What do you think?
Goods:
2.6 million people live here, big enough but not too big
Suburbs and smaller cities/towns available (Gold Coast, Sunshine Coast, Toowoomba)
Developed
Good weather
English speaking
Low crime
Direct flights to Dubai, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Singapore, Seoul, Tokyo, San Francisco, Los Angeles
Koalas and kangaroos
Bads:
Less economic activity compared to Sydney/Melbourne (but more than where I currently live)
Extremely far from North America and Europe (not a problem for me, once a year to each is enough)
Closest major city (Sydney) is 560 miles / 900 km away (daily direct flights)
Some deadly animals
I’d love to move there but I’ve seen too many videos of spiders and snakes and heard too many stories of people finding spiders in their shoes… not for me but ugh, it looks like an amazing city!
Phobia or fear of death? Where are you from?
Phobia. Knowing they could appear at any time would drive me insane! I’m from Norway and we don’t get many insects in our houses. I moved to NZ many years ago, it was between Aus and NZ and I chose the latter because of their lack of big, creepy and scary insects haha