SD67/Tronski - I work in industry rather than in practice (although I am qualified through a chartered institute), and have mainly manufacturing experience (although a good deal of commercial cross-over because of the nature of the business I'm in). My friend was living near Byron while his fiancee (a doctor) was over there - it was a really nice place, but much cheaper than Byron (and better he said). I'll have to find out exactly where. He was renting a beach front town-house with swimming pool access for £700 a month - which sounded very reasonable to me.
I've just ran our details through an agency website, looking to move on a Skilled Visa application - managed to rack up 145 points, which means I pass the first hurdle set at 100 points I thnk. Although I know someone who is applying at the moment, and the formal application is tough I believe.
When I think about, the timing of a move to Oz couldn't be better. We could do it for a year and see if we liked it. If we didn't, it would have been a great experience. If we did, then we would be ready to start a family and settle anyway.
Ripsnort - it would seem Accountancy is on both the Nominated Occupations list and the Occupations in Demand listing for Australian immigration. With yourself in mind, I looked out for BBS post monkeys on there for you, but it seems Australia has filled up its quota for this year.
