Jon the Hat

They also do, but less commonly I believe.

They all use smaller local firms for the packing and shipping to port so it likely depends on where you are going from and to. In Perth PSS partner is Keys the moving solution.

Bayswater are great, we had a Mitsubishi outlander from them for several months when we got here.

OUT! You are clearly supposed to be living somewhere cold.

Very true! The OP is moving to Perth though, where a drinks fridge is almost a legal requirement.

Spare fridge is always good though

Bring it, stuff in insanely expensive or crap here. Even filling your house with Ikea stuff will cost you far more than bringing what you have. That said, obviously have a clear out and only bring what you like. You might however find yourself with more space to fill than you are used to.

Don't forget to take into account cost of a managing agent.

I would say in my experience that a lot of international companies have people attending meetings etc. for a few days (or even a week or two) in their Australian offices as Business Visitor. Inevitably during those trips they also do some remote work and I don't expect it would be an issue. As Marissa said this assumes you are being paid in the UK not Sydney, and not doing any work specifically for the benefit of the Australia company.

Checkout carsales | Australia’s No.1 Car Website – carsales.com.au and take a look.

This sounds unsustainable even without school fees.

Those are large detached houses by any measure. The fact they have little garden is sad, but reflects people's choices now. Lets not pretend it is some awful life. Most houses in Perth suburbs looks similar.

Some Government DB schemes are not funded, and therefore there is not a balance as such, and therefore nothing to transfer. You would need to check if yours is one of those.

What sort of technical proposals? There are certainly roles for technical proposals people in the OEM, EPCM etc. into the mining oil and gas sectors.

In theory buying a car is cheaper, unless you cannot get one due to insane lead times, unless it is secondhand, or unless you need finance or a lease for it.