1 Climate: The average temperature in Sydney ranges from a pleasant 16 degrees in winter to a sunny 26 degrees in summer.
2 Cost of living: A three-bedroom detached villa with a pool in Brisbane costs the same as a two-bedroom flat in Leith, Edinburgh. Food is also generally much cheaper too.
3 Sport: Australia is probably the most sporty place in the world and children tend to grow up fit and healthy because they do so much of it.
4 Natural wonders: There is the Great Barrier Reef, tropical rain forests, the extraordinary Uluru (Ayers Rock), vast deserts and mountains to ski on.
5 People: They are largely warm, friendly, irreverent of authority and meritocratic.
In fact, according to a survey published yesterday, record numbers of Brits are emigrating to Australia.
The Move Monitor Survey, which was commissioned by the removal firm Pickfords, found a 31 per cent increase in the number of individuals and families who moved to Australia in 2008, compared with 2007. A massive 40,000 Brits moved to Australia in 2007, with about 23,000 saying they were staying permanently.
So is it just the effects of the credit crunch creating this latest wave of British emigration or is there more to it?
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