-G920I using Tapatalk

I felt very positive about living in Australia initially. Sent from my SM-G920I using Tapatalk

Sorry.... it gets tiring after 12 years.... Sent from my SM-G920I using Tapatalk

Yes they are very unprofessional and i am so over it after 12 years. We are planning to go home within two years.... Sent from my SM-G920I using Tapatalk

Unfortunately may parents only receive the state pension as they have been too sick to work. One parent isn't even retirement age but on a disability pension.

Fair comment, but we wouldn't be coming back.