Remote Australian state hopes better wages and sunshine will attract UK workers. In-the-know expats give their verdict
The beaches and ocean of Western Australia, such as Rottnest Island near Perth, are a major attraction.The beaches and ocean of Western Australia, such as Rottnest Island near Perth, are a major attraction.Britons tired of the cost of living crisis that has beset the UK have been thrown a lifeline: an invitation to move to Australia.
Still, with Britain’s economy in a tough position, and strikes across the public sector over pay, perhaps some staff may be tempted to up sticks. “Once you sprinkle a few extra 100 days of sunshine on us Brits then we are a much happier bunch; we’re not whingeing Poms any more.” “You’re miles from anywhere else, even the country is miles from anywhere else which I don’t think British people realise,” he says. “Don’t expect to be flying backwards and forwards to Sydney all the time.”Louise O’Neill, who moved from Bath to a rural part of southern Western Australia where she runs Farm Life Fitness, providing one-on-one health and wellness coaching, suspects the government may be looking to recruit people in rural Western Australia.
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