[benjamincburns]

Lots of people are moving to Australia.

However, one big deterrent is proximity to the rest of the world. If you want to travel home to visit family, or due to an emergency - it's going to cost a lot of money and time.

Because of the distance, the logistics of physically moving there are also that much more difficult.

Then there are the mainstays - cost of living in/around major cities is quite high (though in the ICT sector earning potential is quite good), there are lots of scary critters, etc.