[pantaloons]

As an Australian CS graduate, the best offer I got from an Australian company was less than half the worst BigCo offer in the states. Google might hem and haw about "Australia's future prosperity", but their motives should be clear. More graduates does not a Silicon Valley make.

[taybenlor]

Not sure where you've been looking, I've heard of decent offers in Australia. If you've been applying for corporate IT jobs then no surprise, but you can do well over here.