It’s a fairly straightforward promote.
A West Australian authorities delegation has been tasked with the job of getting fed-up, cash-strapped Brits to make the transfer to Perth the place they may take pleasure in cheaper beer, larger homes and unending summers.
The crew will arrive within the UK on February 25 to carry occasions and attend job festivals in London, Edinburgh, Bristol and Dublin in an try to promote the Aussie life-style.
They’re additionally looking for miners, plumbers, mechanics and builders.
The marketing campaign guarantees hard-working Brits they’ll “have it all”, boasting cheaper vitality payments, and wages as much as 3 times greater.
Police and Defence Industry minister Paul Papalia will lead the delegation in a bid to fill the State’s employee scarcity.
Mr Papalia mentioned: “Western Australia is a fantastic place to live and work.
“Our wages are higher and our cost of living is lower. Our health system is world-class. You will be taken care of.
“Most of Perth’s population lives a short drive from the beach, where parking is free.
“There are no tolls on our roads. We don’t have anything close to what would be considered a traffic jam by UK standards.
“And if you don’t want to drive public transport is also capped. The most you’ll ever pay for a one-way ticket anywhere is £2.86. That’s all it will cost you to get a train from the airport to the city centre.
“And we have free buses in our entertainment precincts and business district.
“Perth is a beautiful, clean and vibrant city, with food, bars, pubs and restaurants to cater to all tastes.”
A nurse who earns round AUD$50,000 within the UK can earn round $85,000 in WA.
The common family vitality invoice in WA is round $2400 per 12 months, in comparison with $4500 within the UK — that might release sufficient money for an additional 110 Sunday dinners or 183 pints of lager.
The common home in WA is 2.5 instances the scale of a UK property, and the State’s housing costs are the most affordable within the nation.
The news comes as WA’s unemployment figures confirmed an sudden marginal enhance, up 0.1 per cent from the December figures to three.6 per cent.
Figures launched by the Australian Bureau of Statistics on Thursday additionally revealed a higher-than-usual variety of folks taking annual go away initially of the 12 months.
In his pitch to UK staff, WA Police and Defence Industry Minister Paul Papalia additionally highlighted the State’s wine areas, coral reefs and culinary scene.
“Many of our ancestors were sent from the UK to Australia as convicts. Now, it would be a crime not to make the move.”
But with the UK public sector dealing with workers shortages, the plan has been met with concern.
The UK NHS is battling shortfalls of 12,000 hospital medical doctors and greater than 50,000 nurses and midwives, very like elements of Australia and the remainder of the world.
The British Medical Association revealed earlier than Christmas, virtually a 3rd of junior medical doctors are planning to depart the UK — with the bulk selecting Australia or New Zealand.
As the British public sector faces extreme workers shortages and crippling strikes, Nuffield Trust Senior Fellow Dr Billy Palmer warns there’s a “risk it will spiral further” with 900 medical doctors shifting to Australia to practise in May 2022 alone.
Source: www.perthnow.com.au
