[suranyami]

Would like to also add:

Pros:

* Salaries are pretty excellent for tech-workers and pretty active demand for talent.

* Sane healthcare system (can get free/cheap, quality medication but can also pay more for private/better healthcare)

* Retirement funds NOT managed by whatever dodgy-as-fuck company you work for, compulsory, and regulated by the government. i.e.: you WILL actually receive one.

* Mercifully sensible attitude to work/life balance. Decent annual leave allocations, parent-friendly attitudes (often in law).

* Well-educated population with enthusiastic attitude to embracing positive tech trends.

Cons:

* Jesus, why is real estate so expensive here? (As said above). We have so much land! The answer is: it's complicated.

* Abominable level of right-wing media disinformation via TV/Newspapers because Rupert Murdoch is a complete asshole and unfortunately Australian. Try sitting in a taxi with the radio tuned to Ray Hadley or Alan Jones for the delightful experience of hearing racism, bigotry, class-warfare, victim-blaming and never-ending scapegoating for an exercise in tolerance.