Ever thought of leaving the shores of the UK and immigrating to Australia or New Zealand? Well it seems that the dream of living Down Under is not as cheap as it once was.
In the following article it shows just how the cost of living has sky rocketed over the last 10 years. One key fact is that a decade ago Australia didn’t have one city in the Top 50 most expensive cities to live in. Now it has 3 in the Top 15!
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-21519050
Australia is often seen as a land of plenty. But many of her natural resources seem to be getting dug up and shipped to China. So will Australia eventually face the same manufacturing dilemma faced by other Developed nations?
And Australia, due to its unique geographical location, still sees a massive drain of talent, even if just in the short term as young Aussies head abroad for what they call the OE or Overseas Experience. Yet immigration has helped increase Australia’s population from a relatively small 14 million to nearly 23 million in less than 20 years.
So Australia as we know it is changing rapidly. But at what cost?
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