These sun, sea and sand of Australia has attracted literally millions of people to apply for visas over the last few years but is Australia really as prosperous as many would have you believe?
There is no doubt that the climate in Australia is very much different to countries such as the UK and mainland Europe and while traditionally renowned for its weather there is so much more to Australia in the modern day. The last 20 years has seen a major change in the make-up of the economy, the success of the country and its international standing in the business arena. The Australia of today is so very different to the Australia of 20 years ago and the prospects continue to improve even during the ongoing worldwide economic slowdown.
The economy
After years in the doldrums the last 20 years has seen a major increase in the Australian economy and while there have been some ups and downs the trend during the period has been very much on the up. This has created significant new employment positions, attracted a number of overseas companies and seen areas such as the property market significantly increase in terms of local investment and international investment.
Integration of foreign visitors
While the impression of the stereotypical Australian man and woman still carries on in some areas of the world this impression is often very unfair and very inaccurate. The Australia of today is multicultural and the once dominant dependence upon agriculture has been reduced and replaced by new markets such as finance and technology. This introduction of new markets has required the introduction of foreign workers with specific skills and specific experience to assist these up-and-coming Australian business sectors.
Contrary to popular belief Australians have always been fairly welcoming to overseas visitors and those looking to relocate to the country with British and Asian visitors amongst the largest non-national groups in Australia.
Looking after Australia
While the immigration visa system can be difficult for those without specific skills or specific experience, once accepted within the country there is a feeling that the government is very much defensive of both Australian nationals and those who have moved to Australia full-time. While other countries around the world seem to bow to immigration trends such as those seen in the UK when Polish and the Romanian workers targeted the country because of these employment position and benefits system, the Australian system is very much different and less forgiving.
The future
Australia has over the last few years repositioned itself in the centre of Australasia with trading partners around the world and an ever-growing presence on the international trade scene. This has attracted more and more overseas investors which has supported and allowed the Australian economy to grow, creating more employment positions and greater wealth to those living in the country.
While Australia may not be the easiest country to gain full-time access to there is no doubt there are substantial benefits for those able to pass the immigration tests and settle in this land of sun, sea and sand.
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A country that cannot compete because they have the wrong people in the upper echelons of power! Who seek to destroy those who can make a big difference to this great country!
The writer of this column about Australia must be on high the last twenty years have seen the rise of the working poor in numbers 500000 people families thrown out of their homes and into caravan parks Long long term unemployed who are still unemployed Australia’s natural wealth going into the pockets of the very few. A Banking system run by fools. Take a look at Australia’s largets Banks they have absolutely no branches outside Australia because they cannot compete. Here any foreign bank is subjected to giving a higher interest rate for borrowers than local banks in order for the Gvt to protect thye bad practices of the local banks, because they might go bankrupt!. How many Australian companies have invested overseas with their local brand name NONE!. Australia is a beautiful Country run by a pack of fools. They seek to destroy natural intelligent talent and further the careers of absolute fools, who drain the system and bring the economy to its knees. RE Australia’s debt situation. One of the worst on the Planet. A country rich in potential that is not utilised but seeks to destroy. Its companies cannot compete overseas because of the fools that run them.
I just hope sooner rather than later Australia comes to its senses and employs highly intelligent people to run every aspect of the country, and rid itselves of the incompetant fools that are running the country now and in the past. Australia has never had an effective leader/GVT apart from Menzies. The country cannot compete on a global scale for the life of them due to the incompetant fools in the echelons of power. So much waste and unecessary despair are caused by these fools to hard working Australians especially from the incompetant and useless Fraser and Howard Gvts. Botched statistics and not reality made up their failed policies. So much natural wealth which belongs to all Australians going into the pockets of a few.