Aiya, not surprising la. Australia is a very good place to live in, but living cost has risen quite a lot the last few years. Also, young Aussies and Kiwis want to see the world and America opportunity is endless, make sense to move them for a number of years. American has 50+ states to choose from, Australia only a handful. America is the forefront of technology, science & media, Australia's growth is driven by resources and demand from China. America has the world renowed Ivy league universities and hundreds of good universities to choose from, Australia only has truly 8-10 very good universities. American of course win hands down. However, when it comes to economy stablity, unemployment rate, healthcare , lifestyle and crime rate, rich resources - Australia wins now. Australia or US, is still much better than Sillypore!