I don't necessarily know how much corporate greed plays into the problems that we face although i do know for a fact that the government has become increasingly more socialist, technocratic and authoritarian over the past 20 or so years. Australia is beginning to understand the true reality of a society where the individual has lost all autonomy. The cost of living crisis caused by excessive taxation and central planning efforts force australians to spend most of their life at work just managing to scrape by. Australia is turning into an unfree hell and i'm keen on bailing out to rural america!
@morph611Ah yes the old classic Murdoch media conspiracy theory... "Anyone that disagrees with my socialist agenda must be unable to think for themselves and is brainwashed." A rather insulting premise i must add! No i don't watch MSM, Sky, Fox news, 7 news and so on. i stopped listening to fiction a while back and my mainstream media engagement ended with this. In terms of content that i do consume i probably consume a fair balance of socialist/libertarian/conservative content from small and large channels. I hate hunter avallone but listen to him regularly. I really enjoy free flowing discussions and i think the small channel Discernable pulls it off really well th-cam.com/video/jeHumET5CjA/w-d-xo.html I also think Kate wands content is amazing and well articulated. www.youtube.com/@KateWand I consume a fair amount of libertarian literature although do enjoy reading Marx and studying various collectivist totalitarian ideologies. To actually answer your question. I know these things partly from studying history, from studying political ideology and philosophy, economics and from personal experience as a 20 year old living in an unfree technocracy to top it all off.
Bro i feel your pain Australia is just a complete mess at the moment People always say Australia is the lucky country but all i feel is im working none stop to keep my head above water Good luck to you
My partner and I just finished travelling around Australia. We were spending $40-$50 to put a swag on the ground, in awful campsites far away from the beach (because closer to the beach it would have been $75-$85). FOR A TENT. We spent $130 a day living out of a tent, filling up the car and cooking simple meals on a camp stove (and we don't even eat meat). Now we are in Southeast Asia and spend $100 per day living in a beautiful apartment 10 min walk from the beach, eating at a restaurant every meal, and going around by taxi. And we even save money! We work online, and we can work from everywhere in the world. So what's the point of being broke in Australia when we can be rich somewhere else?
I do not mean to be rude or difficult . Often I felt westerners assume their white country wages or savings to splurge on 5 star lifestyle in a less developed country. If we can work online anywhere now, why would employers keep hiring white people? Surely the locals in developing countries are no less intelligent or capable than their white counterparts. Imagine you need to live your life under local wages, it would not be too appealing right.
My Vietnamese wife and I are moving to Vietnam soon. We've run 3 good businesses there. My wife is from the Mekong Delta and it's so laid back and old school, cash is still king, all you need is a scooter and a little boat for the labyrinth of waterways there. Fresh whole locally grown fruit and veg that you can buy from your scooter on the side of the road, everywhere. I'm sure it will present it's own challenges but at least we'll have a house to live in and not stress every time our rental lease is up. I hate what Australia has become. In 56 years I never thought I'd see the day when Aussie families would be kicked to the gutter over something as important as a home. Every government of every persuasion has sold us out. I'm only working now to tie up some loose ends and we are on our way. La da da de da😆🥰
Life is what you make it but the politicians have screwed us over for years in favor of their wealthy friends. Everywhere is feeling the pinch of cost increases but so far Thailand and Philippines has done it nicely for me provided you can put up with the governments requirements. Good luck on your quest. Bushyboy Oz.
It’s going the same way as America, a shining example of capitalism. It is the same all over the world wherever their greedy paws are. There are 70 million people without healthcare in America and 87 million with no money and thousands living on the streets and it’s coming here, the health system will be privatised and American style Health insurance will move in. But Albanese can’t get far enough up Americas backside he loves the Americans and t he defence minister is getting rich. It is embarrassing seeing Albanese smiling and grovelling to the likes of Biden, giving them taxpayer money for faulty weapons. A quote by Henry Kissinger “ to be an enemy of America is dangerous, to be a friend is fatal”.
I am planning to leave as soon as possible, this used to be one of the best places to live but now I feel it's on a trajectory to ruin and can't be turned around.
Your not wrong there brah. Exorbitant cost of living, 200+ people competing against you for an $800pw mouldy shitbox called a flat. Real estate agents hijacking the rental market cos mum and dad landlords are too lazy to do it themselves and the real estate agents make up their own terms against the landlords wishes plus prospective employers just ignoring/ghosting job applicants (including aussie born and bred ones). Its little wonder people are leaving
I’m an immigrant and people back home say I am crazy for wanting to leave the country. Australia sure is a beautiful country but I can barely live on what I am earning.
If your head is always down and you are up to your neck in work just to have the bare basics. Why would you bother. You have no time or money to truly enjoy the countryside. The myriad of diverse beauty of this country. So that is very sad. I am an Aussie and i do not know how it got this bad.
@@moparmissile You are right. If I get lucky to stay permanently, I doubt it if I could even afford to buy a house. Its hard to explain to people back in my home country how the struggle is here in Australia. I guess they will never understand until they come visit and start paying rent if they even find a place.
Moved back here 12 years ago to raise my kids, thinking education and healthcare were my priorities. I regret this decision now and when my daughter finishes school, will return to Asia, after making my sure my family agree with that - so far they do. But its not even the expenses, I don't just have much fun here compared to the other countries I lived in. Good luck with your decision, you are not alone in finding Australia is not the place for you. I understand that and can relate.
Awesome, I'm moving to Vietnam with my Viet wife to run our cafe over there soon. Your right about the fun factor. Every day and night in Vietnam there is something going on. People criticize and complain Vietnam is a communist country and I'm the first to admit there can be challenges but compared to the stress of wondering here we will live every time the lease is up, it's worth it. I can't wait.
My thought process is very similar to you, I would love to go out for a meal with friends and family and not die when I see the bill. My wife is from HK but we have discussed going to Thailand, Vietnam or similar often. People below the line here often say good riddance but others who have travelled and lived overseas before know what we are talking about. South east Asia is so much fun to live in. Its just so good stepping out your house and there is a world around you ready to explore. Food and noise and people going out. Here there is nothing open after 8. Oh, and we are running a cafe here atm and plan to open something similar there too. @@peelypeelmeister6432
Agree. Australian education in the pits. More like Marxist indoctrination. People are unfriendly and woke. Don't like the corrupt Labour government. Very tyrannical government. Crime out of control. Townsville now on the list for the top 10 most violent cities in the world, up there with Tijuana and Johannesburg. This is not the Australia I once knew. It is a nanny state, taxed to buggery and too much useless government bureaucrats. On the WEF path. I'm definitely leaving Australia.
I will be leaving when I can. This country is lost. Every government has sold this nation and its citizens out. It is finished and cannot be changed without major change. But the population is far to pacified.
@@herve160181 you have no clue hey. By June this year 20,000 fifo workers will be out of a job alone. Multiple retail businesses closing. Over 1400 building companies have collapsed this year. Tradesman and trades businesses owed 3billion plus... yea no Australia is not going to be ok. It is about to implode, and you have no clue.
I moved back to Japan with my wife 8 years ago. It’s not perfect, but much more affordable in just about every way. Whenever I go back to Australia to visit family, it’s had to believe how expensive everything has become.
@@healthyliving7226 A place to live is the big one. On single income I can comfortably afford the mortgage on my decent 3BR apartment in Osaka, just a few minutes’ walk from an express station in a good area, which cost the equivalent of about A$360,000 at current exchange rates. And fuel. At Costco I pay about $1.40 per liter of diesel, and regular unleaded is about $1.70. Eating out can be very reasonable if you don’t chase the gourmet lifestyle. Japan does have its problems, including an uncertain economy, low wages in the service sector, and more than its fair share of concrete, but it’s not a bad place. The Australia I grew up in has gone in terms of affordability, but the natural environment is still unmatched.
I thought Japan was starting to get expensive again compared to Australia? As much as I love Japanese pop culture, and I like the idea of the lifestyle... I also think I wouldn't be able to handle their work culture.
@@UltimateGattai Their work culture is pretty horrific.Although some big companies are paying lip service to changing it, most people are still too frightened of being shunned by their peers if they try to actually work shorter hours or take holidays outside the new year, Golden Week (late April-early May) and O-bon (a Buddhist festival in mid August). There’s a lot of seething resentment and envy here - if people think a peer is having it less awful than they are, the group will turn on that individual who seems to have the gall to enjoy life a little, and make it hell for them. For anyone who does come to Japan to work and decides to stay for a long time, f do it just about everyone it’s best to go freelance/start your own business. The Japanese work culture is tough enough for the Japanese but becomes intolerable for most foreigners after a little while. I’ve seen plenty turn into alcoholics after getting trapped in jobs or careers they hate for one reason or another.
Only Aussies who have traveled or have foreign roots can see writing on the wall for Australia. The lucky country crowd with their blindfolds on will go down with the ship.
I totally agree with you. I have lived here all my life however well traveled. I have accepted the majority decision and accepted Government I dont agree with. Currently , I feel the country has become a mess. No longer the lucky Country.
@@user-jg6ot5uu6r It still costs money which could be invested or spent on other things. We haven't had a single overseas holiday and other than family commitments nothing more than an hour or two from home. We did work or rear ends off for decades to get ahead though. Those stable times in this country were likely when you should have been working flat out and buying property depending on your age imo.
The Australia we grew up in is long gone. Melbourne now one could easily think there in Bombay or Shanghai and it’s only going to get worse. And if todays youngsters haven’t been born into wealth they can forget about owning a house. At todays rate it will take an average paid worker a lifetime to pay of a house in such lifestyle locations 😂 of Tarneit, Roxburgh Park or Doveton. Living the dream😢
I have to agree with you but I was in despair when the rate was 18%. I thought I would never pay my mortgage off. But I can tell you that I did sold everything I could to support my wife and 3 kids on a single income. I did manage. There are areas of Australia where you can still afford to buy a house around $700,000 and cheaper but you have to sacrifice some luxuries such as new cars, TVs and the beachfront. Look on marketplace and look for good deals. Just to mention a few ideas to help.
@@davidmarshall9781 Some of us were forced to get a vaccine that was untested and now live with disabilities that prevent us from driving cars on the risk we black out and kill other people. So people like me cannot afford a home for 20,000 if it's so far away from anything I'd die from the heat exhaustion of walking to the shops. The homes that are reasonable and have transportation available to them are often over 400,000 even if they are remote and not that great properties. The older generations have completely screwed the younger under 40 year olds out of ever owning homes and they're still in denial about it all because they refuse to admit that their greed is greater than their compassion. If you're over 40 and own more than a single property (and the other property(s) is residential, not commercial. You are the reason the youth cannot have anything nice.
I experienced a similar situation: after living in Asia for a number of years, I was visiting Australia and got stuck during the “pandemic”. The country had changed so much. Australians don’t realise how good they had it until they’ve handed over so much of their lives to the incompetent governments. The heavy-handed way we were treated during the flu crisis was appalling! I had lived under a country with a dictatorship, but was more shocked by some of the things that occurred in Australia - the arrest of the young pregnant woman over an online notice was the tipping point. I’m out again now. Asia is booming! Nanny Australia needs to wake up…
Yep if I didn't have a partner or child here in Australia, I would have left years ago. My mum is from Asia. Big Pharma bought out the Australian Government.
I remember the last time I was in Australia, things weren't that bad except the atrociously priced household electronics and computer stuffs among few other things. It was a long time ago, though.
I came here 48 years ago from a third world country, loved loved loved it here , so proud to be Aussie. Something happened during and after Covid, maybe it was coming all along. Still in disgust over the treatment this country dished out over COVID and the idiots responsible just walked away without any legal repercussions. I wish if I can leave too but we’re now in our early 70’s and would need to consider medical treatment and expenses. Good luck to you all, I hope you find peace and a good life balance. Yes Australia is on a downward trajectory. THE LUCKY COUNTRY.
This has been the case for decades in Australia. Very few things are 'good value' - everyone (govt , corporations, small businesses) charges the maximum for every single thing. Prices are just too high. Only the beaches and public toilets are free.
With 52+% of the land and waterways now under Native Land Title, and a further 100+ claims currently under consideration... how long before our favourite beaches, local parks, and National Parks fall under 'user pays' on NLT land, and taxpayer loses access on newly designated Sacred Land. It's like tax bracket creep... you don't see it coming until it suddenly affects you. We're all Australians... blackfella, whitefella and polkadotfella. We should share all the land, together.
There’s more than just beaches in Australia. Everyone disregard the semi rural or rural great expanse of Australia. Houses for sale less than the price of some brand new electric cars. But it’s not in the same vain of the lifestyle people want. So people just keep whingeing, wanting more. Cram the cities up unnecessarily. Wonder why their resumes aren’t being taken yet there are fledging communities being disregarded, full of wonderful people and places. Won’t break your bank but it’s also more than 30 minutes from cbd (god forbid)
We plan on moving back out to the sticks once our boy has finished his studying which is in the city. Cannot wait for the isolation and the ability to do our grow our own produce and raise our own animals. Life is slower and can be cheaper if you work it the right was out in the country of Australia.
Yeah mate. We are going backwards, but as long as the politicians are loving life . That's all that matters. Most politicians only care about themselves and their families future. Future of Australian? Who cares? Australian for sale . All political parties making Australia into a dumping ground.
Green party: Nuclear bad grift! Not green party: we mine uranium ourselves, we literally let others sell their toxic waste to us,, why can we not build two fission reactors, one for each seaboard and power the whole country forever with the greenest power source known to man that doesnt need 40,000 turbines installed across the coast to compete with. A single fission reactor would power all of the east coast of Australia and still not be at 100% output, we'd close all the dirty coal mines that we were using solely for power generation and use them instead as a material for constructing graphene. Instead politicians make themselves rich and everyone else poorer.
Housing and rents have become ridiculous. what hasn't helped is the mass immigration the Gov't has decided was a good idea, these people need to live somewhere. I spoke to a friend the other day that said going to a rental has almost become like an auction, it's insane. Cost of living is through the roof, not to mention electricity and gas. Can honestly say the last 12-18 months here have really gone down hill.
@@andrewkerr5296 yeah right so since the dawn of time, the state sponsored movement of millions of third world individuals per annum to specifically European and European derived countries has been a thing.
Coming back to Australia and u went straight to the most unaffordable housing market beach town. Australia is getting expensive but it s everywhere atm. I heard from my German friend that it s getting pretty stiff over there too
i cant begin to explain how great Australia was when I was growing up in the 60s and 70s, the freedom, the opportunities , etc we were more united and there were far more opportunities. but the governments, mainly left leaning (but to some extent both sides) and the Bias MSM as well as Globalization and mass migration without the infrastructure to support it, and the massive demand for housing are making the place a mess .
Older generation are to blame for the housing crisis, they own most of the properties that corporations don't. Why does a 60-80 year old own more than 1 home? It's called greed.
Left Australia relocated to Philippines, im 60 and now have terminal cancer ,have a wife ,home in provance village, 5 small businesses, 3 motorcycle, Living one day at a time now,going to islands for a month holiday, ,sadly when the tumours rupture, thats the beginning of the final quater, for me,ive had a great life,handful of solid friends, son in the Australian Army,,he is 17, WORD OF ADVICE, BE CAREFUL THAT YOU WISH FOR, KARMA IS COMING THATS HOW I ROLL😊😊😊
I am a 47-year-old guy. I left 16 years ago. I live in Asia and always worked in construction. Now I have my own company and house. I'm buying some more land soon and will build another house. I would never live in Australia again as it's too boring and rules and regs. I visit my family there bit do not live there. I miss the bush and beaches and the air bit there is no way I can see my self retired if I move back there.
Having a trade skill is a definite asset. I agree about the rules and regulations. It's getting insane. Things that are simply unimportant attracting huge penalties meanwhile serious issues are being ignored. For example happy to ping you for some minor traffic infringement but if your homeless and hungry who cares?
It depends on what your values are. There are some still amazing countries out there that are cheap to live. Old time values. Geographically beautiful. Do your research.
Unfortunately this is a global issue and everywhere has it’s own challenges. It comes down to where you be happiest the most and how you can be part the local community. Hope you find a place that you love.
@@UltimateGattai Yep, there's a higher than zero chance I won't be able to house my family in the coming year, which is why I'm looking at what it will take to move to Timor Leste
Aussie here, I've been living in Poland for the last 7 years. Moved back 15 months ago thinking Australia is the place, right, same as you. Can't afford to live here and can never afford to buy a house. My family and I are moving back to Gdansk, Poland in a few weeks, let me know if you find yourself there too.
@@matthewowen104 How did you get into that field Matthew? I've got my RePL to operate drones commercially, but would I need a surveying certificate too? Cheers
I understand your grief, the banner of the lucky country came into being in the 1950;s thru 1990. It is now old school tag. We are in the midst of the greatest upheaval since the fall of the Roman Empire and most main stream countries will suffer along with the rest. My equation is People = Trouble, therefore go to where people are minimal.
This is true. But the banner that you speak of? Is just a ridiculously small amount of time In the broad perspective? Of the evolution of modern humanity. From the yunger dryas period to now. Instead of bemoaning. How bad it is now we should spend some time. Thinking how incredibly we fortunate we were for that brief. Between the 50s to the 90s. And yes, I agree, people are trouble. We've always been trouble. But white people in particular Are Both really wonderful and really, really shit.
True, I follow the news. Surreal the developments in Canada. I think all the so called 1st world developed western countries are going down the proverbial.
@Okidokilah I tend to agree, the air quality sucks in Toronto, the temperature in the summer is not much lower than Sydney, but the winter is a whole lot worse and can carry on for almost 5 months, terrible food, few choices of vegetables and fruits while the price is usually higher and the list goes on, the only redemption for me is buying certain categories of products are way easier and cheaper because the US is at next door.
Come to Thailand. Cost of living is cheap. The Thai people are beautiful, calm and happy. You can easily drive to other bordering countries. I’ve been living here for two years. Best decision I’ve ever made.!
What blows my mind is Google/TH-cam knows me so well that out of the blue it recommends this video which is spot on with how I think. The only reason I stay is I was lucky enough to buy my old home just before the lockdowns. I can recommend teaching English in Asia, that's what I did for 4 1/2 years in South Korea. Absolutely love and miss the country. Love the food, love the lifestyle. Edit - I rented for 30 years and I feel very passionate about the rental crisis. One of my housemates escaped a situation where he had to pay $400 per week to share a room with another person who was paying the same! Imagine YHA charging $800 per week for one room for two people?
Great vid. I feel exactly the same. I’m 57 year old born in Australia and since Convid an overwhelming dissatisfaction with life in Australia has set deep inside me. Reading the comments section makes me realise that it’s not just me feeling this way.
You woke up 4 years ago, 30 years ago, the way things are now were being set in motion by the politicians. The older generation have betrayed the youth.
I must admit i was surprised to get such a reaction and also see that many people are always the same. I feel people are afraid to speak up because of the "love it or leave" attitude.
I'm of a certain age and feel companies got too greedy. In the 80's I had a government job with good wages and conditions (a day off a fortnight, not a month). My job is now replaced by computers. Back then a young couple could buy a modest house in the suburbs of a major Australian city with a reasonable commute but now that house is a long way out OR they buy a home unit as their first place. That pisses me off. Good luck Champ and thank you for raising this important issue.
Australia is corrupt. I was a sole trader but the ATO just cancelled my ABN for no reason. I pay 500 a week in rent, lucky my mate owns the house otherwise I'd be up for $700+. I put back in 26kW a day in power, use 6kW, and yet my last power bill was $400+. My contract hours got dropped from 40hrs a week to 32 because the client can't afford to pay me those extra hours because their business is struggling. We've seen so much public wealth shifted overseas and now us tax payers are paying for it. We pay billions in handouts to multi conglomerates while small business is being choked to death. The ATO has gone rogue on small to middle income earners while scum like Woolworths and Coles are extorting Australians with price gouging. I love Perth but no longer want to live in Australia.
To be honest, this is why I have decided to live in Bangkok for the majority of the year. I was recently looking for rentals in Australia, and it’s bleak. Also, having just come back here to stay for a month, I’m already looking forward to leaving again. You just can’t get the conveniences and affordability of a place like Bangkok here in Aus. Taipei is another good option too if you prefer to be closer to nature.
I ve thought about Taipei also. As an Aussie guy who can speak Chinese it might be ok for me. BKK just too busy now, I ve lived there before, and it's too expensive also.
Carl, the problem you face is common to many who live away from their country of origin for any length of time. You change, grow and adapt while everyone from your home country seems to stay the same (I have experienced this myself), although it is not really true, and economies change everywhere all the time and in every country. It is the quandary of the expat; you become a citizen of the world, which is the up side. The downside is that the concept of ‘home’ becomes everywhere and nowhere.
Absolutely nonsense! Australia's always been expensive and they have spread lies about it being lucky. Lived there 10 years went back for 1 year and will never live in it again as WA in particular has become even more of dumping ground for undesirables and the arrogance and racism are even worse than it was just 2 years ago. Run by mobsters and I recommend anyone to leave before it gets far worse as it will.
@@ancientanomaliesYour comment has nothing to do with Margaret’s very sensible comment, I’ve seen numerous friends experience what she describes ,,, it’s not just about money, it’s about connections. Australia 🇦🇺 is a fantastic place, just find “your own mob” and it’s still the lucky country 😉
@@ancientanomaliesNo it wasn't always this expensive, I remember back in the day everything was pretty affordable particularly in Adelaide, but now even Adelaide is losing it's livable reputation and the rental housing crisis here is nuts ! , of course Albo letting in so many migrants doesn't help..
I would love to live overseas and come back and forth every 6 months or so for a few months here or there in Aus to reconnect with ' home' and I am currently in the process of setting that up by building a laptop business lifestyle, I don't need to be permanently in one place anymore I have decided.
There have been times over the years I have wondered if I could call anywhere other than Aus home. Everytime it was the same conclusion. I just couldnt. I just loved this land to much. Never really thought much of the ppl, but this land is perfect. Now however, it is really difficult to imagine a future here. I have some goals I am aiming for before aiming to buy a house. But even if I buy a house, what do I do then? Pay a high mortgage for the rest of my life? I am a loner and dont plan on a relationship or kids. I keep looking at 1 room apartments, but again the spectre of mortgage comes up and I wonder if it wouldnt be better to just buy a cheap 3-4 room house somewhere and leave it in real estate hands to individually rent out the rooms so I can just scarper off to somewhere cheap to live out an easier life instead of busting my arse for over 62 hours a week like I am atm. The increasing crime rate and the sense of police hands being is also becoming a massive disincentive to hanging around.
Buying homes and leasing them is exactly why we are in this mess. The older generations own most of the homes by disproportion and lease them out this is why there is a housing crisis for the youth, ignore the immigrants for a moment and you'll understand there's more than enough houses in Australia for every native born citizen to have a home with a bedroom, a bathroom, a kitchen and a living area/dining area. But many older people own multiple properties and rent them out to the youth.
@@Rexhunterj There is a lib politician who owns over 30 investment properties. Nothing is going to change in Oz as long as those turd bags (most politicians) are allowed to make laws that look after their own interests.
@@Rexhunterj no. The reason we are in this mess is things like airbnb which went from, hey, I have a free room I can make some money from, to entire neighbourhoods being bought up by overseas interests. The crisis is rental as well as housing affordability
@@idealicfool A huge chunk of the cost of a house has been found to be due to zoning and the restrictions on land supply which results from it. 42-73% of total physical input (ie land + house) was the "zoning effect" for the four cities studied (Syd, Perth, Brisbane and Melb)
@@CarlTravels a lot of german people are going to Paraguay, no left or woke government but freedom and very low taxes, El Salvador it’s a great country as well, Argentine new president is supported by Trump, because he’s getting rid of all the woke politicians etc. Eastern Europe is cheap but I don’t think anywhere in Europe can be safe if they want war with Russia , same with America, another negative would be countries supporting the new digital currency and cbdc, like in China controlling everything you do and no freedom, always big brother checking on you
I can completely reasonate with you brah, I moved to Townsville at the end of 2022 and moved back to new zealand very recently. The rental crisis in Aussie is diabolical, the cost of living is diabolical (but watered down due to the fact that I'm a single male and lived in a $200pw sharehouse). The cost of a carton of beer is daylight robbery. More so it took me 4 months to find a job as Aussie companies ghost and ignore applicants (even those from Australian born people) and even then the job ended very badly after my manager breached the tcs and cs and clauses of my employment contract and got openly aggressive when I raised the issue with him (I later found out he assaulted another employee in front of a client and members of the public).I considered other Australian cities but with the rental crisis getting worse by the day I had no choice but to move back to New Zealand and sure things are equally bad there but I got a full time job within a week of arriving back in Wellington albeit on wages much less than over in Australia but you can't win all the time.
Cost of a carton of beer.....no wonder your country is such a mess when this is your benchmark for how the economy is doing. Self ruination at its best!
@@CarlTravels I love maggie island, Anyway I moved back to my home city of Wellington, already regretting it. Might soon move and base myself in Christchurch
Property greed and the lack of government commitment to public housing programmes has killed this country. Australians with property have become incredibly greedy.
Government over-spending on socialist fantasies has killed the country. Interest rates to combat inflation created by such overspending are forcing landlords to increase rent. Additionally the influx of wealthy migrants moving into the country is increasing the rents overall with them being able to pay more than the established population. This is happening with state to state migration as well.
Yeah that's the crux of it. Half the people are ignoring our legitimate complaints because they are simply getting rich by being born at the right time. So many people here,above about 50-55, are extremely out of touch and and ignorant to the situation.
I agree. I know someone at work that bought a heap of 'investment' properties then realised his son couldn't afford a house. No. Because everyone has been buying them. Pushing the prices way up and now having to increase rents to get anywhere near a reasonable return on the ridiculous prices. Who would have thought... Also I really believe quantitative easing aka money printing has a lot to do with this. The money ends up in property but you can't spend your house....
I don't know what happened to my original comment on here, maybe not politically correct enough but I'll try again. I see a lot of socialist comments here blaming landlords and government for not enough social housing etc. The fact is, our infrastructure including housing cannot keep up with the demand for the number of people we are letting in to the country. Additionally, careless gov expenditure has caused an inflation crisis which has pushed up interest rates, putting a lot of pressure on landlords to increase rent. Lack of availability matched with high interest rates is the crux of the issues, this can be improved if we slow down immigration.
I was born in england and migrated here 53 years ago as a 10 pound pom i love it here its the best country in the world things might be expensive you just have to economise and cop it. When i see things about england i know i made the right decision not just for me but my two daughters love aussie oi oi oi ❤❤❤😂😂
My mum was a 10 pound pom, came over in 1972. I lived in London for a little bit. While I did enjoy my experience, in 2013 I went back recently and found it has lost its charm.
@@CarlTravelsYes, I also feel London isn't as lovely as it used to be. Australia is definitely so expensive nowadays but I don't know where else I'd like to live. Best wishes for your future
Returning home you always find it difficult, and different. I spent 6 months in Thailand met many many expats and all said never going back to Australia. As a pensioner I spend $87.00 a week rent just a short walk to the beach. Fresh fruit and vegetables are really fresh not like Woolies and Coles rubbish. I can live on $300.00 a fortnight leaving me sufficient money for a few beers and have change. I can’t afford to live in Australia too expensive in every way. People are really friendly not like all the foreigners here. Bye Australia you are a 3 world country.
I plan on selling up and moving to Philippines/Thailand this nov. Although, i can stay at a cousin's house in Australia to purchase medication once a year and have the odd checkup. Can't wait...
If things get worse in NZ over the next year im looking at moving to Greece. Better yet as my grandmother was Austrian try and get into Austria. Better brush up on my German
@GoRFCnotKFC Update, I buying a motorhome and will be able to store it for free at a family members place. Never burn your bridges-always have a fall back position.
I was surprised that I saw a negative comment right away on your video. Isn’t it your prerogative if you want to stay in Australia? You already contributed taxes, rent, up until you were an adult. Go where you want. The world is big
My sons social media friends sold everything and moved to Asia. I am 59 and Christmas 2022 was in a tent as we could not get a rental in Perth. We now live in Melbourne
Northern Europe. That would rock for sure. I'm an older single Aussie who was forced way inland (north west NSW) after the floods in 2022 as I couldn't afford anything else. If I had the means and the youth I'd definitely go to northern Europe. Good luck!
@@shamicentertainment1262 no need to worry about Russia. It's the Polish government and nato who is destroying Poland at the moment. You won't belive how many Americans Canadians and even Aussies who are moving to Russia at the moment. I was shocked. I was looking into Southern Balkan countries. Way more affordable, great nature, semi Mediteran climate, country sides are gorgeous, easy to travel around. They are more community oriented. I don't know. I love my Australia but it becomes hard to enjoy this beautiful country. Work, work and more work. Neighbours who don't see each other or even talk to each other, no sense of community any more.
Anyone leaving Australia to live elsewhere could be jumping out of the frying pan into the fire. Australia may have its problems, but I wouldn't want to live anywhere else.
@@chrishalious8194 If you move to another country you can still get the pension and Thailand has doctors and hospitals as good as any first world country,
Australia has become a joke, but I don't leave because I know that every other country has their own problems, and I really can't be bothered starting over and trying to adapt to a completely different culture and way of life. I was born here, I will die here and make the best of what I have.
@@GoRFCnotKFC right, but Labor is middle class Australia. The coalition is not. Labor's increase of immigration to record rates, while introducing impractical schemes for 50/50 ownership and failing to address actual supply and demand issues, only proves their intent to undermine middle-class Australia
I lived in Thailand for 6 months now back in Melbourne with no work, unsure if I should stay or go back? Only issue there is the language barrier & visa restrictions
I'm considering south south America, maybe paraguay, Uruguay or Nicaragua. Been looking into it for a while but I'll visit first then decide.. As for Australia? It's going to get worse.
We all the feel the same way! Australia for the last 30 years at the very least has not been for Australians! It has been for foreigners or foreign interests ahead of our national interest! What is happening today is merely the tipping point but sadly it is insufficient to convince Australians to not only vote better people in but also to write to Politicians to express their disgust at what is happening in society! What can or do we do? If we stay we are living in suffering, if we leave we are cowards, if we fight we are trouble makers! These are the options we have at our disposal!
Sadly mate I’ll say this I never voted for the current labour government we got , the problem is people have a feel for a government they think will do better nay to find out they are the devil like the labour mob we got , they have really stuffed this country with a left woke minded leader , now we are paying for it thanks to labour who have done nothing to help Australians , this is the result all this costs and this poor fellow wants to leave and I don’t blame him one bit , many more will follow suite , it’s ridiculous living here in this country , the worst I have ever seen with cost through the roof , I’m really angry at this government , we definitely need to vote them out.
My wife and I will be leaving Australia when we can. Even enjoying a beer is outrageously expensive in Australia. The only thing the Australian government does well is think up new taxes and different names for new versions of taxes.
Really interesting to hear your perspective as I'm doing it the other way around. I've spent around 10 years in Australia coming from the UK and should finally have residency in a year or two. Thankfully I earn enough to live comfortably but the price of rent here in particular is getting silly so I'm considering SE Asia as an option after I've got Australia as a safe backup. Staying tuned
It's not just you and yes it is. Not only Australia but inflation is happening everywhere. The working class were never meant to get out of the Slave loop. They need us to keep the system going.
i lived in germany 1980s Schinke Stra Kreuzberg $30 /DM per month flat block of flats still bombed out from war Things have obviously changed a lot since then but i wish i had stayed there instead coming back to australia... life in australia is just far too stressful, australia turned into being nasty nasty place to be ,so sad what has happened in australia ,such a Beautiful place .
I blame my sister, my father, and the Politicians for most of my problems. Australia has changed. It was never a great place. But it was never a terrible place either. The cost of living and crappy legal system are the biggest two problems. The courts are too lenient when they punish violent offenders. They sometimes let them get off scot-free.
Here's a hint...save. You do this by working a full time job, lowering outgoing $ and maximizing ingoing $ and sticking to a budget........that means cooking most meals, living in a crappy apartment or back at home with your parents, working lots of overtime or getting another job part time, not going on an Asian holiday every 8 months, or to every concert that hits town. Drive a reliable 20 year old Toyota 4 cylinder etc etc. Some people turn hobbies into businesses, some learn to become great salespersons.....most people who are grinding hard, saving hard etc tend to be happier than those who aimlessly waste their money on crap they don't need. and if all that is too hard and you are in a dead end job with little prospects and it feels hopeless, then do what you should have done 5 or 10 years ago and get the education or training for a career that will pay well....learn a trade or get that qualification etc.....put in the 4 years of long hours and hard work and you will be making 5 times what you are making now and in another 5 years you will be running your own business, have a 2 bedroom flat half paid off and will be looking at buying another apartment or house or some land.
The only way to survive as a normal bloke is to work FIFO. The company pay for everything whilst away working & if you aren't home you aren't consuming utilities,food,fuel & recreation costs. I only started FIFO 5 years ago & life's never been better. Going to Bali in a week for 10 days with work mates & it won't even put a slight dent on the finances. I'm single with no kids, & that helps a lot, but my mortgage repayments have nearly doubled but I'm easily affording that & waiting for the rates to reverse, which they will. Because banks & governments are in way more debt than us plebs
Debt only applies to us plebs, the governments and banks can just print more money and wave the debt away, which is what the older generations have been doing for 30+ years now, longer than I've been alive.
What makes this worse is I live in one of the four suburbs that are tied for having the highest rental stress. I’m still in high school but shit’s gonna get real bad real quick.
If you want my honest opinion kid, When your young, you can live in a sharehouse, there are still many going for fairly reasonable prices, (maybe not as reasonable when I was your age), but not unattainable. Also when your young its fun to live with friends or room-mates. Enjoy being young, go out, have fun, make mistakes, learn from them. some of my best memories was when I was 18 - 23 living with my friends, when you start to get older, get a partner, or fulltime work after your studies, or maybe you get unlucky and have some bad housemates, then it makes you want to get your own place. We will have to make more sacrifices though in the future, at least you can realise this at a young age, and not waste your money on dumb things. (If i knew that our future would be like this, I would have started saving when I was much younger, instead of spending every paycheck on going out to bars) - Note "you can still go out to bars and not spend money". I almost never drink anymore. Hangovers suck and it doesnt do your health any better.
i came to australia 20 years ago with a dream that dream is gone now australia is no longer what it used to be and for my retirement i am already looking to go somewhere else
According to the Sapien Labs report on happiness, Australia is one of the least happy countries in the world right between Egypt and Tajikistan. The only western country that is worse than Australia is the UK.
If I was a younger single guy and didn't own property I would be open to leaving Australia. I'm a believer that it's important to have a good quality of life.
This video is the reason im looking at moving to Norway. I was born there, and have lived in Aus for the last 22 years. Its a nightmare. I hate it and I wanna get out.
No one listens. Everyone says Australia is better and it’s good they don’t believe you when you say anything. No one listens to us Aussies. I am coming back to Australia from china, and I have done everything I can to tell my wife China may be mad, but it’s cheaper. Like a lot. We are leaving a 3 homes we owned. One in Shanghai, Beijing and harbin. All 3 bed 2 bath. And we own. We bought the Shanghai and Beijing after Covid really cheap. We also purchased a brand new Range Rover. On what I earn, I would never be able to afford even just the car. She had a good job, not government, but a specialty. And I thought she was happy. We have been back to Australia before and it was a mess to live in. She was shocked. But now she is not listening.
Damned right! Lived in Australia for 23 years, aelf employed, and I'm now in the process of exiting. I've got more than enough but Australia is a poor value proposition. I've got Euro citizenship. Currently hanging out in SE Asia until I find inspiration or opportunity to go elsewhere.
Cost of living has definitely gone up. We rebudgeted our groceries, fuel etc and the allocated $ just about doubled from what we had a year or so ago. I'm glad my mortgage is fixed right now on a low rate. Gonna be interesting when the term finishes tho! My family isn't struggling by any means but we definitely don't have as much disposable income as we did before. Less money to travel (prices are pretty stupid for travel atm), buy toys etc. All the best mate.
Just to play devils advocate here. I lived overseas in europe for 2 years and came back to Australia for my mum as she is all alone. My experience is, there is no perfect place. Wages were low in europe, things were more affordable but work was also hard to come by. There are a lot of problems you go anywhere in the world. You can run all you like but your utopia doesn't exist. I'm staying in Australia because it's the devil i know. I have a job and can pay my bills. I'm sure a lot of people will say that's not good enough, but it's good enough for me and better than what most people in the world can get.
You are exactly right. I lived in Europe for 6 years and honestly it wasn’t for me. My wife is French and works very hard. Her and most of her friends were surviving paycheck to paycheck in France. It’s extraordinarily difficult to climb the ladder in France, but easier to survive and live a minimalist life. So many Australians just seem angry about so many things without realising what life is like in other countries. I get comments all the time from people who have never lived overseas about how everything is apparently just absolutely perfect in Europe
52 year old aussie, I work part time fixing school busses and am on the DSP. My wife community care. We're struggling to afford the rent since it went up $100 a week, living expenses through the roof. We can't afford to move, can't find another rental we can afford. I sold my 4wd and bought a old bus, currently trying to make it somewhat liveable so we have a place of our own and a roof over our head. Finding places to park up will be the next hurdle, but we'll own our home. I've been to a few asian countries when I was younger, if I had the means and no health issues I think I'd be moving too. Best of luck to you.
I left Aussie because the country that was so accepting of refugees changed its tune and back flipped and became the opposite. At the same time the screws came on and the country began its decline into a kind of replica of the USA. What a shame Aussies couldn’t find their own way in the darkness and become a bright light. So much potential, shut off, when it lost its heart to money and its power.
Australia isn't what it used to be,now it's becoming overpopulated, over regulated and overtaxed.Government is always looking for new ways to get more taxes out of workers.Healthcare system turning into a third world system with ambulances unable to respond on time to emergencies.All the best to the next generation.
Out of 249 countries Australia is ranked 243 with a population density of 3 persons per sq. km. I think maybe some of the Australian cities don’t have the infrastructure to cope with an increase in inhabitants due to a lack of governmental foresight.
This is so true side of Australia reality. I can feel you. We are work to pay the bills not work to live. There is no community life and life is only about work. I have seen all my friends they have to work 12-14hours to pay bills and saving otherwise here is no luck.
I am in a similar scenario, except a bit further along. I bought a house 3 years ago because i thought it was the right thing to do but now with the cost of living i am on my knees only just getting by. I am considering selling the house and looking for a cheaper unit to rent but with the rental crisis the question is will i even be able to find one? I have spent a bit of time in Thailand and really enjoyed it there, considering a move in that direction but i know nothing about what it takes to live full time abroad.
I left Australia in 2008. It used to be a fun, carefree country, but since Covid it’s not the same anymore. It used to be cheap to live there, but not anymore. The way the Government and State Governments acted during Covid with their draconian measures and the way the police,, especially in Victoria, acted was appalling. All the woke crap and political correctness rubbish has infiltrated Australia too. When i was growing up in Sydney in the 60’s and 70’s people called a spade a spade. It makes me sad to see what has been done to the country. Just too many bad politicians making stupid decisions, no vision at all.
Found this and had to comment... 2 wages, working 5 - 6 days a week, paying bills and not being able to afford anything after that is taking a serious toll on my families mental state. Gone are the days where a single 6 figure wage will support a family. I doubt we will be able to afford a holiday this year...but at least we were able to buy a house before everything got real bad.
It's everywhere expensive! I moved from Oz to Austria last year and will move back this year. My conclusion: Australia is not more expensive than other European countries. Food, petrol, and travel are in my experience just as expensive or more expensive (just petrol is around 3aud) than in Australia. I do feel that Austria is safe and the so-called "youth crime crisis" in Oz is worrying. Perhaps it's more about enjoying the place, nature and culture but it comes with a high price tag everywhere. As an Eastern European I can say that these countries are interesting if you are young and have no family and therefore need to rely on health care and good education.
@@Shrouded_reaper I think it cost of petrol is always reflected in the cost of the goods we buy in the store. If the Tomatoes are imported from Spain and the Oranges from Turkey the cost of fuel will be felt at the checkout in the supermarket.
I'm sorry to hear you experienced that, I never experienced racism but have always felt left out for not liking certain Australian cultures. I'm not into AFL or sports, I'm weird, quirky, alternative and have been attacked for "being a fag". Except I'm not gay 😅. People just didn't like my alternative look
@@CarlTravels I’m of indian orgin with a very light skin.Even though I have met some nice ausis majority of them were very rude to me in daily work.Which i never experienced in other countries to this scale.
@@AhriGamesEveryone's experience is different. I am always nice to everyone, Indians included. Funny thing is I found a number of them (Indians) quite pushy and rude. I just blew it off to cultural differences and surmised that living in a country with over 1 billion people, you probably had to be pushy or you die. Aussies see it as RUDE though. :)
Australia has deep rooted socioeconomic and geopolitical issues, so I for one fully understand why you would leave. Being a country that is decidedly unclear of its own identity, given it's affiliation to the UK with half the country for or against a Republic, then there is the internal division over the Indigenous question, coupled with its complete and utter mind boggling and desperate dependency on China for trade, they sign an AUKUS pact to prevent China instigating war, talk about complete absurdity. Beyond that, the COL is ridiculous. IA country that thinks we can make a living off casual work or better still a gig economy is devoid of any economic sense - it is in no way a lucky country, it may have been, but it does not provide a fair go. You are not alone in the leave camp.
the days of being an employee are now dead. You will never be able to have any disposable income if you choose this path. You will be a constant slave living pay to pay. We are all being asked to step up and be entrepreneurs. We all need to look deeper and find our gifts, what we love, and this is what will support us in the new world. Yeh its a journey to get there (Im still an employee BTW) but I can that the only way to empower ourselves financially moving forward is to support our own dreams and not others. It's a journey remember not a race.
I just left the other day back to New Zealand. I lived in Melbourne for 7 years. I am still in existential shock but living and expenses was really starting to become a challenge and just wasn’t fulfilling in general. Day by day bro. Good luck.
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Governments fault on all topics, corporate greed has fucked this country
Australia- 10 years behind America where lobby groups own the government
Wanst it always phucked
I don't necessarily know how much corporate greed plays into the problems that we face although i do know for a fact that the government has become increasingly more socialist, technocratic and authoritarian over the past 20 or so years. Australia is beginning to understand the true reality of a society where the individual has lost all autonomy. The cost of living crisis caused by excessive taxation and central planning efforts force australians to spend most of their life at work just managing to scrape by.
Australia is turning into an unfree hell and i'm keen on bailing out to rural america!
Government's fault means voter's fault, aka, the boomers.
@morph611Ah yes the old classic Murdoch media conspiracy theory... "Anyone that disagrees with my socialist agenda must be unable to think for themselves and is brainwashed." A rather insulting premise i must add! No i don't watch MSM, Sky, Fox news, 7 news and so on.
i stopped listening to fiction a while back and my mainstream media engagement ended with this.
In terms of content that i do consume i probably consume a fair balance of socialist/libertarian/conservative content from small and large channels. I hate hunter avallone but listen to him regularly. I really enjoy free flowing discussions and i think the small channel Discernable pulls it off really well th-cam.com/video/jeHumET5CjA/w-d-xo.html I also think Kate wands content is amazing and well articulated. www.youtube.com/@KateWand
I consume a fair amount of libertarian literature although do enjoy reading Marx and studying various collectivist totalitarian ideologies.
To actually answer your question. I know these things partly from studying history, from studying political ideology and philosophy, economics and from personal experience as a 20 year old living in an unfree technocracy to top it all off.
If people think it’s bad now, give it 2 or 3 years, party hasn’t started yet.
Yep, people going to learn what it is to be hungry
@Steve-ul8qb US is bad right now, when they are stitching up, we are gonna be next! Don't vote for Albanese!
Yep next inflation wave shouldn’t be too far. Gold preceded it and gold leapt $130 so the inflation will be quite large.
She'll be right mate king Albo the great and merry band of jolly joy makers have a plan. Chewper eweclitrishity.
Labor, 100%
Bro i feel your pain
Australia is just a complete mess at the moment
People always say Australia is the lucky country but all i feel is im working none stop to keep my head above water
Good luck to you
Tell me about it
Your not wrong
Yeah you’re not wrong there mate lol.
Lucky left years ago !
10yrs of the lnp with hands of the levers but property crisis is down to 60yrs of poor short term policies eg Howard's reduction of capital gains tax.
My partner and I just finished travelling around Australia. We were spending $40-$50 to put a swag on the ground, in awful campsites far away from the beach (because closer to the beach it would have been $75-$85). FOR A TENT. We spent $130 a day living out of a tent, filling up the car and cooking simple meals on a camp stove (and we don't even eat meat). Now we are in Southeast Asia and spend $100 per day living in a beautiful apartment 10 min walk from the beach, eating at a restaurant every meal, and going around by taxi. And we even save money! We work online, and we can work from everywhere in the world. So what's the point of being broke in Australia when we can be rich somewhere else?
Pretty much. Do we work to live or live to work
@@CarlTravels exactly!
Till you lose your well paid job…
@@user-gv9zy4ki1x what well paid job? I’m a freelancer, I have skills and a brain, and more clients than I can handle. I don’t need a “well paid job”.
I do not mean to be rude or difficult . Often I felt westerners assume their white country wages or savings to splurge on 5 star lifestyle in a less developed country. If we can work online anywhere now, why would employers keep hiring white people? Surely the locals in developing countries are no less intelligent or capable than their white counterparts. Imagine you need to live your life under local wages, it would not be too appealing right.
My Vietnamese wife and I are moving to Vietnam soon. We've run 3 good businesses there. My wife is from the Mekong Delta and it's so laid back and old school, cash is still king, all you need is a scooter and a little boat for the labyrinth of waterways there. Fresh whole locally grown fruit and veg that you can buy from your scooter on the side of the road, everywhere. I'm sure it will present it's own challenges but at least we'll have a house to live in and not stress every time our rental lease is up.
I hate what Australia has become. In 56 years I never thought I'd see the day when Aussie families would be kicked to the gutter over something as important as a home. Every government of every persuasion has sold us out.
I'm only working now to tie up some loose ends and we are on our way. La da da de da😆🥰
Enjoy, I enjoyed Vietnam and the friendly locals when I was there
Life is what you make it but the politicians have screwed us over for years in favor of their wealthy friends. Everywhere is feeling the pinch of cost increases but so far Thailand and Philippines has done it nicely for me provided you can put up with the governments requirements. Good luck on your quest. Bushyboy Oz.
It’s going the same way as America, a shining example of capitalism. It is the same all over the world wherever their greedy paws are. There are 70 million people without healthcare in America and 87 million with no money and thousands living on the streets and it’s coming here, the health system will be privatised and American style Health insurance will move in. But Albanese can’t get far enough up Americas backside he loves the Americans and t he defence minister is getting rich. It is embarrassing seeing Albanese smiling and grovelling to the likes of Biden, giving them taxpayer money for faulty weapons. A quote by Henry Kissinger “ to be an enemy of America is dangerous, to be a friend is fatal”.
I need to sell up and find a nice Vietnamese wife and move to Vietnam.. Its the new Thailand yeah ? They got good medical and dental ?
Well that sounds great! I love vietnam
I am planning to leave as soon as possible, this used to be one of the best places to live but now I feel it's on a trajectory to ruin and can't be turned around.
pancake - I fear that you are right - this used to be a wonderful country but not any more & it's sadly never going to be like it was
Where will you go to?.
Your not wrong there brah. Exorbitant cost of living, 200+ people competing against you for an $800pw mouldy shitbox called a flat. Real estate agents hijacking the rental market cos mum and dad landlords are too lazy to do it themselves and the real estate agents make up their own terms against the landlords wishes plus prospective employers just ignoring/ghosting job applicants (including aussie born and bred ones). Its little wonder people are leaving
@@chrisheffernan3998you're
@@leeengelsman1855 I assume the ocean.
I’m an immigrant and people back home say I am crazy for wanting to leave the country. Australia sure is a beautiful country but I can barely live on what I am earning.
If your head is always down and you are up to your neck in work just to have the bare basics. Why would you bother. You have no time or money to truly enjoy the countryside. The myriad of diverse beauty of this country. So that is very sad. I am an Aussie and i do not know how it got this bad.
@@moparmissile You are right. If I get lucky to stay permanently, I doubt it if I could even afford to buy a house. Its hard to explain to people back in my home country how the struggle is here in Australia. I guess they will never understand until they come visit and start paying rent if they even find a place.
@@andrew1470we need to stop mass immigration. It is why there is no rentals and the prices are crazy.
move to perth
Why...?@@travelfootiekie
Moved back here 12 years ago to raise my kids, thinking education and healthcare were my priorities. I regret this decision now and when my daughter finishes school, will return to Asia, after making my sure my family agree with that - so far they do. But its not even the expenses, I don't just have much fun here compared to the other countries I lived in. Good luck with your decision, you are not alone in finding Australia is not the place for you. I understand that and can relate.
where in Asia?
Awesome, I'm moving to Vietnam with my Viet wife to run our cafe over there soon. Your right about the fun factor. Every day and night in Vietnam there is something going on. People criticize and complain Vietnam is a communist country and I'm the first to admit there can be challenges but compared to the stress of wondering here we will live every time the lease is up, it's worth it. I can't wait.
My thought process is very similar to you, I would love to go out for a meal with friends and family and not die when I see the bill. My wife is from HK but we have discussed going to Thailand, Vietnam or similar often. People below the line here often say good riddance but others who have travelled and lived overseas before know what we are talking about. South east Asia is so much fun to live in. Its just so good stepping out your house and there is a world around you ready to explore. Food and noise and people going out. Here there is nothing open after 8. Oh, and we are running a cafe here atm and plan to open something similar there too. @@peelypeelmeister6432
Agree. Australian education in the pits. More like Marxist indoctrination. People are unfriendly and woke. Don't like the corrupt Labour government. Very tyrannical government. Crime out of control. Townsville now on the list for the top 10 most violent cities in the world, up there with Tijuana and Johannesburg. This is not the Australia I once knew. It is a nanny state, taxed to buggery and too much useless government bureaucrats. On the WEF path. I'm definitely leaving Australia.
I can relate to
I will be leaving when I can. This country is lost. Every government has sold this nation and its citizens out. It is finished and cannot be changed without major change. But the population is far to pacified.
Lol. Australia will be ok.
I agree that’s the pure truth of it!! 💜🌟💜🔥🔥🔥
@@herve160181 you have no clue hey. By June this year 20,000 fifo workers will be out of a job alone. Multiple retail businesses closing. Over 1400 building companies have collapsed this year. Tradesman and trades businesses owed 3billion plus... yea no Australia is not going to be ok. It is about to implode, and you have no clue.
Be cynical of your own cynicism.
Too
I moved back to Japan with my wife 8 years ago. It’s not perfect, but much more affordable in just about every way. Whenever I go back to Australia to visit family, it’s had to believe how expensive everything has become.
What things top the list of expenses
@@healthyliving7226 A place to live is the big one. On single income I can comfortably afford the mortgage on my decent 3BR apartment in Osaka, just a few minutes’ walk from an express station in a good area, which cost the equivalent of about A$360,000 at current exchange rates.
And fuel. At Costco I pay about $1.40 per liter of diesel, and regular unleaded is about $1.70.
Eating out can be very reasonable if you don’t chase the gourmet lifestyle.
Japan does have its problems, including an uncertain economy, low wages in the service sector, and more than its fair share of concrete, but it’s not a bad place. The Australia I grew up in has gone in terms of affordability, but the natural environment is still unmatched.
I'd move to Japan if it weren't for how hectic the work life balance is
I thought Japan was starting to get expensive again compared to Australia?
As much as I love Japanese pop culture, and I like the idea of the lifestyle... I also think I wouldn't be able to handle their work culture.
@@UltimateGattai Their work culture is pretty horrific.Although some big companies are paying lip service to changing it, most people are still too frightened of being shunned by their peers if they try to actually work shorter hours or take holidays outside the new year, Golden Week (late April-early May) and O-bon (a Buddhist festival in mid August). There’s a lot of seething resentment and envy here - if people think a peer is having it less awful than they are, the group will turn on that individual who seems to have the gall to enjoy life a little, and make it hell for them.
For anyone who does come to Japan to work and decides to stay for a long time, f do it just about everyone it’s best to go freelance/start your own business. The Japanese work culture is tough enough for the Japanese but becomes intolerable for most foreigners after a little while. I’ve seen plenty turn into alcoholics after getting trapped in jobs or careers they hate for one reason or another.
Only Aussies who have traveled or have foreign roots can see writing on the wall for Australia. The lucky country crowd with their blindfolds on will go down with the ship.
yeah i think all those people saying Love it or leave it, have never actually left (except maybe a holiday to bali) lol.
Exactly
I totally agree with you. I have lived here all my life however well traveled. I have accepted the majority decision
and accepted Government I dont agree with.
Currently , I feel the country has become a mess.
No longer the lucky Country.
I think exactly the same - I feel depressed about the way the country is heading & w e definitely are in a mess
So did you spend all your money and time on travel and now you can't afford to live here?
No, I travel led when things were more stable in this country
@@user-jg6ot5uu6r It still costs money which could be invested or spent on other things.
We haven't had a single overseas holiday and other than family commitments nothing more than an hour or two from home.
We did work or rear ends off for decades to get ahead though.
Those stable times in this country were likely when you should have been working flat out and buying property depending on your age imo.
What don't you "agree" with. I didn't realise there was a policy called "high rent" from the govt
The Australia we grew up in is long gone. Melbourne now one could easily think there in Bombay or Shanghai and it’s only going to get worse. And if todays youngsters haven’t been born into wealth they can forget about owning a house. At todays rate it will take an average paid worker a lifetime to pay of a house in such lifestyle locations 😂 of Tarneit, Roxburgh Park or Doveton. Living the dream😢
I have to agree with you but I was in despair when the rate was 18%. I thought I would never pay my mortgage off. But I can tell you that I did sold everything I could to support my wife and 3 kids on a single income. I did manage. There are areas of Australia where you can still afford to buy a house around $700,000 and cheaper but you have to sacrifice some luxuries such as new cars, TVs and the beachfront. Look on marketplace and look for good deals. Just to mention a few ideas to help.
@@davidmarshall9781 Some of us were forced to get a vaccine that was untested and now live with disabilities that prevent us from driving cars on the risk we black out and kill other people.
So people like me cannot afford a home for 20,000 if it's so far away from anything I'd die from the heat exhaustion of walking to the shops.
The homes that are reasonable and have transportation available to them are often over 400,000 even if they are remote and not that great properties.
The older generations have completely screwed the younger under 40 year olds out of ever owning homes and they're still in denial about it all because they refuse to admit that their greed is greater than their compassion.
If you're over 40 and own more than a single property (and the other property(s) is residential, not commercial. You are the reason the youth cannot have anything nice.
@Begeye-bh5ux thats true, as well as higher crime rates and not the best neighborhoods to raise a family.
My heart honestly breaks for the kids of today who will never know the wonderful, beautiful Australia I grew up in. 😢
Agreed 100 percent, that's why I live in perth and not eastern states. Absolute shit hole. The flood gates are open
I experienced a similar situation: after living in Asia for a number of years, I was visiting Australia and got stuck during the “pandemic”. The country had changed so much. Australians don’t realise how good they had it until they’ve handed over so much of their lives to the incompetent governments. The heavy-handed way we were treated during the flu crisis was appalling! I had lived under a country with a dictatorship, but was more shocked by some of the things that occurred in Australia - the arrest of the young pregnant woman over an online notice was the tipping point. I’m out again now. Asia is booming! Nanny Australia needs to wake up…
Yep if I didn't have a partner or child here in Australia, I would have left years ago. My mum is from Asia. Big Pharma bought out the Australian Government.
If you think Australia is bad.. come to Nz!🤣🤣🤣
Fly there for work every 6 weeks to CHCH. I don't understand how my NZ colleagues can afford to live. Prices there are awful.
Oh yeah? Try Canada, then.😂
Just moved to aus from nz and can't believe how cheap it is NZ is fubar
To build in NZ starts at $ 3300 m2 😮 petrol close to $3 a litre, bar of chocolate 🍫 $5 to $7 😮 400 g nuts $12+😮small pack of envelopes $5 to $6 😮
I remember the last time I was in Australia, things weren't that bad except the atrociously priced household electronics and computer stuffs among few other things. It was a long time ago, though.
I came here 48 years ago from a third world country, loved loved loved it here , so proud to be Aussie. Something happened during and after Covid, maybe it was coming all along. Still in disgust over the treatment this country dished out over COVID and the idiots responsible just walked away without any legal repercussions. I wish if I can leave too but we’re now in our early 70’s and would need to consider medical treatment and expenses. Good luck to you all, I hope you find peace and a good life balance. Yes Australia is on a downward trajectory. THE LUCKY COUNTRY.
WAS once The Lucky Country.
Now only lucky for the Banksters, big Corporate and Political class.
This has been the case for decades in Australia. Very few things are 'good value' - everyone (govt , corporations, small businesses) charges the maximum for every single thing. Prices are just too high. Only the beaches and public toilets are free.
Will admit great public toilets. Beach ain't free if your in Sydney. $8 an hour street parking
With 52+% of the land and waterways now under Native Land Title, and a further 100+ claims currently under consideration... how long before our favourite beaches, local parks, and National Parks fall under 'user pays' on NLT land, and taxpayer loses access on newly designated Sacred Land.
It's like tax bracket creep... you don't see it coming until it suddenly affects you.
We're all Australians... blackfella, whitefella and polkadotfella. We should share all the land, together.
There’s more than just beaches in Australia.
Everyone disregard the semi rural or rural great expanse of Australia.
Houses for sale less than the price of some brand new electric cars. But it’s not in the same vain of the lifestyle people want.
So people just keep whingeing, wanting more. Cram the cities up unnecessarily. Wonder why their resumes aren’t being taken yet there are fledging communities being disregarded, full of wonderful people and places.
Won’t break your bank but it’s also more than 30 minutes from cbd (god forbid)
We plan on moving back out to the sticks once our boy has finished his studying which is in the city. Cannot wait for the isolation and the ability to do our grow our own produce and raise our own animals. Life is slower and can be cheaper if you work it the right was out in the country of Australia.
That's enough for me I'm cool with that
I'm planning to leave 😢
where will you go?
@@CarlTravels Switzerland as I'm a dual citizen.
Lucky you @@romanbrandle319
@@romanbrandle319Switzerland is wildly expensive too
@romanbrandle319 what are you planning to do in Switzerland mate?
Yeah mate. We are going backwards, but as long as the politicians are loving life . That's all that matters. Most politicians only care about themselves and their families future. Future of Australian? Who cares? Australian for sale . All political parties making Australia into a dumping ground.
Politicians don't care about the voters, and the voters don't care to change the politicians.
Green party: Nuclear bad grift!
Not green party: we mine uranium ourselves, we literally let others sell their toxic waste to us,, why can we not build two fission reactors, one for each seaboard and power the whole country forever with the greenest power source known to man that doesnt need 40,000 turbines installed across the coast to compete with.
A single fission reactor would power all of the east coast of Australia and still not be at 100% output, we'd close all the dirty coal mines that we were using solely for power generation and use them instead as a material for constructing graphene.
Instead politicians make themselves rich and everyone else poorer.
Albo/Bowen/Pocock/Labor/Greens/Teals are totally compromised clown politicians who must be voted OUT 🤡🚫🇦🇺
Housing and rents have become ridiculous. what hasn't helped is the mass immigration the Gov't has decided was a good idea, these people need to live somewhere. I spoke to a friend the other day that said going to a rental has almost become like an auction, it's insane. Cost of living is through the roof, not to mention electricity and gas. Can honestly say the last 12-18 months here have really gone down hill.
That and the amount of people lined up outside waiting for rentals like it's a job application/interview.
I'd like to see an orderly process of repatriation for most of these migrants
Red Tape preventing supply is the cause, Not Migration which has been happening since the dawn of Humans
@@andrewkerr5296 idiot
@@andrewkerr5296 yeah right so since the dawn of time, the state sponsored movement of millions of third world individuals per annum to specifically European and European derived countries has been a thing.
Coming back to Australia and u went straight to the most unaffordable housing market beach town. Australia is getting expensive but it s everywhere atm. I heard from my German friend that it s getting pretty stiff over there too
New Zealand?
I came back from Europe about 5 months ago, was a lot cheaper there, blew me away. I can’t stand being back here now
Agree
I was thinking the same thing, haha. Especially thinking, hold on, isn't a lot of Europe suffering from the same issues we are?
@@aerialpunkI often see everyone complaining about housing and cost of living. Although I genuinely think Australia has it worse with groceries.
i cant begin to explain how great Australia was when I was growing up in the 60s and 70s, the freedom, the opportunities , etc we were more united and there were far more opportunities. but the governments, mainly left leaning (but to some extent both sides) and the Bias MSM as well as Globalization and mass migration without the infrastructure to support it, and the massive demand for housing are making the place a mess .
Older generation are to blame for the housing crisis, they own most of the properties that corporations don't. Why does a 60-80 year old own more than 1 home? It's called greed.
Left Australia relocated to Philippines, im 60 and now have terminal cancer ,have a wife ,home in provance village, 5 small businesses, 3 motorcycle,
Living one day at a time now,going to islands for a month holiday, ,sadly when the tumours rupture, thats the beginning of the final quater, for me,ive had a great life,handful of solid friends, son in the Australian Army,,he is 17, WORD OF ADVICE, BE CAREFUL THAT YOU WISH FOR, KARMA IS COMING THATS HOW I ROLL😊😊😊
All the best with things mate.
My best wishes mate
Hopefully your passing is peaceful and you're surrounded by loved ones.
All the best Greg.
If U can afford a tent you will be ok in Australia.
Is that not dangerous?
some people dont want to live in a tent mate lmao
Tents are luxury
I'm sure our nanny government will dream up a tax for that and harass you till the end of time with rules and regulations.
I dream of the day that i can leave Thailand and live on the road in Australia.
I am a 47-year-old guy. I left 16 years ago.
I live in Asia and always worked in construction.
Now I have my own company and house.
I'm buying some more land soon and will build another house.
I would never live in Australia again as it's too boring and rules and regs.
I visit my family there bit do not live there.
I miss the bush and beaches and the air bit there is no way I can see my self retired if I move back there.
Where in Asia do you live
Having a trade skill is a definite asset. I agree about the rules and regulations. It's getting insane. Things that are simply unimportant attracting huge penalties meanwhile serious issues are being ignored. For example happy to ping you for some minor traffic infringement but if your homeless and hungry who cares?
@SimonsRandomRants yea mate I feeling you.
Like I said, I saw it manifesting years ago and moved.
@@SimonsRandomRants thats the same for othr countries tho as well...not just Australia
What's so boring about Australia? There's the Great Barrier Reef!
good luck with your ventures, unfortunately, the whole World is fucked-up, does not matter where you go, there will be issues!
Coward
It depends on what your values are. There are some still amazing countries out there that are cheap to live. Old time values. Geographically beautiful. Do your research.
I’ve got a secret spot I’ll be going to. My grandmothers been living there for 97 years and she’s still kicking it! Counting down the days!
@@smokindomain Has your grandma also been making moonshine there?
@@herbertvanrensburg6411 wine and cheese!
Unfortunately this is a global issue and everywhere has it’s own challenges. It comes down to where you be happiest the most and how you can be part the local community. Hope you find a place that you love.
It also helps to have enough money to avoid homelessness, which is a problem for an increasing number of Australians
@@abekane7038even if you have the money to live comfortably at the mkment, there just isn't enough houses for everyone to avoid homelessness.
@@UltimateGattai Yep, there's a higher than zero chance I won't be able to house my family in the coming year, which is why I'm looking at what it will take to move to Timor Leste
My family and I are leaving also. It's incredibly difficult. I've never left, and it's a terrifying thing. But Australia has run its course for us.
Aussie here, I've been living in Poland for the last 7 years. Moved back 15 months ago thinking Australia is the place, right, same as you. Can't afford to live here and can never afford to buy a house. My family and I are moving back to Gdansk, Poland in a few weeks, let me know if you find yourself there too.
What are you doing over there? I was thinking Poland would be cool to live because of CDPR, but I don't think they have a relocation program any more.
@@TravisHi_YT I work as an aerial surveyor in Scandinavia so tend to move around a bit for work, like a FIFO. Family and home is in Poland though..
@@matthewowen104 How did you get into that field Matthew? I've got my RePL to operate drones commercially, but would I need a surveying certificate too? Cheers
I understand your grief, the banner of the lucky country came into being in the 1950;s thru 1990. It is now old school tag. We are in the midst of the greatest upheaval since the fall of the Roman Empire and most main stream countries will suffer along with the rest.
My equation is People = Trouble, therefore go to where people are minimal.
so where would be good?
@@JF-xm6tu a deserted island, or become a bush pig.
This is true. But the banner that you speak of? Is just a ridiculously small amount of time In the broad perspective? Of the evolution of modern humanity. From the yunger dryas period to now. Instead of bemoaning. How bad it is now we should spend some time. Thinking how incredibly we fortunate we were for that brief. Between the 50s to the 90s. And yes, I agree, people are trouble. We've always been trouble. But white people in particular Are Both really wonderful and really, really shit.
@@sergiozammel8261And pretty soon a boat would pull up and be measuring your island for "Tax purposes" if it is in Austraylia.
@@jesusisking8502 Are you a guvmunt surveyor? Lol.
Haven't been in Australia for years, but I doubt it's worse than things turned out in Canada.
True, I follow the news. Surreal the developments in Canada. I think all the so called 1st world developed western countries are going down the proverbial.
I lived in both countries. Australia is paradise. Canada is trash.
@Okidokilah I tend to agree, the air quality sucks in Toronto, the temperature in the summer is not much lower than Sydney, but the winter is a whole lot worse and can carry on for almost 5 months, terrible food, few choices of vegetables and fruits while the price is usually higher and the list goes on, the only redemption for me is buying certain categories of products are way easier and cheaper because the US is at next door.
I live in Ireland - our country has been totally destroyed!
@@timothyoreilly6675 Would you cop onto yourself!
Come to Thailand. Cost of living is cheap. The Thai people are beautiful, calm and happy. You can easily drive to other bordering countries. I’ve been living here for two years. Best decision I’ve ever made.!
but you lose your genetic lineage
What blows my mind is Google/TH-cam knows me so well that out of the blue it recommends this video which is spot on with how I think. The only reason I stay is I was lucky enough to buy my old home just before the lockdowns. I can recommend teaching English in Asia, that's what I did for 4 1/2 years in South Korea. Absolutely love and miss the country. Love the food, love the lifestyle. Edit - I rented for 30 years and I feel very passionate about the rental crisis. One of my housemates escaped a situation where he had to pay $400 per week to share a room with another person who was paying the same! Imagine YHA charging $800 per week for one room for two people?
Yep. I m Aussie just returned from Vietnam after 23 yrs. And I dont know if I can make it here
I feel you 😪
Why did you go back?
Vietnamese wife insisted
@@anthony7091
I'm not far off moving over there with my Vietnamese wife. Thot Not , Can Tho on the Mekong Delta.
@@anthony7091 His wife probably took everything he owned and he had no choice
Great vid. I feel exactly the same. I’m 57 year old born in Australia and since Convid an overwhelming dissatisfaction with life in Australia has set deep inside me. Reading the comments section makes me realise that it’s not just me feeling this way.
You woke up 4 years ago, 30 years ago, the way things are now were being set in motion by the politicians.
The older generation have betrayed the youth.
I must admit i was surprised to get such a reaction and also see that many people are always the same. I feel people are afraid to speak up because of the "love it or leave" attitude.
CoNvid lol..
I'm of a certain age and feel companies got too greedy. In the 80's I had a government job with good wages and conditions (a day off a fortnight, not a month). My job is now replaced by computers. Back then a young couple could buy a modest house in the suburbs of a major Australian city with a reasonable commute but now that house is a long way out OR they buy a home unit as their first place. That pisses me off. Good luck Champ and thank you for raising this important issue.
Australia is corrupt. I was a sole trader but the ATO just cancelled my ABN for no reason. I pay 500 a week in rent, lucky my mate owns the house otherwise I'd be up for $700+. I put back in 26kW a day in power, use 6kW, and yet my last power bill was $400+. My contract hours got dropped from 40hrs a week to 32 because the client can't afford to pay me those extra hours because their business is struggling. We've seen so much public wealth shifted overseas and now us tax payers are paying for it. We pay billions in handouts to multi conglomerates while small business is being choked to death. The ATO has gone rogue on small to middle income earners while scum like Woolworths and Coles are extorting Australians with price gouging. I love Perth but no longer want to live in Australia.
To be honest, this is why I have decided to live in Bangkok for the majority of the year. I was recently looking for rentals in Australia, and it’s bleak. Also, having just come back here to stay for a month, I’m already looking forward to leaving again. You just can’t get the conveniences and affordability of a place like Bangkok here in Aus.
Taipei is another good option too if you prefer to be closer to nature.
I ve thought about Taipei also. As an Aussie guy who can speak Chinese it might be ok for me. BKK just too busy now, I ve lived there before, and it's too expensive also.
Bangkok is great! Cheap rent and great food. Forget Taipei, the Chinese are coming for that soon👍🏻
I gotta admit, a possible invasion of Taiwan concerns me quite a lot. Its much more likely in 2024.
People in Taiwan are already relocating to the Philippines en masse in anticipation of an invasion of Taiwan.
Thanks for your honesty!
Carl, the problem you face is common to many who live away from their country of origin for any length of time. You change, grow and adapt while everyone from your home country seems to stay the same (I have experienced this myself), although it is not really true, and economies change everywhere all the time and in every country. It is the quandary of the expat; you become a citizen of the world, which is the up side. The downside is that the concept of ‘home’ becomes everywhere and nowhere.
Absolutely nonsense! Australia's always been expensive and they have spread lies about it being lucky. Lived there 10 years went back for 1 year and will never live in it again as WA in particular has become even more of dumping ground for undesirables and the arrogance and racism are even worse than it was just 2 years ago. Run by mobsters and I recommend anyone to leave before it gets far worse as it will.
@@ancientanomaliesYour comment has nothing to do with Margaret’s very sensible comment, I’ve seen numerous friends experience what she describes ,,, it’s not just about money, it’s about connections. Australia 🇦🇺 is a fantastic place, just find “your own mob” and it’s still the lucky country 😉
@@VH-gw3qiunless you don't have money, then it's pretty shit
@@ancientanomaliesNo it wasn't always this expensive, I remember back in the day everything was pretty affordable particularly in Adelaide, but now even Adelaide is losing it's livable reputation and the rental housing crisis here is nuts ! , of course Albo letting in so many migrants doesn't help..
I would love to live overseas and come back and forth every 6 months or so for a few months here or there in Aus to reconnect with ' home' and I am currently in the process of setting that up by building a laptop business lifestyle, I don't need to be permanently in one place anymore I have decided.
There have been times over the years I have wondered if I could call anywhere other than Aus home. Everytime it was the same conclusion. I just couldnt. I just loved this land to much. Never really thought much of the ppl, but this land is perfect. Now however, it is really difficult to imagine a future here. I have some goals I am aiming for before aiming to buy a house. But even if I buy a house, what do I do then? Pay a high mortgage for the rest of my life? I am a loner and dont plan on a relationship or kids. I keep looking at 1 room apartments, but again the spectre of mortgage comes up and I wonder if it wouldnt be better to just buy a cheap 3-4 room house somewhere and leave it in real estate hands to individually rent out the rooms so I can just scarper off to somewhere cheap to live out an easier life instead of busting my arse for over 62 hours a week like I am atm. The increasing crime rate and the sense of police hands being is also becoming a massive disincentive to hanging around.
The big problem is land tax is going to kill you unless it is a dog box that is not worth very much, but even those can go for a lazy MIL.
Buying homes and leasing them is exactly why we are in this mess. The older generations own most of the homes by disproportion and lease them out this is why there is a housing crisis for the youth, ignore the immigrants for a moment and you'll understand there's more than enough houses in Australia for every native born citizen to have a home with a bedroom, a bathroom, a kitchen and a living area/dining area. But many older people own multiple properties and rent them out to the youth.
@@Rexhunterj There is a lib politician who owns over 30 investment properties. Nothing is going to change in Oz as long as those turd bags (most politicians) are allowed to make laws that look after their own interests.
@@Rexhunterj no. The reason we are in this mess is things like airbnb which went from, hey, I have a free room I can make some money from, to entire neighbourhoods being bought up by overseas interests. The crisis is rental as well as housing affordability
@@idealicfool A huge chunk of the cost of a house has been found to be due to zoning and the restrictions on land supply which results from it. 42-73% of total physical input (ie land + house) was the "zoning effect" for the four cities studied (Syd, Perth, Brisbane and Melb)
Same story in Canada.
You know what all western countries are flowing the deadbeat USA going down the toilet with them
Agreed
I am from Germany.now live in Australia….lived in Malaysia…..love the people and customs…beautiful country ❤
Is there anything you miss about germany?
@@CarlTravels Nobody misses Germany
@@CarlTravels a lot of german people are going to Paraguay, no left or woke government but freedom and very low taxes, El Salvador it’s a great country as well, Argentine new president is supported by Trump, because he’s getting rid of all the woke politicians etc. Eastern Europe is cheap but I don’t think anywhere in Europe can be safe if they want war with Russia , same with America, another negative would be countries supporting the new digital currency and cbdc, like in China controlling everything you do and no freedom, always big brother checking on you
I can completely reasonate with you brah, I moved to Townsville at the end of 2022 and moved back to new zealand very recently. The rental crisis in Aussie is diabolical, the cost of living is diabolical (but watered down due to the fact that I'm a single male and lived in a $200pw sharehouse). The cost of a carton of beer is daylight robbery. More so it took me 4 months to find a job as Aussie companies ghost and ignore applicants (even those from Australian born people) and even then the job ended very badly after my manager breached the tcs and cs and clauses of my employment contract and got openly aggressive when I raised the issue with him (I later found out he assaulted another employee in front of a client and members of the public).I considered other Australian cities but with the rental crisis getting worse by the day I had no choice but to move back to New Zealand and sure things are equally bad there but I got a full time job within a week of arriving back in Wellington albeit on wages much less than over in Australia but you can't win all the time.
Cost of a carton of beer.....no wonder your country is such a mess when this is your benchmark for how the economy is doing. Self ruination at its best!
@@ancientanomalies $65+ for a carton now bloody lucky to get $60 on special albos excise is ruining a cold one on a Friday after work
More like Brownsville! I do love magnetic island though! Which part of NZ did you move too?
@@CarlTravels I love maggie island, Anyway I moved back to my home city of Wellington, already regretting it. Might soon move and base myself in Christchurch
I lived in Townsville most of my life it's actually alot a cheaper than where I am now but the heat was too unbearable😅
Property greed and the lack of government commitment to public housing programmes has killed this country. Australians with property have become incredibly greedy.
Government over-spending on socialist fantasies has killed the country. Interest rates to combat inflation created by such overspending are forcing landlords to increase rent. Additionally the influx of wealthy migrants moving into the country is increasing the rents overall with them being able to pay more than the established population. This is happening with state to state migration as well.
They certainly have.
Yeah that's the crux of it. Half the people are ignoring our legitimate complaints because they are simply getting rich by being born at the right time. So many people here,above about 50-55, are extremely out of touch and and ignorant to the situation.
I agree. I know someone at work that bought a heap of 'investment' properties then realised his son couldn't afford a house. No. Because everyone has been buying them. Pushing the prices way up and now having to increase rents to get anywhere near a reasonable return on the ridiculous prices. Who would have thought... Also I really believe quantitative easing aka money printing has a lot to do with this. The money ends up in property but you can't spend your house....
I don't know what happened to my original comment on here, maybe not politically correct enough but I'll try again. I see a lot of socialist comments here blaming landlords and government for not enough social housing etc. The fact is, our infrastructure including housing cannot keep up with the demand for the number of people we are letting in to the country. Additionally, careless gov expenditure has caused an inflation crisis which has pushed up interest rates, putting a lot of pressure on landlords to increase rent. Lack of availability matched with high interest rates is the crux of the issues, this can be improved if we slow down immigration.
I was born in england and migrated here 53 years ago as a 10 pound pom i love it here its the best country in the world things might be expensive you just have to economise and cop it. When i see things about england i know i made the right decision not just for me but my two daughters love aussie oi oi oi ❤❤❤😂😂
My mum was a 10 pound pom, came over in 1972. I lived in London for a little bit. While I did enjoy my experience, in 2013 I went back recently and found it has lost its charm.
Only an Anglo Saxon would say such a thing being stuck in the dark ages mentality and still believes in an empire
@@CarlTravelsYes, I also feel London isn't as lovely as it used to be. Australia is definitely so expensive nowadays but I don't know where else I'd like to live. Best wishes for your future
That's ok for you guys when your dollar is worth more than ours and you almost get double your dollar.
Returning home you always find it difficult, and different. I spent 6 months in Thailand met many many expats and all said never going back to Australia. As a pensioner I spend $87.00 a week rent just a short walk to the beach. Fresh fruit and vegetables are really fresh not like Woolies and Coles rubbish. I can live on $300.00 a fortnight leaving me sufficient money for a few beers and have change. I can’t afford to live in Australia too expensive in every way. People are really friendly not like all the foreigners here. Bye Australia you are a 3 world country.
I plan on selling up and moving to Philippines/Thailand this nov.
Although, i can stay at a cousin's house in Australia to purchase medication once a year and have the odd checkup.
Can't wait...
If things get worse in NZ over the next year im looking at moving to Greece. Better yet as my grandmother was Austrian try and get into Austria. Better brush up on my German
Doctors and Hospitals in Bankers are first rate, don't need to head back to Oz for anything medical in 2024.
@GoRFCnotKFC Update, I buying a motorhome and will be able to store it for free at a family members place.
Never burn your bridges-always have a fall back position.
unbareable everyone is stressed the fk out
I was surprised that I saw a negative comment right away on your video. Isn’t it your prerogative if you want to stay in Australia? You already contributed taxes, rent, up until you were an adult. Go where you want. The world is big
Sadly some people just live to troll anybody for any reason.
My sons social media friends sold everything and moved to Asia. I am 59 and Christmas 2022 was in a tent as we could not get a rental in Perth. We now live in Melbourne
I'd rather stick pins in my eyes than live in Melbourne.
Northern Europe. That would rock for sure. I'm an older single Aussie who was forced way inland (north west NSW) after the floods in 2022 as I couldn't afford anything else.
If I had the means and the youth I'd definitely go to northern Europe.
Good luck!
Cheers appreciate it
@@CarlTravelsPoland has a Australia in 1970 vibe which is a good thing.....🙂
@@truthseeker8483Poland looks awesome but its proximity to Russia I find a bit concerning atm
@@shamicentertainment1262 no need to worry about Russia. It's the Polish government and nato who is destroying Poland at the moment. You won't belive how many Americans Canadians and even Aussies who are moving to Russia at the moment. I was shocked. I was looking into Southern Balkan countries. Way more affordable, great nature, semi Mediteran climate, country sides are gorgeous, easy to travel around. They are more community oriented. I don't know. I love my Australia but it becomes hard to enjoy this beautiful country. Work, work and more work. Neighbours who don't see each other or even talk to each other, no sense of community any more.
Keep us updated on how it’s going I’m thinking about doing the same thing
You're not alone in this dilemma. I'll be watching your journey and I wish you every success.
Anyone leaving Australia to live elsewhere could be jumping out of the frying pan into the fire. Australia may have its problems, but I wouldn't want to live anywhere else.
You have to think in Auss you get the pension doctors & hospital how will you get that if you go anywhere else
@@chrishalious8194 If you move to another country you can still get the pension and Thailand has doctors and hospitals as good as any first world country,
@@tonys2683 most pensions have a limit on time you are allowed out of the country.
Australia has become a joke, but I don't leave because I know that every other country has their own problems, and I really can't be bothered starting over and trying to adapt to a completely different culture and way of life. I was born here, I will die here and make the best of what I have.
@@earthwormjim3269 I Concur 100%
Labor policies have destroyed home ownership and rentals
Labor and Liberal voters have destroyed the country over a 50 year period.
And thats because labor has been in govt for one year out of the last 10??? Dude, both parties suck, but open the other eye.
@@GoRFCnotKFC right, but Labor is middle class Australia. The coalition is not.
Labor's increase of immigration to record rates, while introducing impractical schemes for 50/50 ownership and failing to address actual supply and demand issues, only proves their intent to undermine middle-class Australia
I lived in Thailand for 6 months now back in Melbourne with no work, unsure if I should stay or go back? Only issue there is the language barrier & visa restrictions
Where you doing any work in Thailand? maybe some online work?
@@CarlTravels No work, hard to find, also the weather & relaxed lifestyle makes me lazy
What were visa rules like in Thailand?
@@marchowe1629 I did border runs & visa extensions, complicated & costly
@@okbilly1 Argh - that's not great...
I'm considering south south America, maybe paraguay, Uruguay or Nicaragua. Been looking into it for a while but I'll visit first then decide..
As for Australia? It's going to get worse.
We all the feel the same way! Australia for the last 30 years at the very least has not been for Australians! It has been for foreigners or foreign interests ahead of our national interest!
What is happening today is merely the tipping point but sadly it is insufficient to convince Australians to not only vote better people in but also to write to Politicians to express their disgust at what is happening in society!
What can or do we do? If we stay we are living in suffering, if we leave we are cowards, if we fight we are trouble makers! These are the options we have at our disposal!
Sadly mate I’ll say this I never voted for the current labour government we got , the problem is people have a feel for a government they think will do better nay to find out they are the devil like the labour mob we got , they have really stuffed this country with a left woke minded leader , now we are paying for it thanks to labour who have done nothing to help Australians , this is the result all this costs and this poor fellow wants to leave and I don’t blame him one bit , many more will follow suite , it’s ridiculous living here in this country , the worst I have ever seen with cost through the roof , I’m really angry at this government , we definitely need to vote them out.
Spot on. I'm 56 and have seen the changes.
@@fishmut Vote them out and get the other party in, yeah mate, that'll do the trick. LOL
Their is no cowardice if a Citizen runs away from a battle they cannot win. We are not soldiers.
My wife and I will be leaving Australia when we can.
Even enjoying a beer is outrageously expensive in Australia.
The only thing the Australian government does well is think up new taxes and different names for new versions of taxes.
Really interesting to hear your perspective as I'm doing it the other way around. I've spent around 10 years in Australia coming from the UK and should finally have residency in a year or two. Thankfully I earn enough to live comfortably but the price of rent here in particular is getting silly so I'm considering SE Asia as an option after I've got Australia as a safe backup. Staying tuned
YOU ARE 100% SPOT ON! Go live your best life.
It's not just you and yes it is. Not only Australia but inflation is happening everywhere. The working class were never meant to get out of the Slave loop. They need us to keep the system going.
i lived in germany 1980s Schinke Stra Kreuzberg $30 /DM per month flat block of flats still bombed out from war
Things have obviously changed a lot since then but i wish i had stayed there instead coming back to australia...
life in australia is just far too stressful, australia turned into being nasty nasty place to be
,so sad what has happened in australia ,such a Beautiful place .
I live in Australia and love it. You have to live where you are happy. Love to know how you get on
Yeah i'm on the Gold Coast and Aussie has been pretty good to me, moved over from NZ 5 years ago and glad I did.
Will keep you updated!
Australia is far better than the UK.
Dont worry, you are not alone. I feel that way in my home country of South Africa. Took a salary cut after losing my job in covid.
Appreciate the input. We're all struggling
You don’t LIVE in Australia
You just try and SURVIVE !!
Incoming beware 🥴
I blame my sister, my father, and the Politicians for most of my problems. Australia has changed. It was never a great place. But it was never a terrible place either. The cost of living and crappy legal system are the biggest two problems. The courts are too lenient when they punish violent offenders. They sometimes let them get off scot-free.
When u have no savings, everywhere u go is a disaster for u
You've obviously been nowhere
Yes and no. Not every forest is the same. Some are easier to maintain and flourish.
Here's a hint...save.
You do this by working a full time job, lowering outgoing $ and maximizing ingoing $ and sticking to a budget........that means cooking most meals, living in a crappy apartment or back at home with your parents, working lots of overtime or getting another job part time, not going on an Asian holiday every 8 months, or to every concert that hits town. Drive a reliable 20 year old Toyota 4 cylinder etc etc. Some people turn hobbies into businesses, some learn to become great salespersons.....most people who are grinding hard, saving hard etc tend to be happier than those who aimlessly waste their money on crap they don't need.
and if all that is too hard and you are in a dead end job with little prospects and it feels hopeless, then do what you should have done 5 or 10 years ago and get the education or training for a career that will pay well....learn a trade or get that qualification etc.....put in the 4 years of long hours and hard work and you will be making 5 times what you are making now and in another 5 years you will be running your own business, have a 2 bedroom flat half paid off and will be looking at buying another apartment or house or some land.
how can anyone save if your entire income going to landlords
@@jenifferschmitz8618 saving starts from your first job by not indulging in unnecessary spending and save for your first home deposit
The only way to survive as a normal bloke is to work FIFO.
The company pay for everything whilst away working & if you aren't home you aren't consuming utilities,food,fuel & recreation costs.
I only started FIFO 5 years ago & life's never been better.
Going to Bali in a week for 10 days with work mates & it won't even put a slight dent on the finances.
I'm single with no kids, & that helps a lot, but my mortgage repayments have nearly doubled but I'm easily affording that & waiting for the rates to reverse, which they will. Because banks & governments are in way more debt than us plebs
Debt only applies to us plebs, the governments and banks can just print more money and wave the debt away, which is what the older generations have been doing for 30+ years now, longer than I've been alive.
What makes this worse is I live in one of the four suburbs that are tied for having the highest rental stress. I’m still in high school but shit’s gonna get real bad real quick.
If you want my honest opinion kid, When your young, you can live in a sharehouse, there are still many going for fairly reasonable prices, (maybe not as reasonable when I was your age), but not unattainable. Also when your young its fun to live with friends or room-mates. Enjoy being young, go out, have fun, make mistakes, learn from them. some of my best memories was when I was 18 - 23 living with my friends, when you start to get older, get a partner, or fulltime work after your studies, or maybe you get unlucky and have some bad housemates, then it makes you want to get your own place. We will have to make more sacrifices though in the future, at least you can realise this at a young age, and not waste your money on dumb things. (If i knew that our future would be like this, I would have started saving when I was much younger, instead of spending every paycheck on going out to bars) - Note "you can still go out to bars and not spend money". I almost never drink anymore. Hangovers suck and it doesnt do your health any better.
i came to australia 20 years ago with a dream that dream is gone now australia is no longer what it used to be and for my retirement i am already looking to go somewhere else
So many English people are running away from the UK to Australia for the longest.
According to the Sapien Labs report on happiness, Australia is one of the least happy countries in the world right between Egypt and Tajikistan. The only western country that is worse than Australia is the UK.
If I was a younger single guy and didn't own property I would be open to leaving Australia.
I'm a believer that it's important to have a good quality of life.
This video is the reason im looking at moving to Norway. I was born there, and have lived in Aus for the last 22 years. Its a nightmare. I hate it and I wanna get out.
I'm also thinking about leaving ::D I'm happy to listen to your reasons 💖
No one listens. Everyone says Australia is better and it’s good they don’t believe you when you say anything. No one listens to us Aussies. I am coming back to Australia from china, and I have done everything I can to tell my wife China may be mad, but it’s cheaper. Like a lot. We are leaving a 3 homes we owned. One in Shanghai, Beijing and harbin. All 3 bed 2 bath. And we own. We bought the Shanghai and Beijing after Covid really cheap. We also purchased a brand new Range Rover. On what I earn, I would never be able to afford even just the car. She had a good job, not government, but a specialty. And I thought she was happy.
We have been back to Australia before and it was a mess to live in. She was shocked. But now she is not listening.
Damned right! Lived in Australia for 23 years, aelf employed, and I'm now in the process of exiting. I've got more than enough but Australia is a poor value proposition. I've got Euro citizenship. Currently hanging out in SE Asia until I find inspiration or opportunity to go elsewhere.
returned after 40 yrs. - quite shocking now regarding cost of living including. housing.Definitely see your point.😢
Cost of living has definitely gone up. We rebudgeted our groceries, fuel etc and the allocated $ just about doubled from what we had a year or so ago.
I'm glad my mortgage is fixed right now on a low rate. Gonna be interesting when the term finishes tho!
My family isn't struggling by any means but we definitely don't have as much disposable income as we did before. Less money to travel (prices are pretty stupid for travel atm), buy toys etc.
All the best mate.
Im with you mate, im thinking of moving myself
Where would you go?
@@CarlTravels I'm leaning towards the philippines, any suggestions?
@@CarlTravels Not New Zealand, we're heading down the same depressing road and it's only going to get worse, much much worse.
Just to play devils advocate here. I lived overseas in europe for 2 years and came back to Australia for my mum as she is all alone. My experience is, there is no perfect place. Wages were low in europe, things were more affordable but work was also hard to come by. There are a lot of problems you go anywhere in the world. You can run all you like but your utopia doesn't exist. I'm staying in Australia because it's the devil i know. I have a job and can pay my bills. I'm sure a lot of people will say that's not good enough, but it's good enough for me and better than what most people in the world can get.
You are exactly right. I lived in Europe for 6 years and honestly it wasn’t for me. My wife is French and works very hard. Her and most of her friends were surviving paycheck to paycheck in France. It’s extraordinarily difficult to climb the ladder in France, but easier to survive and live a minimalist life. So many Australians just seem angry about so many things without realising what life is like in other countries. I get comments all the time from people who have never lived overseas about how everything is apparently just absolutely perfect in Europe
52 year old aussie, I work part time fixing school busses and am on the DSP. My wife community care. We're struggling to afford the rent since it went up $100 a week, living expenses through the roof. We can't afford to move, can't find another rental we can afford.
I sold my 4wd and bought a old bus, currently trying to make it somewhat liveable so we have a place of our own and a roof over our head. Finding places to park up will be the next hurdle, but we'll own our home.
I've been to a few asian countries when I was younger, if I had the means and no health issues I think I'd be moving too. Best of luck to you.
I left Aussie because the country that was so accepting of refugees changed its tune and back flipped and became the opposite. At the same time the screws came on and the country began its decline into a kind of replica of the USA. What a shame Aussies couldn’t find their own way in the darkness and become a bright light. So much potential, shut off, when it lost its heart to money and its power.
Australia isn't what it used to be,now it's becoming overpopulated, over regulated and overtaxed.Government is always looking for new ways to get more taxes out of workers.Healthcare system turning into a third world system with ambulances unable to respond on time to emergencies.All the best to the next generation.
Out of 249 countries Australia is ranked 243 with a population density of 3 persons per sq. km. I think maybe some of the Australian cities don’t have the infrastructure to cope with an increase in inhabitants due to a lack of governmental foresight.
This is so true side of Australia reality. I can feel you. We are work to pay the bills not work to live. There is no community life and life is only about work. I have seen all my friends they have to work 12-14hours to pay bills and saving otherwise here is no luck.
Good call. Australia is absolutely munted now. Looking to leave as well.
Totally understand and resonate what you're saying. Same thing is happening here in New Zealand. Cost of living.😢
I am in a similar scenario, except a bit further along. I bought a house 3 years ago because i thought it was the right thing to do but now with the cost of living i am on my knees only just getting by. I am considering selling the house and looking for a cheaper unit to rent but with the rental crisis the question is will i even be able to find one?
I have spent a bit of time in Thailand and really enjoyed it there, considering a move in that direction but i know nothing about what it takes to live full time abroad.
Hey at least if you sell now im sure youve made a big profit in the last 3 years!
I left Australia in 2008. It used to be a fun, carefree country, but since Covid it’s not the same anymore. It used to be cheap to live there, but not anymore. The way the Government and State Governments acted during Covid with their draconian measures and the way the police,, especially in Victoria, acted was appalling. All the woke crap and political correctness rubbish has infiltrated Australia too. When i was growing up in Sydney in the 60’s and 70’s people called a spade a spade. It makes me sad to see what has been done to the country. Just too many bad politicians making stupid decisions, no vision at all.
Same in NZ, might be even worse, I left to live in Aus.
very hard to buy a home, stagnant wages and not much career growth. That sums up australia. Planning to leave soon
Found this and had to comment...
2 wages, working 5 - 6 days a week, paying bills and not being able to afford anything after that is taking a serious toll on my families mental state.
Gone are the days where a single 6 figure wage will support a family. I doubt we will be able to afford a holiday this year...but at least we were able to buy a house before everything got real bad.
I'm sorry to hear your story.
It's everywhere expensive! I moved from Oz to Austria last year and will move back this year. My conclusion: Australia is not more expensive than other European countries. Food, petrol, and travel are in my experience just as expensive or more expensive (just petrol is around 3aud) than in Australia. I do feel that Austria is safe and the so-called "youth crime crisis" in Oz is worrying. Perhaps it's more about enjoying the place, nature and culture but it comes with a high price tag everywhere. As an Eastern European I can say that these countries are interesting if you are young and have no family and therefore need to rely on health care and good education.
Is the cost of petrol relevant in a tiny country that you can drive across in a few hours?....
@@Shrouded_reaper I think it cost of petrol is always reflected in the cost of the goods we buy in the store. If the Tomatoes are imported from Spain and the Oranges from Turkey the cost of fuel will be felt at the checkout in the supermarket.
I left due to racism.Sunshine and all but the rudeness you have to face on daily basis is too much to handle.
I'm sorry to hear you experienced that, I never experienced racism but have always felt left out for not liking certain Australian cultures. I'm not into AFL or sports, I'm weird, quirky, alternative and have been attacked for "being a fag". Except I'm not gay 😅. People just didn't like my alternative look
@@CarlTravels I’m of indian orgin with a very light skin.Even though I have met some nice ausis majority of them were very rude to me in daily work.Which i never experienced in other countries to this scale.
@@AhriGamesEveryone's experience is different. I am always nice to everyone, Indians included. Funny thing is I found a number of them (Indians) quite pushy and rude. I just blew it off to cultural differences and surmised that living in a country with over 1 billion people, you probably had to be pushy or you die. Aussies see it as RUDE though. :)
australia is very racist
@@AhriGamesI fkn love Indians- quirky, funny, love a party
Good questions.
Fair decision.
All the best.
hope it goes well for you mate.
Australia has deep rooted socioeconomic and geopolitical issues, so I for one fully understand why you would leave. Being a country that is decidedly unclear of its own identity, given it's affiliation to the UK with half the country for or against a Republic, then there is the internal division over the Indigenous question, coupled with its complete and utter mind boggling and desperate dependency on China for trade, they sign an AUKUS pact to prevent China instigating war, talk about complete absurdity. Beyond that, the COL is ridiculous. IA country that thinks we can make a living off casual work or better still a gig economy is devoid of any economic sense - it is in no way a lucky country, it may have been, but it does not provide a fair go. You are not alone in the leave camp.
the days of being an employee are now dead. You will never be able to have any disposable income if you choose this path. You will be a constant slave living pay to pay. We are all being asked to step up and be entrepreneurs. We all need to look deeper and find our gifts, what we love, and this is what will support us in the new world. Yeh its a journey to get there (Im still an employee BTW) but I can that the only way to empower ourselves financially moving forward is to support our own dreams and not others. It's a journey remember not a race.
I've been slowly building 5 passive income streams, I calculate within 2 years, I'll never have to work again
But its taken me years and years of hard work and little pay to get there
I just left the other day back to New Zealand. I lived in Melbourne for 7 years. I am still in existential shock but living and expenses was really starting to become a challenge and just wasn’t fulfilling in general. Day by day bro. Good luck.
Frying pan to fire though? lol NZ is a cost of living nightmare too.