Britons are flocking to Australia in enormous numbers to earn an income while enjoying the famously laid-back Aussie lifestyle. Almost 50,000 Brits arrived Down Under on working holiday visas this year out of more than 200,000 applicants overall, a new record high. The spike in ‘Poms’ heading Down Under has been boosted by a loosening ofContinue reading “Better Lives Attract Britons To Australia”
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After Moving To Australia, A Brit Faces Returning Home
A British man who moved to Australia just weeks ago faces being forced to return to the UK after he suffered a catastrophic stroke. Liam Rudd, 30, and his 28-year-old girlfriend Stella Slinger Thompson were looking forward to starting a new life on the Gold Coast. However, their shared ‘dream’ of living Down Under quickly spunContinue reading “After Moving To Australia, A Brit Faces Returning Home”
The Reasons Tourists No Longer Want To Visit Australia
A shortage of nightlife, exorbitant airfare prices and the emergence of more affordable options have seen Australia become an afterthought for international tourists, with the country’s tourism board launching a new ad campaign in a frantic endeavour to lure foreigners. Despite borders reopening to the world in February, the appeal of heading Down Under remainsContinue reading “The Reasons Tourists No Longer Want To Visit Australia”
A Priceless Moment When Joe Biden Forgot His Name On Live TV
Scott Morrison laughed off the embarrassing moment when President Joe Biden forgot his name by saying that it happens to the best of us. The slip up occurred during a virtual press conference on Thursday morning to announce a new alliance between Australia, the US and the United Kingdom. When it was his turn toContinue reading “A Priceless Moment When Joe Biden Forgot His Name On Live TV”
We Were Treated Like Slaves!
In 1946, Laurie Humphreys, a 13-year-old boy living in an orphanage in Southampton, we sent to a ‘better life’ in Australia under the Child Migrants Programme, along with hundreds of other children. In numerous cases, they were taught only farm work and experienced brutality and hardship, including physical, psychological and sexual perversion. Gordon Brown didContinue reading “We Were Treated Like Slaves!”