Apollo

Thanks IC for the informative advice.

G'd day Iron Chef. You may be seeing me in a suburb near you soon[emoji23]

Please can you give us your advice on the following car:
- year of manufacture: 2010
- make, model & variant: Jaguar XF Luxury
- body type (coupe, convertible, etc): Sedan
- engine size & fuel type: 3.0/Diesel
- transmission: Auto
- drive type (4WD, front wheel drive, etc): Rear Wheeler
- mileage: 84,000 miles
- any special features, options or modification: N/A
- does it have aircon: Yes
- realistic current UK market value: £8,500-9,000
- Australian RedBook value [uSED]: AUS$20,400 - $23,000
- Australian market value: AUS$24,000
- which Australian state/city: SA/Adelaide
Cheers
Apollo

[mention=265124]Zatara80[/mention] I am curious that you feel Australia will offer your kids more opportunities. I guess it depends what they want to do with life. There will always be jobs in hospitality and public services but technology is changing the Australian work place significantly and personally I see this increasing. For example there are 5 TV stations. One has just gone bankrupt and the ABC is continually downsizing. Fast forward 10 years and I reckon there will only be 3 at most. People now stream from overseas. Likewise retail is consolidating as more and more people buy online. The company I worked for downsized by 25% and moved it's  finance and IT services to Asia with no negative consequences for users.
 I  guess this applies to Europe as well but technology means fewer and fewer jobs  need to be based in Aus. As for Brexit the UK is likely to take a temporary hit but remember even the great depression of the 30s only lasted a decade. I am not going to predict which country will be in a better state in 10 years time, it could be either IMO.
Anyway you sound like you have thought very carefully about it so good luck with the  move

My advice.
 
Go for it knowing what you know BUT if you can apply for PR ASAP either direct entry 186 or independent 189/190 if at all possible.  Things can and do change as VS noted, and not usually for the better!
If you wait for transition and it falls through at the last minute ( seems to happen a lot if you read these and other forums) your OH will have a limited time to apply for PR also with regard to his age.  Better to get a skills assessment and apply sooner whilst the job is on the list.  In two years it may not be on the list . You could even start the process now and apply for PR alongside the 457.  Personally I would not take the risk without having a plan for PR that didn't rely on an employer, even local gov departments make sweeping cuts..............
 
Victoria don't charge school fees at the moment but I expect that will change, other states have changed their policy in the recent past.