>
> House prices are ridiculous in NSW and Melbourne, Gold Coast, Sunshine
> Coast - rest of Qld is reasonable (average 3-4 bdr = AU$300 - 500K)
> Western Australia is too far away to worry about (apologies to WA'ers)
>
> Thats ok.

We have had a recent dry spell and at times WA (Perth) can get quite warm.
We are often spoilt by the Fremantle Doctor that tends to cool the West side
of the city down in the afternoon.  We did have a run of high 30deg C days
with no Doctor in site.

Again house prices are ridiculous for a  4 bedroom 2 bath on a block about
20m x 30m (just gone on sale across the road) AU$580K but the mining seems
to have weathered out any economic downturn and has kept wages high.  I
often hear taxis that have recently immigrated that housing and living is
very expensive but if you were ever stuck there is always a good chance of
getting some for of work.

Thanks to the mining there are jobs on offer for people willing to
fly-in/fly out for electricians and electrical engineers.   Not sure if they
could put you skills to good use but I am sure there are related positions.

South Australia employs many Electronic, Software, Hardware Engineers for
the various defence projects.  Lockheed Martin have just entered the market
taking over from another company that supports several ground based radars
that are currently going thru an significant upgrade phase.

Australia is a big country and as expected the weather, job opportunities,
cost of living, education and things to do vary significantly from one place
to another.

To help put wages into perspective, I know a Perth based electronics
technician that works fly-in/fly-out 2 weeks on and 2 weeks off and earns
approx AU$100k and another who works in the city for about AU$70K base
salary

Cheers Justin
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