Sick of this country

What's the tax, housing and political situation like in Aus that makes it so much better?

I have family and friends in Aus. It's very expensive to live there. The wages do reflect this however. Friends have gone over and worked for a few years but almost all have come back. I'm sure services are better, as for the most part here, they are worse than third world. However, in saying that the grass isn't always greener.

There are huge problems here at the moment and I honestly don't think there is political will to sort any of them. But we will have to tackle them or otherwise nothing will ever improve.

I was in a place at the weekend and it was almost €30 for a cocktail and a gin and tonic. It was very busy. There are plenty of people with money here. And the reason the government won't attempt to sort some of the problems is because they are not affecting the majority. In my local town a 4 bed detached house is going for 450k. And they are almost all sold.

Sydney is a lovely city. Australia is a lovely country but im just saying that the grass isn't always greener. Most couples come home from there to raise their families in Ireland. You can't beat family support when you have kids.

There are plenty of people struggling here but there are plenty who are doing fine.

Tomorrow

How old are you both, murph? Primary school teachers are on the skilled shortages list it’s now up to the age of 45.

https://australiamadesimple.com/immigrate-to-australia-as-a-primary-school-teacher/

You’d walk into a construction job immediately. I’d think about Western Australian which is where the majority of mining operations are. There’s excellent money to be made even after living expenses.

Finding somewhere to rent has become more difficult but if you’re prepared to go further out from a city you should find somewhere. Last time I was there I was impressed with how new housing developments are planned. There’s loads being built right now and within these developments, there will also be schools, shops and recreational areas built at the same time. It just all made sense

It's still Summer there it'll be much cheaper in a couple of months.

https://flights.booking.com/flights/DUB.AIRPORT-SYD.CITY/?type=ONEWAY&adults=2&cabinClass=ECONOMY&children=&from=DUB.AIRPORT&to=SYD.CITY&fromCountry=IE&toCountry=AU&fromLocationName=Dublin+Airport&toLocationName=Sydney&depart=2023-05-11&sort=FASTEST&travelPurpose=leisure&aid=304142&label=gen173nr-1FCAEoggI46AdIM1gEaGmIAQGYAQm4ARfIAQzYAQHoAQH4AQyIAgGoAgO4AsW9vZ8GwAIB0gIkM2I4OGI2NmYtYTFjOC00NzI4LTk5OGItZTI1MDZhOWMyOTA42AIG4AIB

i don;t care about Australia - and if people go there I can see the merit in that - but what you are saying about Ukrainians is just not true

many won't go back says leo varadkar

and if anybody was trying to sell a best case scenario it would be the taoiseach since it's the government have them here.

I lived in Australia for 5 years (came back in 2006)

Pay was worse for my industry at the time (IT) but costs were a bit cheaper too so my standard of living was pretty much the same as in Ireland. Rent was pricey at the time but as a non resident the accountant at the time helped me claim back loads of tax so that balanced out the rent I had.

It's an outdoor lifestyle (during the weekend). Australia don't have the bright evenings like we do so it's common to be dark when you're going into work and dark when you're coming home.

I lived in the centre of Sydney when I was there. All of my colleagues had an hour commute out to the suburbs as they couldn't afford to live closer. That's an hour by reasonable train west, where it gets veeery hot during the summer.

When you live there for a while you see similar issues to what we have here and they moan the same as we do. I loved my time there and would happily live there. I could have stayed but came back as most of my family are here and wanted to be close. If it wasn't for that I'd probably have stayed.

I know Aussies that are coming here to live. 😆

Australia is great but it's very hard to stay there if you go on a WHV. Lots of hoops to jump through. Give it a go if you're able to. Having spent a couple of years there and New Zealand I realised I'm happier closer to home though. In the grand scheme of the world Ireland is one of the best places you can live though.

The article says they're thinking of hiking it up to 50

They might be. But their parents leaving "one" of their properties vacant rather than paying tax on renting it out doesn't seem like they're having huge hardship.

And Australia isn't the only country that people from Ireland can emigrate to. I'm thinking of Portugal when I get into my older years.

Just had a re read of the OP (thanks, monk 😂) and it’s a parents house not theirs.