Thousands of Brits are considering a move to Australia, with 60,000 expressing an interest so far. Australian minister Paul Papalia has described the country as the “new Love Island”.
Papalia is currently leading a delegation of West Australians on a nine-day tour of the UK in an attempt to recruit 30,000 Brits to work in the state’s public sector across a range of industries.
This includes the police force, hospitals, and the hospitality sector. The delegation is also hoping to hire doctors, teachers, and civil engineers.
Papalia cites a lower cost of living, higher wages, and great weather as some of the reasons why more people should move to Australia. One of the King’s policemen on duty outside Horse Guards Parade was reportedly tempted by a bumper starting salary of £51,000 per annum.
The Australian minister believes that the nation is ‘getting their own back’ after decades of Aussies moving to Britain. Papalia is particularly concerned with recruiting new police officers, with the aim of recruiting 950 more officers to the WA Police Force on 2021 levels. There are currently 300 fewer police officers than there were in 2021.
Papalia has expressed shock at the resourcing issues the UK police is facing, along with the pay disparity. The wages in the UK are far lower, and the conditions are worse than those in Australia.
Over 800 British police officers have applied for jobs in Australia, with recruits who must have at least three years’ experience, starting on about £50,000 compared with £30,000 for a constable with five years’ experience in the UK.
At the end of June 2020, almost 1.2 million people who were born in the United Kingdom were living in Australia. This makes it the largest migrant community in Australia, equivalent to 15.3% of Australia’s overseas-born population and 4.6% of Australia’s total population.
The median age of United Kingdom-born migrants in Australia is 57.9 years, which is 20.2 years above that of the general population. Males outnumbered females, with 50.8% compared with 49.2%.
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