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Welcome to Wanted Down Under,

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the show that catapults a British family right across

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to the other side of the world to help them

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make the biggest decision of their lives - whether to stay in the UK or to move to Australia.

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Tina Saunders lives with her family in south London.

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Her dream is to move to Australia.

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I've always had in the back of my mind that I would possibly want to go away.

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She's tempted by a brand new start in a beautiful, fairy-tale setting, but not all the family agree.

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Everyone knows that...

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I didn't want to come in the first place.

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The job situation here

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would be the make or break and I don't think he's able to change.

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This week hasn't gone anything like I thought it would.

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It's been a bit of a nightmare, I think.

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The Saunders have a roller-coaster week ahead but will they vote for Australia or will Tina's dreams

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end up in tatters?

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Around 150 people a day migrate to Australia in search of a better life.

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And anyone who's under the age of 45 and on the skill shortage list

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could be heading down under at the head of the queue.

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But for all these families, how hard is the decision, and do they find what they're looking for?

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20 British families have been pushed to breaking point

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as they try out real life down under.

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And after just one week they will have to vote one way or the other.

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Will they stay in the UK or move to Australia?

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Robin and Tina Saunders live in a three-bedroomed terrace

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in the London borough of Sutton with Tina's daughter Lauren and their children -

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three-year-old Jack, and Grace, who's two.

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But they've outgrown their home.

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The energetic youngsters need all the space the Saunders can muster

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and have even relegated Mum and Dad to the box room.

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Me and Rob are in the smallest room, which means we've only got about

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one-and-a-half foot to squeeze down at night to get into bed and I'm right against the wall.

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It's Tina's dream to move to a country where they can afford more space, inside and out.

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And somewhere she can hang up her washing.

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So this is what we are reduced to - having washing and ironing hanging from most places we can find.

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Perhaps Australia would be big enough.

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A laundry room would be just perfect.

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I'd probably stay in there most of the day, just doing my washing. I'd be in my element.

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Moving abroad is something Tina's always dreamt of but is she on a lone mission?

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I've always had in the back of my mind that I would possibly

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want to go away, so that's when I started looking at Australia.

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Basically, I've just been trying to work on Rob, trying to get him round to thinking about going.

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It's been really hard, even discussing it.

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A lot of the time I bring the subject up and he wouldn't want to talk about it.

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Robin and his parents have lived in the area all their lives and he doesn't see the need for change.

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It is a long way. It's not just round the corner.

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And if anything happened to close family, close friends,

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you can't just say, "I'll be there in a couple of hours."

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You're going to be there in 24 hours. It's a long, long way to go.

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Jack will phone and say, "Granddad, I want you to come to my house."

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So yes, and I would miss them.

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-We'll miss them, won't we?

-Terrible.

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12-year-old Lauren would miss her grandmother, whom she lived with until she was six.

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It's in the back of the stitch, babes.

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I would miss her a lot - an awful lot.

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Because...we're very close.

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Basically.

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To lose Lauren, more than myself, probably,

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it's going to be devastating for my mum.

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That's like the difficult burden I'm going to have, really.

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But Lauren still likes the idea of moving.

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I really, really want to go.

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I just really, really want to go, basically.

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Tina's just started a three-year course to be a midwife

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and she's hoping to continue her studies down under.

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That's really important to me, my studies.

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I've wanted to be a midwife for a long time.

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But it's Robin's job as an orthopaedic shoemaker that would

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provide the entrance fees and primary income.

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He's worked in the same job for 25 years.

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It's all Tina's idea.

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None of my idea at all. I don't know anything else.

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This is the job I do.

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Leaving here would be, obviously, hard because I get on with lots of people here.

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He's only been to two job interviews in his life.

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He wrote a CV very recently.

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He just doesn't deviate at all from what he normally does

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and that, I think, is going to be a major problem.

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I like routine but Tina doesn't like routine.

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She likes to change. I like to look for now and just do day-in, day-out.

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He's just stuck in his little rut and I think it's going to be really difficult for him to think

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about trying to get off of that and moving.

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I really can't... I don't know how he's going to manage the change.

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I can't foresee him adapting that well.

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We're going to help the Saunders make a decision by sending them to Brisbane.

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Brisbane is the state capital of Queensland and is on the doorstep

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to some of the most beautiful beaches in the world.

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The Saunders' property budget of £225,000 should get them a nice home if they shop around.

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We found three possible lifestyles for our family, each one offering

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a new way of life for them to try on their budget.

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But which one will be the most suitable?

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First up is life in the city.

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Brisbane's South Bank

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provides barbecues, Splash Parks

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and even a purpose-built beach -

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perfect for families like the Saunders who have energy to burn.

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Robin would enjoy living near to his work

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and he would also be able to match his £25,000 salary.

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But property prices in the centre have boomed in recent years

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and the Saunders would have to make do with even less space

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than they have in the UK.

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This three-bedroomed apartment is on the market for £350,000.

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They'd have to work hard to afford somewhere like this.

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So, very different from their life in the UK.

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But what about the second option?

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The Gold Coast is an hour's drive

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south of Brisbane and renowned

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for sun-kissed beaches.

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The Saunders wouldn't be able to afford a waterfront property,

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which can run into millions, but if they are prepared

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to move inland, they could snap up a three-bedroom house

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within their £225,000 price range.

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However, there wouldn't be work here for Robin,

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so he would have to commute at least an hour into the city.

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That all looks very inviting.

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But what about the third option?

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Queensland's national parks

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are some of the area's hidden gems -

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perfect for families like the Saunders

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who love the outdoor lifestyle.

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Properties in Brisbane's outer suburbs are much cheaper.

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You can also buy a plot here and design your own house.

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So the Saunders could create a home to suit their taste and budget.

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However, Robin would face a 40-minute commute to work.

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Three very different options there, all of them life-changing.

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So where did we decide to send our family?

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We've decided the rural option is the most suitable for the Saunders.

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It will provide them with the larger house they're desperate for,

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within their budget. We've set up some properties for them to look at.

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Wow. This is quite impressive, isn't it?

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And we've arranged a trial day at a job for Robin.

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-Get stuck in.

-OK, then.

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But this trip proves a lot harder than the Saunders ever imagined.

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This is the toughest decision they'll ever have to make.

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Once you're here and the bullet's between the teeth,

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it's really difficult. It's really tough, actually.

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It's a long trip for a family with young children.

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The Saunders' journey covers 10,000 miles between London and Brisbane, and takes 23 hours.

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PILOT RADIO-TALK

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The family touch down at 7.30pm local time.

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It's the furthest they've ever been from home.

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They're excited to have finally made it.

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It's our first time here, yes.

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We looked and we couldn't see obviously because it's night time

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and we could only see the lights, saw the skyscrapers and the river but that was about it.

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Lauren's feeling the effects of the flight.

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Aw, she's tired!

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Oh, bless. See? It's always the teenage ones, isn't it?

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Mum!

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Tina's always been the one driving the move but she's worried about getting cold feet.

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I'll be horrified if I hate it, really.

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That's my worst fear - that I don't like it as much as

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I thought I would - if it's not up to my expectations.

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Robin's very aware of the one thing that could get in the way of everything.

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The job situation, that's a big worry.

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Without a job, then you obviously can't come. Financial-wise.

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If I like it that much and I can't get a job here, then it's a bit of

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a downer then. That's the thing I'm worried about.

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Robin has his family's future in his hands.

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But is he going to embrace the change?

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The Saunders will be able to sample everything that Brisbane has to offer.

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But first, they need to reach their rental accommodation

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to catch up on some sleep.

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They're staying in a single-storey three-bedroomed house

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in a family-friendly northern suburb of Brisbane.

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It should have more than enough space for the kids to run around

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and the master bedroom is a far cry from the box room

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Robin and Tina have at home.

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Whoa!

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Gracie, what d'you think?

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It's already ticking all the right boxes for Tina.

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Definitely bigger than our house. I like this open-plan thing, which is what we wanted.

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Lauren's room! Oh!

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Lauren's got a double bed.

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Come on then, oh!

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The children are making themselves at home and are loving

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the spacious interior, which they don't have in their house in the UK.

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Look, Gracie's sorted herself out.

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JACK LAUGHS

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All right, Jack?

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This is why we have to go out and do stuff.

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-We want a bigger garden...

-You can't keep them indoors.

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You can see how they run around all day.

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You have to chase them all day - you can't have things out on the side.

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They just love to do stuff.

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But Tina's already thinking what might go wrong.

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I'm expecting him not to like his job.

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I don't think he'll like his job.

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Even if they offer twice the money for half the amount of hours,

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he won't like it because he doesn't do change.

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And, so, that's been my concern. And I think it's his concern.

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Robin is becoming aware of the significance of the potential move.

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Tomorrow, it'll probably really hit home that you are that far away

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-and it could be life-changing, couldn't it, for us?

-Yeah, yeah.

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I didn't think we'd ever get here. Now we are, that's quite shocked me.

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It's a bit overwhelming in the sense that we've finally made it here.

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For me, anyway, because I'm the one always going on about it.

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Will Tina's dreams come true?

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In the UK, the Saunders live in a small terraced house in south London.

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The two youngsters have already forced Robin and Tina into the smallest room,

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but they can't afford properties in the area with more bedrooms and space to hang the laundry.

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They want to buy a four-bedroomed house in Australia and have a budget of up to £225,000.

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They hope they'll be able to afford space for all their washing.

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We've arranged some viewings in the suburb of Springfield.

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Property one is a four-bedroom house on the market for about £195,000,

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which is well below their budget.

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It's owned by British expats, Fran and Martin Dicks.

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Straight into the kitchen.

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-The whole thing's open-plan here, isn't it?

-Yes.

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You can see the kids the whole time and you can still entertain and see everybody all the way round.

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That's pretty cool.

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But the best is yet to come.

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Oh...!

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Mummy's excited.

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A laundry room.

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It's probably about as big as our kitchen.

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Look! This is the main room.

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-Look. Look, Jack.

-Walk-in wardrobe.

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-Put all your clothes in there.

-It's big, isn't it?

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It's just handy to have an extra toilet and stuff.

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I like that as well, where you can just go out onto the patio.

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You'd have to keep your room very tidy

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because when you have visitors, they can look straight in.

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Tina knows what she wants from a house.

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I like that because I can get my nice clippy hangers for the trousers.

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This lady's good, she's got matching hangers - they're all wooden.

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-I'm sad, I know, with the hangers, I know.

-No, it's nice.

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I like the idea of it being new, no work to do.

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To be honest with you, yes, I do. You can come in here, and all you

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-can do, quickly, looking round, is paint.

-It's strange as well.

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There's loads of angles going on.

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We're so used to square rooms, rectangular rooms. And it's all so angular.

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That puts me off though.

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You don't like the angles?

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It's just...it messes up your brain.

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I look in here and I'm seeing a room, and I'll look in here and I'm seeing another room.

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I'm looking there and I'm seeing outside and I'm looking there,

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and I'm seeing outside.

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Apart from Lauren's angular headache, even this low-end property seems to be a hit.

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But Tina's already thinking about her family back home

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and takes the opportunity to ask Fran how she coped with the move.

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We came here 23 years ago with four kids - two, four, six and eight.

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And my dad said to me, "You're only a plane ride away."

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And he never did that kangaroo hop. He actually died when he was 60.

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Did you have any regrets about that?

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Yes, it was hard.

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We have concerns. It's a long way.

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It is a heck of a long way but...yeah.

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-It's worth it, because of the lifestyle.

-Thank you. Bye-bye.

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It looks like Robin and Tina have already made friends.

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But it's time to head round the corner to property number two.

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The second house is in the newer end of Springfield

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and offers more salubrious living.

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Estate agent Paula McKee is keen to show it off.

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Welcome to 11 Neptune Street, Springfield Lakes.

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This is a four-bedroomed property, two bathrooms, en suite,

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it has ducted zoned air-conditioning, guys,

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and that offers temperature controlled heating and cooling, OK?

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-So if you'd like to come on through...

-All right, then!

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It's on the market for £235,000.

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It's just over their budget

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but is it the kind of house they're looking for?

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It's so weird. I can't get my head round it.

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Having a bedroom. As soon as you walk in, there's like, a bedroom.

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Wow! This is pretty impressive.

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-Nice big cooker for you, Robs.

-Lovely big kitchen.

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-This is really big, isn't it?

-This is really nice.

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First impressions are good but what about that all-important laundry room?

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Seriously, look at the size of this! It's massive.

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Jack hasn't spotted this one, has he?

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It's just weird, there's like loads of things that I can't get used to.

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Like having a bedroom as soon as you come in the front door.

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And fences outside.

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And, yeah, there's a couple of things that

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are a bit strange, aren't they? Very Australian.

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What's that?

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That's your dinosaurs!

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Yep, Gracie's sorted...

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The kids are getting into the swing of things

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but is there enough space to play outside?

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-They'd like that.

-Yeah. It kind of is a bit too small, though.

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I know they have got toys but it's a grown-up's house, isn't it?

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Despite the luxurious finish, Robin has reservations about the garden.

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I wouldn't really call it a garden. More like a backyard to be honest.

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I'm being honest!

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I know. This is a wow factor house. You come in and you're like, whoa!

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But would we buy it? No, it wouldn't.

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It's got a four-person Jacuzzi in the garden!

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I'd rather have a bigger garden than a Jacuzzi.

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The front garden's quite big.

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But they can't play out the front.

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They'll get run over.

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-Put a fence up.

-Lauren, you'll live where we tell you to live.

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The Saunders have only seen two properties and already, tempers are frayed.

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Hi, so what did you think, guys?

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-We love the house.

-Lovely house.

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But we think the outside space is a bit small.

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Lets it down. Yeah.

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You will find with most of the properties in Springfield Lakes,

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you'll find smaller yards and then they built all the parkland

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and things for the families.

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You spend more time not staying in, really.

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You mowing the lawn and all that - you go where everyone else is,

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and they've got barbecue areas there, and it just saves you having to mow it.

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If we haven't got the big yard, as you called it,

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we'll have to take the kids down to the park

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and then maybe we'd meet people and make friends.

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I suppose we're not used to going to the park and socialising.

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We like to invite people round and socialise in our garden.

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You could make the house slightly smaller this way and not so long and maybe a bigger back garden.

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Then I'd be well happy.

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Robin's still hung up on the garden.

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If they're going to find a property that suits them all,

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perhaps the only thing to do is design one themselves.

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Springfield offers people the chance to buy a plot of land

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and design a house to go on it, so you can create something for yourself.

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We took the Saunders to an example of this.

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A four-bedroomed property in the newest area of Springfield Lakes.

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Wow. This is quite impressive, isn't it?

1:13:431:13:45

I like this. This is fantastic.

1:13:461:13:49

-Look how big this is.

-I could chill out so much, I would be...

1:13:491:13:52

This is as big as the second house

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but because it's laid out at a different angle, it seems bigger.

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Tina can't wait to check out the home's most important feature.

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Oh! Laundry room!

1:14:061:14:07

-A laundry room with...

-If you spilled water...

1:14:071:14:12

-That's a bit posh for a laundry room.

-It's got patio doors!

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-I've even got a washing line.

-It's a bit posh for a laundry room.

1:14:151:14:18

We could put the visitors in here.

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And on to the master bedroom.

1:14:211:14:23

-This is nice, isn't it?

-I like the windows.

1:14:231:14:26

It's really weird because it's dark.

1:14:261:14:28

You wouldn't choose this colour. But it looks quite nice.

1:14:281:14:31

I like it. I really like it.

1:14:311:14:33

Because we don't do dark colours. But it looks nice.

1:14:331:14:36

Look at the size of the shower!

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We've got to have a go. Oh!

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That's too big. Who needs a shower that big?

1:14:421:14:45

Well, you know. Save water. Everyone can shower together!

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At a price of £270,000, this property is over their budget,

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but the Saunders could always design something more affordable.

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You get to change everything. You can have less living space, more garden.

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This is a big size of a plot. Or you can shrink it.

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And obviously that changes the price.

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So it can be cheaper, if you have less build.

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With a bit bigger land and a bit bigger garden, this would suit me down to the ground.

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Robin's impressed with the property but is it enough to sway him?

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He can see the benefits now and the fact that there's no DIY to do

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is my key selling point to him, I think.

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Will he vote for coming to Australia?

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I'm still not convinced.

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Lauren is coming.

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-Lauren's coming, whether we're all coming or not, aren't you, Lauren?

-I'm staying.

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Robin and Tina have seen three very different properties.

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On the whole, they have been impressed with what they might be able to afford.

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Robin's never looked at moving beyond south London before

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and his eyes have been opened by the opportunities in Australia.

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Good day. Changed my mind a bit. Seen a few things that have changed my mind.

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The third option was definitely the best.

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I'd never thought about that, new-build, so that's thrown me.

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But Tina's expectations are high and even though she loves the houses,

1:16:131:16:19

she's torn about the area itself.

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I feel a bit like in a Disney studio

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kind of thing going on.

1:16:251:16:27

It's all laid out a bit nice and you can imagine them doing

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Desperate Housewives or something in this road.

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It's all a bit too nice, really.

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And it's almost a bit fake, it's bizarre.

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I can't quite get my head around it.

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So, will they agree when it comes to the vote?

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Now's the time to vote on the housing.

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Are we going home or are we going to Australia?

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Ready, steady, go.

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-Australia!

-Australia!

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Well, the property was a hit.

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But it's Robin's job that's key to making this move happen.

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If he doesn't like what's on offer in Australia, then the Saunders family are staying at home.

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Back in the UK, Robin earns £25,000 a year as an orthopaedic shoemaker.

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But he's only ever had one job.

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In Australia, we've set up a trial day with a family-run orthopaedics company. The boss is Brad George.

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We've got a very happy team.

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We enjoy each other's company.

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Robin, if you make it, give us a call, and we'll catch up.

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Robin's on his way to meet Brad but with his highly specific skills, he has no idea what to expect.

1:17:411:17:48

It's a bit of an unknown for me.

1:17:481:17:50

I'm nervous for two reasons.

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I don't want to get there - because I know that I can do my job -

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I don't want to get there and look a complete fool

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because I don't know what I'm doing.

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On the other hand, I don't want to get there and think, "This is too easy for me,"

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and then feel a bit big-headed. I'm really nervous. Really worried.

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Tina's aware how much this means to the whole family.

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It is make-or-break for him, really.

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If the job is not good and he doesn't like the people and he's got a bad vibe, that would be it.

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If the work doesn't go good today then we can't come anyway.

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I've been in my job now 25 years last week.

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I like it. I like the people there more than the job.

1:18:251:18:28

I socialise with a lot of people.

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It's only a small firm. Because I'm such a long way away from home

1:18:301:18:34

it would make a big difference if I don't get on with anybody.

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This Australian company specialises in medical braces and footwear.

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Robin would be on a salary of around £25,000, similar to what he gets back home,

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but this is the only company of its kind in the whole of southern Queensland.

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If Robin does not fit in here, there really is nowhere else.

1:18:581:19:01

Robin, welcome to Australia, and GB Orthopaedics, I'll show you through.

1:19:011:19:05

Thank you very much.

1:19:051:19:06

Brad is keen to assess Robin's skills.

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Today, we'd like to take you through our facility

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and see if you can do some of the stuff that we do here.

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I see you've come prepared.

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I wasn't sure what to bring so I brought a couple of knives

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because you get used to your own things...

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-Absolutely. Let's get stuck in.

-OK then.

1:19:201:19:22

-This is Andrew.

-How are you, mate?

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Robin. I will leave you in Andrew's capable hands.

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-Thanks very much.

-OK. Pleasure.

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Are you OK with lasting the shoe?

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-Yes, yes.

-There we are. The bench is yours.

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Robin's going to have a go at lasting a shoe -

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that's moulding the leather upper onto the insole,

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but will his skills be up to Aussie standards?

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-I'll leave you to it.

-OK.

1:19:461:19:47

I'll be back.

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Already, he's noticing the small differences with work back home.

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They tend to do it up on the bench there,

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which is something I've not done before.

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I've seen it done before but the person that showed me

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was like a really old shoemaker.

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We tend to do it in our hands, sitting at a bench, which is a lot lower than here.

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It's the same principle but slightly different technique.

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As Robin attempts to impress the boss with his up-to-the-minute techniques,

1:20:141:20:18

Tina's trying to forget her concerns by taking the children out in Brisbane's New Farm area.

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Lauren's buying a present for her nan, who will think of anything to keep them in the UK.

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She's like, "You shouldn't go to Australia. You shouldn't go and stay because it's so dangerous."

1:20:311:20:36

My mum's still not very keen on us coming.

1:20:361:20:39

I think she's trying to... That was the other one.

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Box jellyfish. Don't go in the sea because the box jellyfish will sting you.

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Like Dame Edna Everage.

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Tina's increasingly concerned that Robin will find it hard to commit to a move.

1:20:541:20:59

He just doesn't do change, you know, he just doesn't do it, so I don't know how he's going to get on.

1:20:591:21:05

I'm really... This is our stressful moment because I don't think he's going to like it.

1:21:051:21:11

Whatever the job is, whatever they're like, whatever the pay is,

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he's still going to say, I don't like it, it's not for me.

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But before he can decide, Robin's first got to impress his boss.

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How you going with it, Rob?

1:21:261:21:27

Hopefully OK. I've just done it the way I'd do it, we do at home.

1:21:271:21:32

You'll probably undo it all and do it again,

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but that's how we would do it at home, but it's obviously

1:21:341:21:38

slightly different from what you're used to, so...

1:21:381:21:40

That's pretty good, eh?

1:21:401:21:42

-Beautiful.

-Slightly different, but...

1:21:421:21:44

Looking good. Very nice job. Done very well.

1:21:441:21:47

He seems to have passed the test but will he fit into the team?

1:21:471:21:51

This is our plaster room. I'll just leave you with Gary.

1:21:521:21:56

-I'm sure you'll pick up some good traits.

-OK, thank you.

-I'll come back.

1:21:561:21:59

Hi, Gary. Robin. Nice to meet you.

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Robin suffers from a fear of spiders and the team here just might have got wind of it.

1:22:021:22:07

If you wouldn't mind just going over there, getting enough plaster in the bin.

1:22:071:22:12

OK, then.

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This much?

1:22:141:22:16

A bit more. A bit more.

1:22:161:22:19

Watch out for that thing there.

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Yeah, you're funny(!)

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Yeah, you BLEEP.

1:22:261:22:28

-I wasn't going to say anything!

-We just had a little joke there with Robin that's backfired on us.

1:22:281:22:35

OK, that's fine, I just thought, I won't say nothing.

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It's called initiation...

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-That's all right.

-..in the Australia way of life!

1:22:401:22:43

-Sorry about that, Rob.

-It's all right.

1:22:441:22:47

Thank you. Yes, lovely. I don't want to hold that one too long.

1:22:471:22:50

Yeah, they're worse in my workplace because they'd put a real one on my bench.

1:22:501:22:55

Robin seems to be settling in just fine.

1:22:551:22:58

-So, what's it like, to work here?

-We all go on camping trips together,

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do different things together.

1:23:021:23:04

-OK. There's plenty of banter going round.

-Oh, yeah, yeah.

1:23:041:23:07

After the stress of worrying about the job, it seems the day couldn't have gone better.

1:23:071:23:13

I think you did exceptionally well here today.

1:23:131:23:15

Learned some new things as well.

1:23:151:23:18

There's a possibility of a job if you get your visa and come back.

1:23:181:23:20

-Definitely look me up.

-OK, will do.

1:23:201:23:22

Thank you. All the best. Thank you very much. Cheers. Thank you.

1:23:221:23:26

But it all means Robin has a lot to think about.

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It's not a decision to make lightly.

1:23:291:23:31

I really need to talk to Tina and tell her how I feel and how I got on today.

1:23:311:23:34

It's not easy. It's a big, major thing to leave, you know, a permanent job that's

1:23:341:23:39

secure, basically, because I've been there for so long.

1:23:391:23:42

He won't come back and say he likes it.

1:23:421:23:44

He might say there's like a little bit that he likes but he won't say,

1:23:441:23:47

"I like that job, I'm going to work there, that's it, we are coming to Australia." It won't happen.

1:23:471:23:52

I'm convinced it won't happen.

1:23:521:23:54

Do you want to do this now?

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No... I can't.

1:23:571:24:00

I want to talk to Tina first.

1:24:051:24:07

Robin's job is really important to him because it's not just work.

1:24:121:24:17

It's his friends, his life.

1:24:171:24:20

You can't imagine him going anywhere else.

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The job situation for him would be make-or-break,

1:24:221:24:27

and I just don't think that he's able to change.

1:24:271:24:30

I can't do this.

1:24:311:24:33

I was very emotional...because it could potentially lead to us

1:24:411:24:45

coming here, leaving everybody, leaving everything.

1:24:451:24:49

I didn't think I'd be like this but I am now.

1:24:491:24:53

Robin knows his decision may change his family's destiny

1:24:531:24:57

but he's ready to vote.

1:24:571:24:59

It's been a very emotional day today. Very nervous this morning.

1:24:591:25:02

Had a great time this afternoon with everybody.

1:25:021:25:05

It's bigger than I thought this would be. This is quite a hard decision

1:25:051:25:08

but I think I need to make the right decision for me and my family,

1:25:081:25:12

so I'm going to vote Australia.

1:25:121:25:13

-Daddy's home!

-Hiya, Jack!

1:25:161:25:18

Daddy!

1:25:211:25:23

So how is Tina going to react to Robin's monumental decision?

1:25:231:25:27

-It was all right.

-It was all right?

1:25:271:25:30

No, it was good. I was really nervous but it was good.

1:25:301:25:33

They go camping together. It's really sociable.

1:25:331:25:37

Not only do they socialise but they do things we do - go camping.

1:25:371:25:41

That's quite shocking.

1:25:411:25:43

Most of the people that work there, families as well - they take family and children.

1:25:431:25:47

-Daddy! Daddy! Daddy!

-I voted Australia.

1:25:471:25:50

Did you?! No!

1:25:501:25:53

I did! Cos it's so much like our firm.

1:25:541:25:58

It's gone well for him.

1:25:581:25:59

I take it all back because I said I didn't think he'd vote for Australia.

1:25:591:26:04

I think he'll probably vote to stay in Australia now, even though

1:26:061:26:10

two years ago, he wouldn't even discuss the subject.

1:26:101:26:14

Transfixed by a dream life down under, Tina Saunders was always desperate to emigrate.

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But she feared husband Robin would thwart her plans.

1:26:271:26:31

I like routine. Tina doesn't like routine. She likes a change.

1:26:311:26:34

I don't know how he's going to manage.

1:26:341:26:37

But to everyone's shock, he enjoyed his work day and voted...

1:26:371:26:41

Australia.

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But, when Tina faces up to harsh financial realities...

1:26:431:26:46

and hears heart-breaking messages from her mum...

1:26:461:26:50

I'm abandoning my only living parent. That's a tough decision.

1:26:501:26:54

Will she be the one to crumble under the pressure?

1:26:541:26:57

For me, the person who wanted to come here is now thinking maybe not.

1:26:571:27:00

It wasn't down to me, it was down to Tina, but now I think she's feeling guilty that I've got here

1:27:001:27:04

and I quite like it, and she's having second thoughts.

1:27:041:27:06

Once you're here and the bullet's between the teeth, it's really difficult.

1:27:061:27:10

It's really tough actually.

1:27:101:27:12

Robin may have been won over by the job but whether they can afford their dream home

1:27:161:27:21

will depend on the price they can get for their house in the UK.

1:27:211:27:25

Robin and Tina's home is a three-bedroom terrace

1:27:251:27:29

which they bought in 2002 for £137,000.

1:27:291:27:33

They think it's worth a lot more now, so we sent in

1:27:331:27:35

two estate agents to give them an up-to-date valuation.

1:27:351:27:41

Oh, dear. There's our house.

1:27:411:27:43

Double-glazed windows.

1:27:481:27:51

Had a few kids.

1:27:511:27:53

Needs tidying up a little bit.

1:27:531:27:56

Good-sized garden.

1:27:561:27:58

Decking, lawn, flowerbeds, fencing to the side and rear. Great.

1:27:581:28:02

Again needs general tidying up.

1:28:021:28:05

There's too much stuff to tidy up!

1:28:051:28:08

OK, kitchen units, narrow galley.

1:28:101:28:13

Sometimes they come up a bit small to people's liking.

1:28:131:28:17

Bog-standard for this type of house.

1:28:171:28:20

Front bedroom - if this turns out to be the largest, which it is -

1:28:261:28:30

the kids' bedroom. Nice fireplace.

1:28:301:28:33

Shame they've painted it, but...

1:28:331:28:35

It's to blend in with the sand.

1:28:371:28:40

You're going to get first-time buyers and people looking for a family home.

1:28:401:28:45

For a quick sale, if you were to put it on at 195,

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you could quite easily achieve 190.

1:28:471:28:49

That's quite good. Quick sale, 195.

1:28:491:28:51

-Yeah.

-More than we paid for it.

1:28:511:28:54

They look a little disappointed but there may be worse to come.

1:28:541:28:59

If a really quick sale was required,

1:28:591:29:02

then I'd put the property on at around 180.

1:29:021:29:05

Then people tend to know exactly what your bottom line is.

1:29:051:29:09

That's a lot less than they'd hoped.

1:29:091:29:11

She doesn't know what she's talking about.

1:29:111:29:14

Bit bizarre, that one.

1:29:141:29:16

Robin and Tina just don't want to face up to how much their house

1:29:161:29:19

may have depreciated but, with Australian house prices

1:29:191:29:22

relatively buoyant, it's certainly made them contemplate the reality of moving.

1:29:221:29:28

You don't come to Australia, sell your house, get a house over here for £100,000.

1:29:281:29:31

It's not going to happen. If that's what people are thinking, the bubble's burst on that one.

1:29:311:29:36

But seeing what they could aspire to down under

1:29:361:29:39

has really whet their appetite.

1:29:391:29:41

Looking at the houses we've seen, and looking at that, it just puts it so much into perspective.

1:29:411:29:49

We're looking at it now and it's just pretty awful really.

1:29:491:29:53

Do we have to go home to it? Can we stay here?

1:29:531:29:56

Don't want to go back to that!

1:29:561:29:58

If they really want to stay in Australia, the Saunders family will

1:29:581:30:02

need to take a closer look at their finances to see if they can afford to make the move at all.

1:30:021:30:08

Let's have a look in here, then.

1:30:081:30:12

We've prepared a breakdown of their potential Australian expenses

1:30:121:30:16

to help them work out if they can afford to live there.

1:30:161:30:19

I'll get the calculator.

1:30:191:30:21

The one cost we haven't got in England is air conditioning.

1:30:231:30:28

If you have a big house and it's £400 a month

1:30:281:30:30

for air conditioning, that's loads of money.

1:30:301:30:32

That's like our food bill, pretty much.

1:30:321:30:34

The price of keeping cool is just one thing they didn't expect.

1:30:361:30:40

Even the weekly grocery shop has some surprises.

1:30:401:30:44

Let's have a look at this. Radish is like three times the amount. Oh, gosh.

1:30:441:30:49

I'll have to give up my salmon.

1:30:491:30:51

Double. 75% more or something.

1:30:511:30:56

So, fruit and veg, meat, fish - these are all more expensive.

1:30:591:31:03

Groceries, 104 a month.

1:31:031:31:06

Hang on. That's another £1,248 a year, just on food!

1:31:061:31:13

The idea of Tina living without some of her luxuries is giving her second thoughts.

1:31:131:31:18

I'm feeling a bit overwhelmed.

1:31:181:31:20

It was all going really well until we started looking at this.

1:31:201:31:24

Looking at this list, Grace can't have any more nappies.

1:31:241:31:28

And you can't do no washing!

1:31:281:31:30

-It's going well so far!

-No nappies and no washing.

1:31:301:31:33

New life in Australia - poor child will be wetting herself but I can't wash her clothes. You're so funny!

1:31:331:31:39

It's good to sit down and do it, otherwise you just come out here and think, "It'll be fine.

1:31:391:31:44

"Everything will be the same," and it's not. Wow!

1:31:441:31:48

In the final reckoning,

1:31:481:31:50

will a move down under make them better or worse off?

1:31:501:31:53

Basically we'd be £5,330 worse off in Australia

1:31:531:31:59

than we currently are in the UK.

1:31:591:32:03

In the UK, we have £5,998 spare every year after everything.

1:32:031:32:10

Over here, we'd be in the red £332.

1:32:101:32:12

And it all has some worrying consequences.

1:32:121:32:15

That would mean no studying for me.

1:32:151:32:19

I'd need to work basically full-time or more hours to make up that difference.

1:32:211:32:27

-That would be the give.

-That's quite a big, major thing.

1:32:271:32:30

For me, it is, because... I couldn't study here, really.

1:32:301:32:38

I couldn't do my degree.

1:32:381:32:40

The Saunders' finances could really jeopardise their move down under,

1:32:431:32:48

but they're not giving up that easily.

1:32:481:32:51

They came to Australia for the outdoor lifestyle

1:32:511:32:54

and they're not leaving until they've tried it.

1:32:541:32:57

Back home, Robin and Tina love being active

1:32:571:33:00

but the great British weather makes getting outside a rare luxury.

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We do a lot of outdoor stuff.

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We go camping and cycling but last year, we could hardly

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go away because the weather was just too bad.

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We like to go outside and do stuff.

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We think if we went to somewhere like that where we could go outside

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it wouldn't be so stressful being indoors all the time.

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It's not good for them to be cooped up indoors all day long.

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So now they're down under, we're taking them to get a taste of the real Australian bush.

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They're going camping in Lamington National Park, an hour and-a-half south of Brisbane.

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National parkland is one of Australia's best-kept secrets.

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A whopping 21% of Australia's total land area is forest, home to

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more than 2,800 native species,

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so places to see the country's flora and fauna aren't hard to find.

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There are over 2,000 national parks in Australia

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and many of them are in Queensland.

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Lamington National Park is the largest area of sub-tropical

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rainforest left in Australia, so it's a very special place.

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It's got fantastic scenery and on a winter's day like this,

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it couldn't be better. It's just absolutely perfect.

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What sort of things might you expect to see and do when you're out in the bush?

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There are 160 kilometres of walking tracks out here.

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You can go to all the main features.

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There are waterfalls, cliffs, fantastic views and, of course, magnificent forest.

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If you're thinking of an overnight stay in a national park, it's wise to plan ahead.

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Some camping spots need to be booked as much as a year in advance. But it does have its benefits.

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Once you're there, there aren't a lot of people, because the booking system is to restrict the numbers.

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They're wonderful places to go and you're not overcrowded,

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and you can just get out and enjoy the serenity and peace and the beauty of the park.

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This kind of outdoor adventure could be right up the Saunders' street.

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So, what do they think?

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Here, it's a whole adventure.

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There's trails and wildlife to see.

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It's wild, it's the middle of nowhere. There's hardly anyone here.

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It's way better.

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I love it.

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It's getting late. So, Rachel Allen from Binna Burra Lodge shows them to their luxurious accommodation.

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Follow me and I'll show you down to your tents.

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-Have you been here before?

-No.

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This is your safari tent.

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There are beds in here for everybody.

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You can choose one of your own bunk beds.

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You've got all of your bedding there, duvets and sheets and blankets. You should be warm enough.

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It's winter, so there won't be any snakes or anything.

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They're all hibernating. You don't have to be scared of anything.

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-See ya!

-Bye-bye.

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It's like a tent, it's got wooden poles.

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Ours has got fibreglass or aluminium poles.

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As the sun goes down, the Saunders attempt to settle in to their new home.

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But, it's a lot less luxurious than they're used to.

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When it's dark here, it's dark.

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There's no lighting anywhere. It's really out in the outback, if you like.

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It's in the middle of nowhere.

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Freezing!

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-You a bit chilly?

-No, I'm freezing!

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It's definitely a little bit chilly this evening. I have a few reservations about sleeping here...

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in the cold.

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CRYING

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Their Australian outback dream is starting to turn into a nightmare.

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Tina decides enough is enough, and the family retreat from under canvas.

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They relocate to a carpeted lodge with heating.

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I'm just feeling a bit stressed at the moment, because I got

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really cold and we had to kind of abandon the camping element.

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Which, we do back home and really look forward to,

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and I'm really disappointed.

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We've got a nice room and it's lovely, but...

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It's not actually what I wanted to do today, to try out what life would be like in Australia.

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Tina is in a reflective mood.

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She's started to think that the move down under won't get her everything she wants.

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If we come here now, I pretty much don't get to do my degree, finish my degree. So...

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Basically, I think, I don't want to come right now.

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That's how it's panning out for me.

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For me, the person who wanted to come here is now thinking maybe not at the moment, because of myself.

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Which is a bit of a...

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You know, if everyone wants to come and it's only me...

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That's it. I don't know.

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The Saunders are still getting to grips with the rigours of camping Aussie style.

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If they want to emigrate, they'll need a close circle of friends to give them encouragement and advice.

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We have arranged for them to meet hardened ramblers and campers, Pete and Deborah Easton.

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Lauren is quick to make friends with their son Matthew and his friend

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Jared, as they gear up to try the ultimate Aussie adrenalin rush - the Flying Fox.

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-Are you ready for this?

-Yeah.

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I'm going to start organising people.

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It looks fun. It's like something out of Jurassic Park a bit.

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ALL: Three, two, one...go!

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I love it when they disappear into the trees, never to be seen again.

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Lauren is having a whale of a time, and it gives Robin and Tina

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a chance to quiz Pete and Deborah about camping in Australia.

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The thing about Australia is that you've such a diversity of places to go camping.

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We're going to Carnarvon next holidays, which is like an oasis in the middle of the desert.

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-How long does that take?

-12 hours.

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12 hours! In a car, to go camping.

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That's a bit far for us.

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Five is bad enough.

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You can drive one side of Europe to the other in 12 hours, you guys.

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12 hours is just...

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The size of the outback is still a culture shock for Robin and Tina.

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At last, they get a chance to enjoy a few beers round a camp fire with their new friends.

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-I brought you a beer.

-Thank you very much.

-No worries.

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It's an old Australian custom!

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I like it already.

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Robin seems to be getting into things at last.

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This is great. This is lovely to sit outside.

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-Couldn't get this in England.

-No.

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Most UK camp sites, you're not allowed to have fires

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because it's too confined. You'd set the whole tent on fire.

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This is a complete change for us.

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The British like a little bit of uniformity.

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Here it's more random and seems a bit more back to nature.

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After worrying about leaving his friends from home, Robin's eyes are being opened to new possibilities.

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It's great to meet someone on one day I get on so well with.

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You were really friendly. You don't really get that in England. You get a lot of grumpy people in England.

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Yeah, fitting in would probably be easier than I'd anticipated.

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The pull of home is ever present. So, how will they vote?

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It's a bit of a toughie, really, because you can't just up and leave everybody.

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Clearly, that's what we'd have to do, so it's going to be down to the wire I think for me on this one.

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This is quite a hard vote, this one.

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This basically means that we stay at home with our old friends,

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or do we take the chance to come here and make new friends?

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So, are we ready, family?

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OK, ready, steady, vote!

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-UK.

-Australia!

-UK.

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Why Australia?

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-Because I don't mind dumping my old friends and making new friends.

-That's nice(!)

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-So, you're not bothered at all?

-No, not bothered.

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It's Australia all the way.

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Tina and Robin are still undecided about their move down under.

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Will hearing messages from friends and family help them reach that final decision?

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Or will it make things tougher?

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Hi, Robin and Tina, Lauren and the little ones.

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Hi, Rob and Tina, kids, hope you're well.

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Hope you're having a really good time and really enjoying it,

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and you're down on the beach having good fun.

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Tina's hard-working.

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She likes to go to work, I think.

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Everybody has got to work too hard to gain anything.

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Robert is definitely a family man, definitely.

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He'd do it for the kids, really.

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..He just loves his children. Loves Tina, Lauren.

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Yes, he's got a nice way of being a dad.

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He's settled down, he's taken Lauren under his wing.

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He's two young children.

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I think, really, it's a great opportunity.

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I just hope there aren't too many big spiders there.

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LAUGHTER

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Lauren and I are particularly close as grandparent and granddaughter.

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More so than probably normally would be.

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She lived here for over five years. And...

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it was one big happy family!

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If you could call it that!

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Jack's scatty and looking for granddad all the time.

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He's always on the phone to me.

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"Come to my house, Granddad."

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Or, "Can I come to your house?"

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It's always Jack and Granddad.

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Obviously, if they go, I'll miss them like hell.

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I can't just pop round when I need to.

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It's a long way to go.

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We won't stand in their way, if they want to do it.

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We'll miss them, there's no doubt about it.

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Perhaps not going to their first day at school and picking them up.

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That will be hard.

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-You'd just have to save your pennies and go over.

-Yes.

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That will be hard, but...

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No...they still need to do what they need to do.

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I'm going to miss them.

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You can't let that influence their decision, can you?

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You've got to do what you've got to do.

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I'd miss them, obviously. But they could always come visit.

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-They're only a plane flight away.

-Your nan says she'd never get an aeroplane

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to go to Spain for two hours.

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Even though she missed you, or Jack and Grace and Tina,

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as much as she's going to,

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she'd never jump on an airplane. You have to accept that.

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-She'd never get on an aeroplane.

-She loves having the kids round.

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I pop in a lot and I take it to whatever, places.

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So...I'm abandoning my only living parent.

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That's a tough decision.

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I think my mum is thinking, "I've got to say this but I don't mean it."

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I don't know if that's true or not, but that's the impression I got - that she wanted us to try.

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Deep down, she doesn't.

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It doesn't matter what they've said, really.

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They're mouthing the right stuff, like, "You should go if you want."

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Clearly, you can see that's not probably what they're thinking.

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In a way, it's a message - verbally, one thing, but actually seeing them, you're getting a whole different

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set of signs.

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I'm the person who said, "Come out."

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It was all me. Rob wasn't interested.

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And, for lots of reasons, I'm weighing it up...trying to weigh it up more methodically.

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I have a lot of reasons that I'm doubtful.

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Everyone knows that it wasn't to do with me - I didn't want to come in the first place.

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I've come now, I've changed my mind a bit. I've changed my mind a lot.

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You wanted to come, I didn't.

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Now, it's kind of changed, you're not so sure. I'm a bit more.

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If one of us picks England, we can't go.

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And then I'm going to feel angry with the person who picks England.

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I keep changing backwards and forwards. I didn't want to come.

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Now I have come, I think it's great.

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We could make a life for ourselves here, I think, if we really tried hard enough.

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Yeah.

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I was the one that wasn't interested in coming.

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I think now I've got here, I don't know. That's really upsetting.

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Seeing their loved ones back home has forced the Saunders

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to rethink their position yet again.

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Their week in Australia really has been full of ups and downs.

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Tina Saunders was always desperate to emigrate to Australia.

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I'd always had it in the back of my mind, I'd possibly want to go away.

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She imagined a brand new start in a fantasy setting,

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with the ultimate washing facilities.

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But husband Robin wasn't convinced.

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I like routine. Tina doesn't like routine. She likes to change.

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I can't foresee him adapting...

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Robin was inspired by the lavish Australian properties.

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I like this. This is fantastic.

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After an emotional day at work, he shocked everyone by voting for...

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Australia.

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But, revelations about the high cost of living had drastic consequences for Tina.

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We're £332 in the red.

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I'd need to work basically full-time.

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I couldn't do my degree.

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And with her dreams turning sour, Tina is going off the whole enterprise.

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For me, the person who wanted to come here is now thinking maybe not.

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Daughter Lauren has always wanted to come, but with her mum backtracking, her future hangs in the balance.

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I really, really want to move over here.

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I just kind of hope my parents say, "yes".

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Can Robin take charge and pull his family together?

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Hello, fish.

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You can't get in, you'll get wet!

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It's the end of the week, and there has been a complete role reversal.

1:47:491:47:53

It's not Robin but Tina who has her doubts.

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This week hasn't gone anything like I thought it was going to go,

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because I thought we'd come here, it would be fabulous and an easy decision.

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It is fabulous but it's not an easy decision.

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I've had a great time. There's more highs than lows.

1:48:071:48:09

There's hardly any lows for me. I've had a great time.

1:48:091:48:11

I've seen things I never knew anything about. Met some lovely people.

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For me now, it's been a bit of a nightmare, really, I think.

1:48:151:48:19

Personally, it's been quite stressful.

1:48:191:48:23

Now she's feeling, because I like it, she might just go along with it.

1:48:231:48:26

I don't want her to do that. I want her to want to come.

1:48:261:48:28

Personally, I'm struggling, quite big time.

1:48:281:48:31

But then, my family seem pretty happy here. Personally, for me,

1:48:311:48:36

it's a tough one, actually.

1:48:361:48:38

Is there a dinosaur in there? OK...

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Robin's been on an empowering journey of self-discovery,

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and is even ready to leave the job he loves.

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I've been there over half my life. I've never known anything else.

1:48:481:48:52

I know everybody there - it's part of me.

1:48:521:48:55

It would be the end of a chapter in my life,

1:48:551:48:57

and it's been a big part of my life, all of my working life.

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But it's not the end of the world.

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I didn't think I'd say that

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but now I've come to round to the idea of maybe leaving...

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Come on, guys.

1:49:061:49:08

Not for me, not for Tina - it's for all of us to come.

1:49:081:49:12

Robin's finally made a decision but is it too late?

1:49:121:49:17

Once you're here and the bullet is between the teeth, it's really difficult.

1:49:171:49:21

It's really tough.

1:49:211:49:22

I don't know what she's going to say.

1:49:221:49:24

I'm kind of hoping she's going to say, "yes."

1:49:241:49:27

Mum is very unpredictable.

1:49:271:49:29

It's time for the final vote.

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Personally, this is a really tough decision for me.

1:49:321:49:34

I'm really struggling and I'm finding it very difficult.

1:49:341:49:38

I'm finding it difficult because it wasn't really my idea to come

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but we're going to vote.

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I'll go first.

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Australia.

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It's been a no-brainer from the start for me - Australia.

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Because I think it's best for the family,

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I'm going to vote Australia.

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LAUREN GASPS

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What a week! Tina and Robin have decided to put aside

1:50:101:50:14

their problems and vote with their hearts, to do what's best

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for their family. Let's hope it works out for them.

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