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Just wondering, at what stage did you realise that Australia was the place that you wanted or did not want to spend the rest of your days ? For me before I had even set foot in Australia I knew and voiced, that I would want to return home to the UK one day,  As a couple we set a goal of 10 years then we would return, with hindsight this was a bit naive I now realise this, as a lot can and has happened in the 9 years we have been here, for example, we are no longer living as a married couple (we are like best buddies and share the house still), my wife no longer would consider going back home, we also have two children now, where as we came with only one,  and finally

We are at the beginning of our journey to Australia and are trying to get a good idea of costs that aren’t always obvious.  we are on a tight budget and it would be super useful if we could really pin down how much we need. I’m think £35000?   we have two children (13 and 9)who will need to attend school when we arrive also bringing the dog.    If anyone who has made the move from UK relatively recently knows their total spend to move would be super great if you could share some details with us.    Tia.     

Hey guys, Man, I’m so over the feeling of being torn between Oz and the UK..  I moved back from Sydney after 10 years there and have now been in London for 2.5 years. We’re at a crossroads in that I’ve just quit my current company and have two offers on the table, one in London and a much better one in Sydney and I just can’t decide what to do. A few months back we thought we were gunning to return to Sydney now we’re seeing the beauty on our doorstep. it feels like whichever decision we make is a compromise, choose Sydney and we forego the comfort and closeness of family, choose London and we miss out on the wonderful lifestyle we used to have. Ahhhhh

Hi All, We are moving back to the UK in June.  I remember when moving out to Aus in 2018 I had to clean everything and disinfect everything we shipped. Do we need to do something similar on the way back? I can't find anything on the UK website, they seem more concerned about custom duty than biological hazards 😄 Thanks.

I need a job in Australia as a blast hole driller