0:00:02 > 0:00:05After years struggling as a single mum, you finally scrape together
0:00:05 > 0:00:10the cash to achieve the new life you've been dreaming of for decades.
0:00:10 > 0:00:14Now, all you have to do is persuade your children to move
0:00:14 > 0:00:15to the other side of the world.
0:00:17 > 0:00:22For 20 years, Paula Jones has been craving a new life in Australia.
0:00:22 > 0:00:23It means the world to me.
0:00:23 > 0:00:25I want the best for my children.
0:00:25 > 0:00:28But daughter's Kacey's far from sold.
0:00:29 > 0:00:32I feel like I'm going to have to leave everything behind
0:00:32 > 0:00:34to make everybody else happy.
0:00:34 > 0:00:37Whilst a trial week down under is a massive hit...
0:00:37 > 0:00:39This is our dream house.
0:00:39 > 0:00:40- Yeah.- This is the dream house.
0:00:40 > 0:00:44I'd want to come here as soon as possible. It's just great.
0:00:44 > 0:00:46It's just brilliant, I don't want to go home.
0:00:46 > 0:00:50..will Kacey missing loved ones ultimately derail the dream?
0:00:50 > 0:00:52BOTH: Hi!
0:00:52 > 0:00:53My dad and my best friend...
0:00:53 > 0:00:56I don't think I could live properly without them.
0:01:19 > 0:01:23For the last two decades, Australia's been the number one destination
0:01:23 > 0:01:26for British citizens moving abroad.
0:01:26 > 0:01:30Every day, around 23 families leave the UK to start
0:01:30 > 0:01:31a new life in the country.
0:01:33 > 0:01:37Boasting an average temperature 13 degrees higher than Britain's,
0:01:37 > 0:01:39it's easy to understand why so many
0:01:39 > 0:01:43are lured to a land with more than 10,000 beaches.
0:01:48 > 0:01:50Since she was a teenager,
0:01:50 > 0:01:55mum Paula Jones has dreamt of a life in the Australian sunshine.
0:01:55 > 0:02:00Now, over 20 years later, it could finally be within reach.
0:02:00 > 0:02:03Over the next week, Paula and her two children
0:02:03 > 0:02:06will discover everything the country could offer them
0:02:06 > 0:02:09before deciding whether to take the plunge
0:02:09 > 0:02:13and move to the other side of the world or stay put in the UK.
0:02:15 > 0:02:17Flying via Singapore,
0:02:17 > 0:02:21it takes a family over 24 hours to get from the UK to Australia.
0:02:23 > 0:02:28Everyone's on fine form though when they finally touch down in Adelaide.
0:02:28 > 0:02:30The flight was good. Enjoyed it.
0:02:30 > 0:02:34I spent most of the time watching movies, eating, drinking,
0:02:34 > 0:02:36bit of shopping. I don't know what anyone complains about really.
0:02:36 > 0:02:39I slept for most of the flight, so I'm not tired.
0:02:39 > 0:02:44Arriving on Australian soil for the first time has been emotional for Paula.
0:02:45 > 0:02:48The minute I landed, I'm flying.
0:02:48 > 0:02:50So pleased to be here.
0:02:50 > 0:02:52She's like, "Oh, my goodness! I'm finally in Australia!"
0:02:52 > 0:02:55And we just looked at her like, "What?"
0:02:56 > 0:02:59And she's already worried the country won't live up to the image
0:02:59 > 0:03:03she's created in two decades of dreaming.
0:03:03 > 0:03:05I'm nervous in case I don't like it, I'm nervous in case
0:03:05 > 0:03:08my dream gets shattered and it's not what I think it's going to be.
0:03:08 > 0:03:12Paula's in no doubt as to what's at stake over the next week.
0:03:12 > 0:03:15This is it, I've waited years for this week to come.
0:03:15 > 0:03:17It's make or break.
0:03:17 > 0:03:19Ahead of the Jones' lies seven days to discover
0:03:19 > 0:03:23if they can achieve the life Paula desires.
0:03:23 > 0:03:25I think it's quite warm, actually.
0:03:25 > 0:03:26Told you we were hardened Brits.
0:03:32 > 0:03:36Meet the Jones family from Prestatyn in North Wales.
0:03:36 > 0:03:40They're mum Paula, 18-year-old Luke and 13-year-old Kacey.
0:03:45 > 0:03:48Life's been far from plain sailing for Paula.
0:03:48 > 0:03:51Leaving home at the age of just 15,
0:03:51 > 0:03:56she met her future husband one year later and had Luke when she was 18.
0:03:56 > 0:03:59But it's been the last decade that's proved particularly hard.
0:03:59 > 0:04:03I ran my own dry-cleaning business and then the recession hit
0:04:03 > 0:04:09and, well, I lost the business and my marriage broke down
0:04:09 > 0:04:14and we divorced and Luke was eight and Kacey was nearly three.
0:04:14 > 0:04:17I think life for mum has been pretty tough, to be honest.
0:04:20 > 0:04:22Ooh, I'll buy that!
0:04:22 > 0:04:24Ever since becoming a single parent,
0:04:24 > 0:04:26making ends meet has been a struggle.
0:04:26 > 0:04:29Even when I was a kid there was never really any money.
0:04:29 > 0:04:31I didn't have all the things I wanted to have.
0:04:31 > 0:04:34We've had some difficult times, but we stick together as a family
0:04:34 > 0:04:36and we get on, don't we?
0:04:36 > 0:04:37We just get on with it.
0:04:39 > 0:04:42Financially, the family situation has left them no alternative
0:04:42 > 0:04:45but to rely on the state for support.
0:04:45 > 0:04:47I've had no choice but to claim benefits,
0:04:49 > 0:04:53housing benefit, council tax benefit and tax credits,
0:04:53 > 0:04:55in order to survive as a single parent.
0:04:55 > 0:04:57Even though I have always worked.
0:04:58 > 0:05:01Depending on government assistance is something Paula's always been
0:05:01 > 0:05:03determined to escape.
0:05:04 > 0:05:06It made me feel very worthless
0:05:06 > 0:05:11and not a full person within society really, from the day I started
0:05:11 > 0:05:14to claim benefits, I tried to find a way out of that trap.
0:05:15 > 0:05:17Four years ago,
0:05:17 > 0:05:21she took decisive action to turn her family's life around and juggled
0:05:21 > 0:05:25looking after Kacey and Luke with studying to become a radiographer.
0:05:25 > 0:05:28I did an access course, I went to university,
0:05:28 > 0:05:32I've worked hard, I've got my degree, I've got a good job.
0:05:32 > 0:05:34Yeah, she's found it tough, but I'm quite proud of her really.
0:05:34 > 0:05:38Paula's driven herself hard, but had only limited success.
0:05:38 > 0:05:42Even now, I still have to rely on tax credits.
0:05:42 > 0:05:44Desperate to steer out of the benefits trap
0:05:44 > 0:05:47and provide a better future for her family,
0:05:47 > 0:05:50Paula's now considering a move to the other side of the world.
0:05:50 > 0:05:54It's not the first time emigrating has been on the cards.
0:05:54 > 0:05:57When I was 16 I used to write to my uncle
0:05:57 > 0:05:58who lived in New Zealand at the time.
0:05:58 > 0:06:01We discussed then for me to go over to New Zealand
0:06:01 > 0:06:03and hopefully start a new life then.
0:06:03 > 0:06:05It didn't work out.
0:06:05 > 0:06:07Determined to make it down under one day,
0:06:07 > 0:06:10Paula turned her attention to settling in Australia
0:06:10 > 0:06:13and started saving every penny she could scrape together
0:06:13 > 0:06:14to fund a move.
0:06:14 > 0:06:18Years later, she's managed to build up a small nest egg.
0:06:18 > 0:06:21But Paula faces a difficult dilemma.
0:06:21 > 0:06:24On the one hand, her new-found career could be the road to
0:06:24 > 0:06:27a new life in Australia for her, Luke and Kacey.
0:06:27 > 0:06:31I think my potential for work in Australia
0:06:31 > 0:06:34and career prospects for the children are better in Australia.
0:06:36 > 0:06:39To not have to rely on the government for any kind of hand-out,
0:06:39 > 0:06:42whether it be tax credits or any kind of benefit,
0:06:42 > 0:06:44would make me feel free and happy.
0:06:44 > 0:06:46But on the other,
0:06:46 > 0:06:49it could at last provide them with a home to call their own in the UK.
0:06:49 > 0:06:52I've managed to save enough money for a deposit on a house.
0:06:52 > 0:06:54It's great have an opportunity to buy a house,
0:06:54 > 0:06:58I've been trying buy a house for ten years.
0:07:01 > 0:07:05Paula's torn as to which option will prove best for her and her children
0:07:05 > 0:07:06in the long run.
0:07:06 > 0:07:08I'm in a complete dilemma as to whether
0:07:08 > 0:07:11I spend what savings I've got on the deposit
0:07:11 > 0:07:15and settle here and stay in the UK, or whether I use the money to apply
0:07:15 > 0:07:20for visas and flights to go over to Australia and start a new life out there.
0:07:20 > 0:07:23While Luke doesn't feel much love for life in North Wales
0:07:23 > 0:07:25and is ready for a change...
0:07:25 > 0:07:27I don't like living around here a lot.
0:07:27 > 0:07:30It's very dull and boring. Nothing ever to do.
0:07:30 > 0:07:32I think he starting to realise that it's going to be very
0:07:32 > 0:07:35difficult for him to get the job that he wants in the UK.
0:07:37 > 0:07:42..persuading Kacey to uproot to Australia will be a much tougher battle.
0:07:42 > 0:07:46I've only just made like, the best bunch of friends ever.
0:07:47 > 0:07:48It's so scary...
0:07:48 > 0:07:51I feel like I'm going to have to leave everything behind
0:07:51 > 0:07:53to make everybody else happy.
0:07:53 > 0:07:55Kacey's very reluctant to go
0:07:55 > 0:07:58and she's very reluctant to leave her family and her friends.
0:07:58 > 0:08:00Kacey's very close to her dad.
0:08:00 > 0:08:03She sees her dad on a regular basis.
0:08:03 > 0:08:05Paula feels she must act now if she's ever to stand
0:08:05 > 0:08:09a chance of achieving her dream of living in Australia.
0:08:09 > 0:08:12I think the time's right now, because I know deep down that
0:08:12 > 0:08:15if I don't do it now, I'll probably never go.
0:08:15 > 0:08:17But in the back of her mind,
0:08:17 > 0:08:20she knows choosing a fresh start in the country could mean closing
0:08:20 > 0:08:24the door on financial security in the UK for good.
0:08:24 > 0:08:27Moving to Australia would be a huge gamble for me now.
0:08:27 > 0:08:30Simply because if I spend all the money that I've got for
0:08:30 > 0:08:34a deposit on going to Australia, I haven't got anything to come back to.
0:08:34 > 0:08:37I'll be back at square one, we'll be back to ten years ago.
0:08:37 > 0:08:40And she's concerned that the reality of life down under
0:08:40 > 0:08:43might not square up to her dreams.
0:08:43 > 0:08:46Looking at Australia in pictures and magazines
0:08:46 > 0:08:50and the internet isn't the same as being there.
0:08:50 > 0:08:52I'm a little bit worried that it might not
0:08:52 > 0:08:54actually be what I'm expecting.
0:08:54 > 0:08:57The next week will decide once and for all where Paula
0:08:57 > 0:08:59and her family will call home.
0:08:59 > 0:09:02This is it for us, as a family.
0:09:02 > 0:09:04It means the world to me.
0:09:04 > 0:09:07I just want... I want the best for my children.
0:09:14 > 0:09:17The family are spending their trial week visiting Adelaide.
0:09:17 > 0:09:19The driest Australian state capital,
0:09:19 > 0:09:22almost one in 12 of its inhabitants hail from the UK.
0:09:24 > 0:09:27Home for the week is a three-bedroom house at just a ten-minute walk
0:09:27 > 0:09:29from the white sands of Henley Beach.
0:09:29 > 0:09:31About 20 minutes west of the city.
0:09:33 > 0:09:35Even before they're out of the car,
0:09:35 > 0:09:38the family are over the moon with their temporary base.
0:09:38 > 0:09:40It looks like one of those houses you buy if you've
0:09:40 > 0:09:42just won the lottery.
0:09:43 > 0:09:45Wow, I really like it.
0:09:45 > 0:09:49Inside, everyone's soon claiming the master bedroom as their own.
0:09:49 > 0:09:52- This is my room. - "This is my room!"
0:09:52 > 0:09:55- Now this can be my room. - No, it's not.
0:09:55 > 0:09:58I've got my own walk-in wardrobe... Two walk-in wardrobes!
0:09:58 > 0:10:01This is definitely my room, yes, definitely the master bedroom.
0:10:01 > 0:10:03- It's going to be mine, I love it.- It's mine.
0:10:03 > 0:10:05- THEY LAUGH - That's it.
0:10:05 > 0:10:10Paula's bowled over by the open plan kitchen-diner and living room.
0:10:10 > 0:10:15I really like the open space. I can see myself cooking on here.
0:10:15 > 0:10:17I can see you cooking on there too.
0:10:17 > 0:10:18Cheeky!
0:10:20 > 0:10:23The garden goes down well too.
0:10:23 > 0:10:25- It's nice, isn't it?- Nice barbecue.
0:10:25 > 0:10:28Compared to the garden at home, this is lovely, isn't it? It's big.
0:10:28 > 0:10:31It's actually got grass as opposed to mud.
0:10:31 > 0:10:33Paula's settled in quickly.
0:10:33 > 0:10:36So far, we really like it. Feel at home.
0:10:36 > 0:10:39- Feel like I should have always been here.- It is nice. I like it.
0:10:39 > 0:10:44And Luke's first impressions of Australia are pretty positive.
0:10:44 > 0:10:49It reminds me of like, a bigger, less serious Britain.
0:10:49 > 0:10:51Has all the qualities, but it's just... It's just like that.
0:10:53 > 0:10:56But the gamble she could be taking with her life savings
0:10:56 > 0:10:59is already playing on Paula's mind.
0:10:59 > 0:11:03I haven't got enough money to move out here AND buy a house in the UK.
0:11:03 > 0:11:05It's one or the other.
0:11:05 > 0:11:08And if I do move out here, I'm going to be sacrificing the deposit I've
0:11:08 > 0:11:11got on the house for the UK and I'll have to live
0:11:11 > 0:11:13in rented accommodation here.
0:11:13 > 0:11:18And Kacey's thinking of who she's leaving behind in the UK.
0:11:18 > 0:11:22I worry to move to Australia because of my friends
0:11:22 > 0:11:24and my dad and his family.
0:11:24 > 0:11:29Because my dad loves seeing me all the time.
0:11:29 > 0:11:31He really would miss me so, so much.
0:11:32 > 0:11:36Paula's under no illusion as to how critical the week ahead is.
0:11:36 > 0:11:40By the end of this week, the dream will come to a conclusion.
0:11:40 > 0:11:43We'll either be moving to Australia or we won't.
0:11:43 > 0:11:44It's make or break.
0:11:54 > 0:11:57Back in the UK, the Jones family live in a three-bedroom rented house
0:11:57 > 0:12:01in the North Wales seaside town of Prestatyn.
0:12:01 > 0:12:04Whilst Paula enjoys living there for half the year...
0:12:04 > 0:12:08I really do like Prestatyn. I like living very close to the beach.
0:12:08 > 0:12:10In the summer it's fantastic.
0:12:10 > 0:12:12..the other six months leave her cold.
0:12:12 > 0:12:14In the winter, it's my worst nightmare.
0:12:16 > 0:12:19The family has struggled to find a permanent home.
0:12:19 > 0:12:23- I think they've lived in...- How many have we lived in? 15 houses.- No.
0:12:23 > 0:12:24Yeah, me and Luke have.
0:12:24 > 0:12:28- If you include your dad's houses... - He's only lived in like, two.
0:12:28 > 0:12:30From our point of view, from what we lived in,
0:12:30 > 0:12:33I think we've lived in eight different houses.
0:12:33 > 0:12:37For a home down under, there's one thing on Luke and Kacey's wish list.
0:12:38 > 0:12:41I'd want a house that's definitely got a swimming pool.
0:12:41 > 0:12:43I'd love that.
0:12:43 > 0:12:46I think it's great, but I think they're unrealistic.
0:12:46 > 0:12:49I'd be quite happy with just a modern three-bedroom house.
0:12:55 > 0:12:58To find out what kind of house the Jones' could have in Australia,
0:12:58 > 0:13:00today we'll show them three properties.
0:13:00 > 0:13:05Two on budget, and a third which could be their dream home.
0:13:05 > 0:13:07Only after they've seen each one
0:13:07 > 0:13:10will they find out how much they'd cost to rent.
0:13:10 > 0:13:13The family have a monthly rental budget of £1,000.
0:13:14 > 0:13:16First the family head to Brompton,
0:13:16 > 0:13:19a suburb ten minutes north of Adelaide city centre.
0:13:19 > 0:13:24So, will this three-bedroom townhouse be to the family's taste?
0:13:24 > 0:13:26Outside, first impressions are good.
0:13:28 > 0:13:30- Very...- I like it.- ..posh.
0:13:30 > 0:13:34And inside, the house continues to work its charm.
0:13:34 > 0:13:35Oh, this is nice.
0:13:35 > 0:13:37Ooh, look at the shiny floors!
0:13:38 > 0:13:40Oh, my goodness!
0:13:40 > 0:13:43The spacious kitchen has one appealing feature.
0:13:43 > 0:13:45I like it. I just like the fact it's got a dishwasher.
0:13:45 > 0:13:47That's definitely your job, Luke.
0:13:47 > 0:13:49All right.
0:13:49 > 0:13:53And Paula takes the opportunity to test the water with Kacey.
0:13:53 > 0:13:55Would you move from the UK for this house?
0:13:55 > 0:13:57- Maybe.- Yeah.
0:13:57 > 0:14:00Not bad, considering they're only just in the door.
0:14:01 > 0:14:04Upstairs, Paula's already assigning rooms.
0:14:04 > 0:14:05This is a Luke room.
0:14:05 > 0:14:08No, it's probably the smallest room. So that's not happening, is it?
0:14:08 > 0:14:10PAULA LAUGHS
0:14:10 > 0:14:12Luke's got his eye on the master bedroom.
0:14:12 > 0:14:14See, this could be my room. It's big.
0:14:14 > 0:14:15It's massive!
0:14:16 > 0:14:20This bed's definitely made for the queen and that'll be me.
0:14:20 > 0:14:23But some hidden features mean Kacey's laying claim too.
0:14:23 > 0:14:26Oh, my God!
0:14:26 > 0:14:29It's a wardrobe. And an en-suite.
0:14:29 > 0:14:32- Oh, this is mine. I'm having this! - That's very nice.
0:14:32 > 0:14:34Kacey seems swayed.
0:14:34 > 0:14:37I'd have this. I've come to Australia for this, for this big room.
0:14:37 > 0:14:40If I thought for a minute that this would actually make you come
0:14:40 > 0:14:43to Australia, I'd let you have this room.
0:14:43 > 0:14:45Oh, that's quite interesting, really.
0:14:45 > 0:14:48Outside lies the one thing Kacey and Luke wanted.
0:14:48 > 0:14:50Very nice.
0:14:50 > 0:14:52- Look at the pool!- Oh, my goodness.
0:14:52 > 0:14:53It's got a pool.
0:14:53 > 0:14:55We'd have some fantastic times out here.
0:14:55 > 0:14:57I think it's wonderful, I love it.
0:14:57 > 0:15:00I could see myself coming here every morning, waking up,
0:15:00 > 0:15:03having a nice swim before I go to work. Really nice.
0:15:04 > 0:15:08This house has been a big hit with the whole family,
0:15:08 > 0:15:12but could they afford it with their monthly rental budget of £1,000?
0:15:12 > 0:15:16I think this is going to be over budget.
0:15:16 > 0:15:20You couldn't get anything like this in the UK, anyway.
0:15:20 > 0:15:22I reckon it'll cost about £915.
0:15:22 > 0:15:25I reckon £1,050.
0:15:26 > 0:15:29- I think maybe a little bit more. - Maybe even £1,100.
0:15:29 > 0:15:32- Do you want to have a look? - Yeah, you ready?- Yeah, I'm ready.
0:15:34 > 0:15:38Oh, my goodness. Seriously?
0:15:38 > 0:15:41That's just £40 over budget.
0:15:41 > 0:15:43Now you've seen how much it's going to cost,
0:15:43 > 0:15:47would you move from the UK, for this house?
0:15:47 > 0:15:49Maybe.
0:15:49 > 0:15:51I'd still miss my dad and my friends.
0:15:51 > 0:15:53And the rest of the family.
0:15:53 > 0:15:57I think it's good, for what it is.
0:15:57 > 0:16:00This means that we can actually afford to come to Australia
0:16:00 > 0:16:02- and live here... - ..in a nice house.
0:16:02 > 0:16:03..in a really nice house.
0:16:03 > 0:16:08It looks like Paula's still got work on her hands convincing Kacey.
0:16:08 > 0:16:10Will house number two do the job?
0:16:14 > 0:16:19The Jones' head ten miles northwest of the city, to Largs bay.
0:16:19 > 0:16:23It's an ideal suburb for families, with schools, cafes and shops nearby.
0:16:23 > 0:16:28And a beach just a five minute stroll away.
0:16:28 > 0:16:32- Oh, I like it, the trees. - Very nice.- Nice.
0:16:32 > 0:16:36The property's spacious interiors are an instant hit.
0:16:36 > 0:16:40- Oh, lovely.- This is quite nice.- Big. - It's giant.
0:16:40 > 0:16:44But, unlike the last house, this isn't a shiny new-build.
0:16:44 > 0:16:46The property's more dated.
0:16:46 > 0:16:47- I don't think it is.- It is,
0:16:47 > 0:16:50this is a much older property than the ones that we've seen.
0:16:50 > 0:16:52Yeah, it looks older, it has an older feel to it.
0:16:52 > 0:16:56Plus, the layout's a potential fly in the ointment for Paula.
0:16:56 > 0:16:58I'm not overkeen on the master bedroom
0:16:58 > 0:17:00being right at the front of the house.
0:17:00 > 0:17:04- Mm.- Cos I'm not keen on sleeping right in front of the house.
0:17:04 > 0:17:08While the living room decor pleases Kacey and Paula...
0:17:08 > 0:17:11- I like the fireplace, it's lovely. - It's gorgeous.
0:17:11 > 0:17:13..Luke spots something's amiss.
0:17:13 > 0:17:15Where's the TV?
0:17:15 > 0:17:19- I don't know.- They don't have a TV.
0:17:19 > 0:17:21I think that we could replace the mirror that's on the mantelpiece
0:17:21 > 0:17:25with a TV. It would make more sense.
0:17:25 > 0:17:28The open-plan kitchen-dining area gets the thumbs up.
0:17:28 > 0:17:30- Aw!- I like this.
0:17:30 > 0:17:35- Very big, open-plan.- Kitchen-diner, yeah, I like it, it's nice.
0:17:35 > 0:17:38- Yeah, it's got a little island in the middle, hasn't it?- Yeah.
0:17:38 > 0:17:41- You're into these islands, aren't you?- Yeah, I really do like these.
0:17:41 > 0:17:45But Paula and Luke can't help but compare it to the first property.
0:17:45 > 0:17:48It's not as good as the one in the last house, I don't think.
0:17:48 > 0:17:53And I agree with Luke, I actually prefer the one in the last house.
0:17:53 > 0:17:56Despite boasting a large garden...
0:17:56 > 0:17:59- This is massive.- Oh, my goodness!
0:18:00 > 0:18:05- It's nice.- This is gorgeous.- It even has a tree that you could climb.
0:18:05 > 0:18:08..this house just isn't cutting the mustard.
0:18:08 > 0:18:12I like the garden, but the house just isn't modern enough for me.
0:18:12 > 0:18:14I don't like this sort of house.
0:18:14 > 0:18:18It's nice, but I still don't think it's for us.
0:18:18 > 0:18:21So this property isn't one the family would want to call home.
0:18:21 > 0:18:25But could they afford it, with their £1,000 a month budget?
0:18:25 > 0:18:28- I think it's over budget.- I think it's over budget, too.
0:18:28 > 0:18:32- But it has got four bedrooms.- I reckon it's going to be about...
0:18:32 > 0:18:34Hm... £1,200.
0:18:34 > 0:18:37I reckon £1,250.
0:18:39 > 0:18:44I'm going to go with Luke, I think that it's about £1,200.
0:18:44 > 0:18:48- So shall we have a look, see how much it is?- Yeah.- Yeah.
0:18:48 > 0:18:50- Whoa!- Oh.
0:18:50 > 0:18:52That's £40 under budget.
0:18:53 > 0:18:56So do you think this price would sway it?
0:18:56 > 0:18:59Not really, I still don't like the house that much.
0:18:59 > 0:19:01I think, for the price, it's quite good,
0:19:01 > 0:19:03but I still wouldn't want to live here.
0:19:03 > 0:19:06- We'll have to have a think about it, won't we?- Yeah.
0:19:12 > 0:19:16For their final viewing, we've found what we think could be
0:19:16 > 0:19:19the family's dream home, in the newly created suburb of St Clair.
0:19:19 > 0:19:22While the area's still under construction,
0:19:22 > 0:19:24it benefits from a recreation centre,
0:19:24 > 0:19:26offering sports and leisure activities,
0:19:26 > 0:19:29and is only ten minutes' drive from the nearest beach.
0:19:32 > 0:19:35Once more, the exteriors impress.
0:19:35 > 0:19:38- This is huge.- This is great. - This is absolutely beautiful.
0:19:38 > 0:19:40- Do you like it?- Yeah.
0:19:40 > 0:19:43- Yeah.- Yeah, brand-new house,
0:19:43 > 0:19:46brand-new area, brand-new start.
0:19:47 > 0:19:49But what about inside?
0:19:49 > 0:19:51- Oh, wow!- This is massive.
0:19:51 > 0:19:54- Oh, my God.- Oh, my goodness! - This is huge.
0:19:54 > 0:19:57Luke's worried about how much this shiny, new house would cost.
0:19:57 > 0:20:00Never going to be able to afford something like this.
0:20:00 > 0:20:02Oh, my goodness.
0:20:02 > 0:20:04But Kacey's already sold.
0:20:04 > 0:20:07- This is our dream house. - Yeah, this is the dream house.
0:20:07 > 0:20:11The first of three living spaces has everyone enchanted.
0:20:11 > 0:20:13- This is, like, amazing.- Look at it.
0:20:13 > 0:20:18- Aw! Oh, my goodness. Crazy! - This is mad.
0:20:18 > 0:20:20This is the dream house.
0:20:20 > 0:20:24This is the house that I'd go anywhere in the world for.
0:20:24 > 0:20:27The open-plan kitchen-dining and living room
0:20:27 > 0:20:29doesn't disappoint either.
0:20:29 > 0:20:31This is well good.
0:20:31 > 0:20:33- Oh, my... - It goes all the way round.
0:20:33 > 0:20:36- That's really nice.- Oh, I love it.
0:20:36 > 0:20:38It is perfect for me.
0:20:38 > 0:20:41Could definitely live in this house, definitely.
0:20:41 > 0:20:43I'd do anything to live in a house like this.
0:20:43 > 0:20:46- Would you clean the floors?- Yeah. - Would you?
0:20:46 > 0:20:48- I'd clean the whole house.- Wow.
0:20:48 > 0:20:52My word, that's quite an endorsement, Luke.
0:20:52 > 0:20:56Upstairs lie four bedrooms and a third living area.
0:20:56 > 0:20:57Oh, my God.
0:20:57 > 0:21:00- A sitting area upstairs.- Yeah. - How cool.
0:21:00 > 0:21:02CASEY GASPS While the bedrooms impress...
0:21:02 > 0:21:05Nice room.
0:21:05 > 0:21:07I like it.
0:21:07 > 0:21:10..it's the master suite, with French doors leading onto a balcony,
0:21:10 > 0:21:12that's the real winner.
0:21:12 > 0:21:16- Oh, my God.- Oh, my... - This is gorgeous.
0:21:16 > 0:21:18Oh, my... This is my dream room!
0:21:20 > 0:21:21Wow, look at this.
0:21:22 > 0:21:25- Oh, my goodness. - Look, there's a lake.
0:21:27 > 0:21:29- This is a really nice ensuite.- Wow.
0:21:29 > 0:21:32It's a bubbly bath!
0:21:32 > 0:21:36And Paula can't help but try out the spa bath for size.
0:21:36 > 0:21:38Oh, yeah! Could I have some candles, please?
0:21:38 > 0:21:40Let's just go.
0:21:40 > 0:21:43Are you just leaving me? Don't leave me, come back!
0:21:43 > 0:21:46A spacious garden, with pool, is the icing on the cake.
0:21:46 > 0:21:49It's got a pool, barbecue.
0:21:49 > 0:21:52It's got everything.
0:21:52 > 0:21:54This is so good.
0:21:54 > 0:21:56Think of the parties we could have here in the summer.
0:21:56 > 0:21:58Oh, my goodness. Barbecues.
0:21:58 > 0:22:01I feel like I'm in a different life, if I lived here.
0:22:01 > 0:22:05- Do you?- This is the Hollywood dream. - Yeah.
0:22:05 > 0:22:09- That's what I feel like. - Prince of Bel Air, Luke?- Yeah.
0:22:09 > 0:22:12So is this a house only suited to Hollywood stars?
0:22:12 > 0:22:15Or could it be somewhere the Jones' could afford with their
0:22:15 > 0:22:17£1,000 a month rental budget?
0:22:19 > 0:22:21I don't think we're ever going to be able to afford
0:22:21 > 0:22:25a house this expensive. I reckon it's going to be £1,500 a month.
0:22:25 > 0:22:27About £1,400.
0:22:27 > 0:22:30And you?
0:22:30 > 0:22:33I'm going to go with you, Mum, £1,500.
0:22:33 > 0:22:35OK, have a look, go on, then.
0:22:41 > 0:22:43KACEY GASPS
0:22:43 > 0:22:46- Oh, my God, what? - That's not that bad at all, is it?
0:22:46 > 0:22:48- £1,200. - You're kidding me?
0:22:48 > 0:22:51That's £290 over budget.
0:22:51 > 0:22:53- That's well good.- That is amazing.
0:22:53 > 0:22:56- It's much cheaper than I thought it was going to be.- Yeah.
0:22:56 > 0:22:58- OK.- It's great.
0:22:58 > 0:23:01Let's see how I get on for jobs.
0:23:01 > 0:23:04It's been an overwhelmingly positive day for the Jones',
0:23:04 > 0:23:07checking out properties in the Adelaide suburbs.
0:23:07 > 0:23:09Property 1 hit the spot,
0:23:09 > 0:23:13with it's fought-over master bedroom and inviting pool area.
0:23:13 > 0:23:17Despite its size, property 2 disappointed,
0:23:17 > 0:23:19with a floor plan that failed to win praise.
0:23:20 > 0:23:23Property 3 was the clear favourite, though,
0:23:23 > 0:23:29with generously sized rooms, numerous living areas and its perfect pool.
0:23:29 > 0:23:30So, when it comes to properties,
0:23:30 > 0:23:34has everything they've seen been enough for everyone
0:23:34 > 0:23:36to choose Australia over the UK?
0:23:45 > 0:23:48- Australia.- Australia.- Australia.
0:23:48 > 0:23:49For me, it was an easy decision.
0:23:49 > 0:23:52All the houses are big, they're all spacious.
0:23:52 > 0:23:54In Australia, the houses are definitely better.
0:23:54 > 0:23:56British houses are just tiny.
0:23:56 > 0:23:58And they're more modern,
0:23:58 > 0:24:01instead of having old Victorian houses.
0:24:01 > 0:24:04I reckon we should just drop everything,
0:24:04 > 0:24:06sell everything we've got and come live here.
0:24:06 > 0:24:09- Do you think so?- Yeah, we'll slowly buy furniture.
0:24:09 > 0:24:11PAULA LAUGHS
0:24:20 > 0:24:22A clean sweep of votes for Australia's just what Paula
0:24:22 > 0:24:24had been hoping for,
0:24:24 > 0:24:26but, if she's to afford her dream home,
0:24:26 > 0:24:29a good job and salary will be essential.
0:24:32 > 0:24:36Back in the UK, Paula's a radiographer, working for the NHS.
0:24:36 > 0:24:41I take X-rays and produce images, so that doctors can use those images.
0:24:41 > 0:24:43OK, Dawn, so is it your right wrist?
0:24:43 > 0:24:47'I love working with the general public and I enjoy what I do
0:24:47 > 0:24:50'and I feel that every day I'm at work, I help people.'
0:24:50 > 0:24:53Down under, she'd be keen to develop her career.
0:24:53 > 0:24:56I will definitely look into being a diagnostic radiographer,
0:24:56 > 0:24:59but I definitely will also be looking for future career prospects
0:24:59 > 0:25:01in Australia.
0:25:01 > 0:25:04Ideally, I want to go on to do a master's degree.
0:25:04 > 0:25:07As the sole earner in the family, she's all too aware,
0:25:07 > 0:25:10a move relies on her job prospects.
0:25:10 > 0:25:13It's very important that I get the right job
0:25:13 > 0:25:15and the right salary in Australia.
0:25:15 > 0:25:17If I don't get the right salary,
0:25:17 > 0:25:20it will kill my dream and I won't be able to go.
0:25:22 > 0:25:25We've arranged for Paula to visit the Royal Adelaide Hospital,
0:25:25 > 0:25:28the largest in the city.
0:25:28 > 0:25:33First up, she meets Dominic, a team leader in a radiology department,
0:25:33 > 0:25:36and wastes no time in asking about the working week.
0:25:36 > 0:25:39So what kind of shift pattern do you work here and how many hours a week?
0:25:39 > 0:25:43- We have 37.5 hour week.- Very nice.
0:25:43 > 0:25:47We have four shift groups, who rotate across shifts in a pattern.
0:25:47 > 0:25:50So day shifts, afternoons and night shifts and weekends.
0:25:50 > 0:25:54Seven days and then four days off and then seven days again, five days off.
0:25:54 > 0:25:56So, you actually do get quite a chunk of time
0:25:56 > 0:25:59- where you get quite a few days off together?- Mm-hm.
0:25:59 > 0:26:01- Correct, yeah.- So, really, it's very good for you...
0:26:01 > 0:26:03It's very flexible.
0:26:03 > 0:26:06..for your lifestyle, really, and your general wellbeing?
0:26:06 > 0:26:08- It is, yeah.- That sounds good to me.
0:26:09 > 0:26:12Nearing the end of his A-levels in the UK,
0:26:12 > 0:26:16Luke's keen to research options for further education in Adelaide.
0:26:16 > 0:26:19So he's off to Flinders University to find out more.
0:26:21 > 0:26:24He meets prospective student advisor Kym Sara.
0:26:24 > 0:26:26- Hi, I'm Luke.- Hi, I'm Kym, welcome to Flinders.
0:26:26 > 0:26:29- Let's have a look around.- OK.
0:26:29 > 0:26:30After a quick campus tour,
0:26:30 > 0:26:33Luke asks if he could qualify for a degree course
0:26:33 > 0:26:36in his favourite subject of psychology.
0:26:36 > 0:26:39Coming from overseas, what would normally happen,
0:26:39 > 0:26:41assuming you'd be a permanent resident,
0:26:41 > 0:26:44we would look at your overseas qualifications.
0:26:44 > 0:26:48They're assessed by the South Australian Tertiary Admissions Centre, so SATAC.
0:26:48 > 0:26:50And they'd look at what you've done overseas.
0:26:50 > 0:26:52Is it better for me to be an international student or would it be
0:26:52 > 0:26:55better coming over as a permanent resident with my mother?
0:26:55 > 0:26:57Mm-hm. Well, you could do either.
0:26:57 > 0:26:59If you're going to be applying as a permanent resident,
0:26:59 > 0:27:01there's a lot more benefits for you.
0:27:01 > 0:27:03So that's access to be able to get in,
0:27:03 > 0:27:06so entry options that you've got, as well as all the things
0:27:06 > 0:27:09like the fees and how much you're going to be paying for the course.
0:27:09 > 0:27:12Outside, Luke's delighted with what he's discovered.
0:27:12 > 0:27:15I'd probably want to come here as soon as possible, it's just great.
0:27:15 > 0:27:17Hopefully, mum's got the news she needed,
0:27:17 > 0:27:19if she hasn't, then,
0:27:19 > 0:27:24maybe, this isn't for us, but hopefully she has.
0:27:24 > 0:27:27Back at the hospital, Paula meets with operations manager Michael,
0:27:27 > 0:27:30and is eager to learn if her qualifications
0:27:30 > 0:27:33would be transferable to Australia.
0:27:33 > 0:27:35My UK qualification is a Bachelor of Science,
0:27:35 > 0:27:38- so would that be recognised here? - I would assume that it would be,
0:27:38 > 0:27:43however AHPRA, being the regulatory body for registration,
0:27:43 > 0:27:46would need to recognise that as well.
0:27:46 > 0:27:48OK, good. Sounds great.
0:27:48 > 0:27:51So career progression is really important to me,
0:27:51 > 0:27:53so if I couldn't go into reporting,
0:27:53 > 0:27:56I'd like to go into MRI, maybe ultrasound.
0:27:56 > 0:27:58So how do you see that in the future?
0:27:58 > 0:28:00When we don't have anyone training in those areas
0:28:00 > 0:28:03and we require that resource, we put out an expression of interest,
0:28:03 > 0:28:06to all the staff, so it's fair and equitable.
0:28:06 > 0:28:09We put together a training plan for the department
0:28:09 > 0:28:12and select individuals based on that.
0:28:12 > 0:28:14So, as a recently qualified radiographer,
0:28:14 > 0:28:16what could Paula expect to earn?
0:28:16 > 0:28:21- Around 60,000, 62,000...- OK. - ..per year.
0:28:21 > 0:28:24If you put shift penalties on top of that,
0:28:24 > 0:28:25there's a high chance that doing
0:28:25 > 0:28:28general radiography you'd be on a shift roster,
0:28:28 > 0:28:30you can probably add an additional 5,000 on top of that,
0:28:30 > 0:28:33- with penalties. - OK, so about 65,000 a year?
0:28:33 > 0:28:35Yeah, I would say 65,000, comfortably.
0:28:35 > 0:28:38OK. So, after a few years, when I've got some more experience,
0:28:38 > 0:28:41if I wanted to apply for a senior position,
0:28:41 > 0:28:42what's the salary for that?
0:28:42 > 0:28:45You'd be starting at around the 70,000 mark.
0:28:46 > 0:28:51A staring salary of 65,000 is about £33,000.
0:28:51 > 0:28:56A whopping 50% more than Paula currently earns.
0:28:56 > 0:29:00That's £11,000 over what I'm getting paid currently in the UK,
0:29:00 > 0:29:03for the same job, same hours.
0:29:03 > 0:29:05And the shift pattern seems better for lifestyle.
0:29:05 > 0:29:07So, yeah, I'm quite happy.
0:29:07 > 0:29:10Time for Paula to cast her vote.
0:29:10 > 0:29:14Based on the information I found out about work today, my vote goes to...
0:29:21 > 0:29:23Australia.
0:29:23 > 0:29:26As soon as I heard the salary that I could earn
0:29:26 > 0:29:29and the potential salary that I could earn in the future,
0:29:29 > 0:29:32that was definitely the decision maker for me.
0:29:34 > 0:29:39Discovering his potential options appears to have already sold Luke
0:29:39 > 0:29:41on the idea of a new start in Adelaide.
0:29:41 > 0:29:45But Paula's always known Kacey would be the biggest barrier
0:29:45 > 0:29:48to achieving her lifelong dream.
0:29:48 > 0:29:50So, will a day spent experiencing the lifestyle
0:29:50 > 0:29:53the family could enjoy in Australia be enough
0:29:53 > 0:29:56to put the whole family on the same page?
0:29:59 > 0:30:02Being adventure lovers, the Jones' head to Woodhouse Activity Centre,
0:30:02 > 0:30:04in the Adelaide hills.
0:30:05 > 0:30:09Where Simon mentally prepares them for what lies ahead.
0:30:09 > 0:30:13- I hope you don't mind a little bit of an adrenaline rush.- Oh, my God.
0:30:13 > 0:30:17First up, is a ride on a larger than life swing.
0:30:25 > 0:30:28Oh, this is quite cool
0:30:28 > 0:30:30How many times do we swing?
0:30:36 > 0:30:39THEY SCREAM
0:30:43 > 0:30:45This is well good!
0:30:45 > 0:30:47That was loads of fun, it was brilliant.
0:30:47 > 0:30:49Really enjoyed that.
0:30:49 > 0:30:53Back on terra firma, it's time to tackle the centre's assault course.
0:30:54 > 0:30:57Ready, steady, go!
0:31:07 > 0:31:09Whoa!
0:31:12 > 0:31:16Then, Kacey spots one of Australia's most famous, yet elusive, animals,
0:31:16 > 0:31:18as it puts in a guest appearance.
0:31:18 > 0:31:20A koala bear!
0:31:20 > 0:31:22Oh, yeah.
0:31:22 > 0:31:25Kacey's certainly getting into the swing of things.
0:31:25 > 0:31:30I enjoyed it all today, because it's just been a really nice day.
0:31:30 > 0:31:33And Luke's lapping up the Aussie lifestyle too.
0:31:33 > 0:31:37I feel more at home here than I do at home.
0:31:37 > 0:31:40Taking a breather gives the family the opportunity to catch up
0:31:40 > 0:31:42on how the week's going.
0:31:42 > 0:31:45So what you thinking so far about Australia?
0:31:45 > 0:31:47- It's pretty good. - I want to move here.
0:31:47 > 0:31:49Oh, my goodness.
0:31:49 > 0:31:53Life in Australia could mean Paula finally waving goodbye to benefits.
0:31:53 > 0:31:56Coming to Australia would actually mean that I'm completely free of
0:31:56 > 0:32:00any kind of tax credit or benefit and it would make me feel like
0:32:00 > 0:32:02I don't have to be reliant on the government.
0:32:02 > 0:32:05Luke may be sold, but Paula's desperately hoping today will have
0:32:05 > 0:32:08worked wonders on Kacey.
0:32:08 > 0:32:10Every time I think I've got there with Kacey,
0:32:10 > 0:32:13she's going to be happy and she's definitely going to want to be here,
0:32:13 > 0:32:16she'll then say to me, "Oh, I'm not quite sure."
0:32:16 > 0:32:18She, though, is torn, still thinking of who
0:32:18 > 0:32:20she'd have to leave behind in the UK.
0:32:20 > 0:32:25Holding me back the most is probably my dad and my best friends,
0:32:25 > 0:32:29because I don't think I could live properly without them,
0:32:29 > 0:32:33because it would just be on my mind constantly.
0:32:33 > 0:32:37The whole family have enjoyed their day together in the Australian bush.
0:32:37 > 0:32:40So how will they vote when it comes to lifestyle?
0:32:40 > 0:32:43Based upon the lifestyle activities we've enjoyed today,
0:32:43 > 0:32:45our vote goes to...
0:32:52 > 0:32:53- Australia.- Australia.
0:32:53 > 0:32:55Undecided.
0:32:55 > 0:32:58Really? How can you be undecided on today?
0:32:58 > 0:33:01Yeah, what is there to in Britain?
0:33:01 > 0:33:03I think we could do most of this in the UK,
0:33:03 > 0:33:07so I'm quite happy with my decision.
0:33:07 > 0:33:10I'm quite surprised that you voted undecided.
0:33:17 > 0:33:20Kacey's fear of leaving friends and family
0:33:20 > 0:33:22threatens to derail Paula's dream.
0:33:22 > 0:33:25At home, her passion is performing arts,
0:33:25 > 0:33:28so we've arranged for her to visit a local drama group,
0:33:28 > 0:33:30to give her a feel for how she could settle in.
0:33:30 > 0:33:32One! Two! Three! Four! Five!
0:33:32 > 0:33:35I'm just hoping that Kacey enjoys herself and that she makes some new friends
0:33:35 > 0:33:38and that she realises that it's not as scary as she thinks it is,
0:33:38 > 0:33:39coming to a new country.
0:33:39 > 0:33:43- Kick, two, three, four... - There is a lot riding on tonight,
0:33:43 > 0:33:45because if I get along with people and if I like it,
0:33:45 > 0:33:48then we're probably going to come.
0:33:48 > 0:33:52And if you concentrate on the other person, your nerves will disappear.
0:33:52 > 0:33:55As mum watches from the back of the room,
0:33:55 > 0:33:58Kacey takes to her new class like an old-timer.
0:33:58 > 0:34:00Oh, my God! Hey, hey, can I get a quick picture?
0:34:00 > 0:34:03- Sorry, do I know you?- Can I get a picture, please? Is it you?
0:34:03 > 0:34:06Sorry, I don't have time for this at the moment,
0:34:06 > 0:34:08- you'll have to do it another time.- But...
0:34:08 > 0:34:09Aw!
0:34:09 > 0:34:12Afterwards, she gets to know some of her classmates.
0:34:12 > 0:34:14How long have you been coming here and what's it like?
0:34:14 > 0:34:17A couple of years, it's just really good. I love it.
0:34:17 > 0:34:19What do you do with your weekends, then?
0:34:19 > 0:34:22I'm a trainer for Glenelg footy club, like, the seniors, so I spend
0:34:22 > 0:34:25a lot of my weekends with them.
0:34:25 > 0:34:28Paula's happy to hear Kacey's had a fun evening.
0:34:28 > 0:34:31- So do you feel a little bit better now?- Yeah, I feel a lot better.
0:34:31 > 0:34:33Reassured there was nice people.
0:34:33 > 0:34:36There are nice people, I kept telling you this.
0:34:36 > 0:34:38- Yeah, happy?- Yeah.- Good.
0:34:44 > 0:34:48With Kacey perhaps coming round to a move, it's more important
0:34:48 > 0:34:53than ever for the Jones' finances to stack up down under.
0:34:53 > 0:34:56The family sit down to compare the cost of living in Australia
0:34:56 > 0:34:57with the UK.
0:34:57 > 0:35:00Starting with the weekly food shop.
0:35:00 > 0:35:03Oh, my God. Look how much pizza is.
0:35:03 > 0:35:06It's really expensive here, compared to the UK.
0:35:07 > 0:35:10Potatoes are £5 more here.
0:35:10 > 0:35:14- £5 more expensive for a bag of spuds?- £5, yeah.
0:35:14 > 0:35:17Ham's cheaper by £1.25.
0:35:17 > 0:35:20That's quite a lot, isn't it, really?
0:35:20 > 0:35:24- So it's £19.14 a week more expensive.- That's not that much.
0:35:24 > 0:35:26At around £80 a month more in Australia,
0:35:26 > 0:35:29the food shop doesn't cause too much concern,
0:35:29 > 0:35:33but they've still to look at the bigger bills.
0:35:33 > 0:35:37The family base their calculations on the first property they saw.
0:35:37 > 0:35:39Obviously, the rent's going to be more expensive,
0:35:39 > 0:35:41but we knew that, well, I knew that,
0:35:41 > 0:35:44because I wanted to get a much better house here, in Australia,
0:35:44 > 0:35:46- than the one in the UK.- Yeah.
0:35:46 > 0:35:48Electricity's more expensive, but that's probably
0:35:48 > 0:35:52because of all the air conditioning that people use over here.
0:35:52 > 0:35:56Paula would be spending £304 more per month in Australia.
0:35:56 > 0:35:59And losing benefits she'd get at home, means,
0:35:59 > 0:36:01despite her higher salary down under,
0:36:01 > 0:36:05the overall figure doesn't look good either.
0:36:05 > 0:36:10So that's £321 a month worse off.
0:36:11 > 0:36:16In total, the family would be nearly £4,000 a year worse off,
0:36:16 > 0:36:20but Paula's determined that needn't hold them back.
0:36:20 > 0:36:23We don't have to live in that really nice house that we've chose,
0:36:23 > 0:36:26we could live in something a little bit cheaper.
0:36:26 > 0:36:28So, we'd be better off in Britain?
0:36:28 > 0:36:31A little bit, but it'll rain all year.
0:36:31 > 0:36:33Paula feels they could make up the shortfall,
0:36:33 > 0:36:37but will the necessary compromises be ones they're happy to make?
0:36:37 > 0:36:41As they cast their votes on finances in Australia.
0:36:41 > 0:36:45Based on the results of the reality check today, our vote goes to...
0:36:51 > 0:36:53- Australia.- Australia.
0:36:53 > 0:36:54Undecided.
0:36:54 > 0:36:57- So you're undecided again?- Yeah.
0:36:57 > 0:36:59- Why?- Because, if we moved here,
0:36:59 > 0:37:04I'd want to move for a really good reason and we couldn't have a house with a pool.
0:37:04 > 0:37:05We'd have a better life.
0:37:05 > 0:37:09So what you're saying is that you'd not really want to
0:37:09 > 0:37:11compromise on a cheaper house?
0:37:11 > 0:37:14It's not that, it's that I wouldn't want to come all the way out here
0:37:14 > 0:37:16and leave my friends and family if we didn't have a pool,
0:37:16 > 0:37:19because the pool's one of the main things I wanted.
0:37:26 > 0:37:29With a little bit of imagination and some sacrifices,
0:37:29 > 0:37:32Paula's confident the finances could work,
0:37:32 > 0:37:37but Kacey's still not ready to commit to making the move.
0:37:37 > 0:37:40Now Paula faces, potentially, her biggest hurdle,
0:37:40 > 0:37:44as the family sit down to watch messages from friends and family
0:37:44 > 0:37:46back in the UK.
0:37:46 > 0:37:48- Hi.- Hi, Paula.- Hope you're having a good time.
0:37:48 > 0:37:51Hope you're not missing us too much.
0:37:51 > 0:37:53- Hello!- Hi.
0:37:53 > 0:37:55All right, Luke. Hi, Paula. Hi, Kacey.
0:37:55 > 0:37:57What on earth do you want to go and live in Australia for?
0:37:57 > 0:38:01- When you could be here in sunny... - Beautiful, sunny north Wales.
0:38:01 > 0:38:07The family's very close, we all are, really.
0:38:07 > 0:38:09Paula's a brilliant girl.
0:38:09 > 0:38:12Paula is one of the most chilled, easy-going people that I know,
0:38:12 > 0:38:15which is probably why we get on so well.
0:38:16 > 0:38:20She's a good laugh at school and she's very nice and kind.
0:38:20 > 0:38:23A good friend.
0:38:23 > 0:38:28Luke is lovely, confident, silly, daft,
0:38:28 > 0:38:32has grown up to be a lovely young man.
0:38:32 > 0:38:35She seems to want to go for her mum's side,
0:38:35 > 0:38:38because her mum's really excited to go.
0:38:38 > 0:38:41She doesn't want to leave, cos she'd miss us all.
0:38:41 > 0:38:44- Australia's gain would be our loss. - Oh, definitely, yeah.
0:38:44 > 0:38:47- Because we would miss her very much. - Definitely.
0:38:47 > 0:38:49I'd miss their phone calls,
0:38:49 > 0:38:54I would miss Sunday meals and I'd miss my daughter.
0:38:54 > 0:38:57Luke, if you like what you're seeing so far and you're enjoying it,
0:38:57 > 0:38:59I think you should go for it.
0:38:59 > 0:39:03But, don't forget, if you do decide to go, you can always come home.
0:39:03 > 0:39:06Oh, my God. I'm actually going to cry.
0:39:06 > 0:39:10Don't consider anybody else, think about you and the children and
0:39:10 > 0:39:13how you feel in Australia at the moment
0:39:13 > 0:39:16and make your decision based on that.
0:39:16 > 0:39:18Bye for now, bye!
0:39:18 > 0:39:20What are you thinking?
0:39:20 > 0:39:24I reckon we should come over. Maybe.
0:39:24 > 0:39:27- What do you think? - That's what they all think.
0:39:27 > 0:39:30- I'm not really sure. - You're still unsure.
0:39:30 > 0:39:34Yeah, I'm still unsure, cos I know I'd miss them.
0:39:36 > 0:39:39Messages from home have been a poignant reminder of
0:39:39 > 0:39:44just how hard it would be to leave loved ones behind in the UK.
0:39:44 > 0:39:47For decades, Paula's dream of a new life in Australia
0:39:47 > 0:39:49has been out of reach.
0:39:49 > 0:39:53Now, she's closer than ever to finally making it a reality,
0:39:53 > 0:39:56but, with two undecided votes so far from Kacey,
0:39:56 > 0:40:00will her plans for a fresh start in Australia
0:40:00 > 0:40:02slip from her grasp at the last moment?
0:40:07 > 0:40:10A week ago, when the Jones family arrived
0:40:10 > 0:40:12for their trial week in Adelaide,
0:40:12 > 0:40:14Paula was pinning her hopes on Australia
0:40:14 > 0:40:17delivering a brighter future.
0:40:17 > 0:40:19It's completely lived up to expectation.
0:40:19 > 0:40:22In fact, if anything, it's got better, it's better than I expected.
0:40:22 > 0:40:25It's just brilliant, I don't want to go home.
0:40:26 > 0:40:30For Luke, Australia hasn't put a foot wrong.
0:40:30 > 0:40:33The week's been really good, I've had a good time.
0:40:33 > 0:40:35It makes me want to move here now.
0:40:35 > 0:40:37I could definitely call it home, straight away.
0:40:37 > 0:40:41But the week has thrown some obstacles in Paula's direction.
0:40:41 > 0:40:43There's been a couple of little disappointing moments,
0:40:43 > 0:40:46especially where Kacey's involved,
0:40:46 > 0:40:49cos I know she's a little bit unsure of what she wants.
0:40:49 > 0:40:51I think I'm the one keeping us back from doing it
0:40:51 > 0:40:54and I feel quite upset for doing it,
0:40:54 > 0:40:56but I'd just miss everybody too much.
0:40:58 > 0:41:01Kacey knows her vote could have a massive impact
0:41:01 > 0:41:04on the future direction of the family's lives.
0:41:04 > 0:41:07There is a lot of pressure put on me today, in the voting,
0:41:07 > 0:41:11because if I say yes, then I know we're definitely coming
0:41:11 > 0:41:14in the next year, but if I say Britain, then, obviously,
0:41:14 > 0:41:17they'd get very upset.
0:41:17 > 0:41:18PAULA SIGHS
0:41:18 > 0:41:22If Kacey votes for the UK today, I will be upset, I'll be gutted.
0:41:22 > 0:41:27Paula's dream will live or die on the approaching final turn of the cards.
0:41:27 > 0:41:30I'm really hoping to get a clear outcome for Australia today.
0:41:30 > 0:41:33I think now's the time. I think if I'm going to do it,
0:41:33 > 0:41:35I should do it now.
0:41:35 > 0:41:37It's time for the family to decide
0:41:37 > 0:41:39where they will spend the rest of their lives.
0:41:39 > 0:41:42We've had a fantastic week, this week, in Australia.
0:41:42 > 0:41:46We've learnt a lot about Adelaide. We've really, really enjoyed it.
0:41:46 > 0:41:49So, based upon our experience this week, our vote goes to...
0:42:01 > 0:42:04- Australia.- Undecided.- Australia.
0:42:04 > 0:42:06- Are you undecided, still?- Yeah.
0:42:06 > 0:42:09- OK.- You voted that every time, apart from once.
0:42:09 > 0:42:12Yeah, but I'm not really sure where I want to be right now,
0:42:12 > 0:42:15whether it's in Australia or the UK.
0:42:15 > 0:42:17I definitely want to come here when I'm older.
0:42:17 > 0:42:19So it's definitely an option to still move out here,
0:42:19 > 0:42:22- when you're a little bit older? - Yeah, definitely.
0:42:22 > 0:42:25- Yeah, is that a promise?- Definitely. - Can I have a pinkie promise?
0:42:25 > 0:42:27- Go on, pinkie promise.- Pinkie promise!
0:42:27 > 0:42:30- When you're older.- Are you kidding me?- No, come on!
0:42:30 > 0:42:32- No you've got to pinkie on it.- Oh, fine.
0:42:32 > 0:42:34- Pinkie promise, yeah, happy with that?- Yeah.
0:42:34 > 0:42:35What about you, happy with that?
0:42:35 > 0:42:40Yeah, I definitely want to move here. Definitely.
0:42:40 > 0:42:43- Come on.- Are you kidding me? Is this actually happening?
0:42:43 > 0:42:45- I don't want to hug.- Group hug!
0:42:45 > 0:42:47Do you think I've made the right decision, Mum?
0:42:47 > 0:42:49Well, you haven't made the decision.
0:42:49 > 0:42:52- I'm very excited now.- Why? - I'm excited,
0:42:52 > 0:42:54cos I know that we might not be able to come straight away,
0:42:54 > 0:42:57but Luke will come and then we'll follow him.
0:42:57 > 0:43:00It's not the definitive result that she had hoped for,
0:43:00 > 0:43:04but Paula remains optimistic that, with time,
0:43:04 > 0:43:07the family will make it down under.
0:43:07 > 0:43:10Her dream's not dead yet.
0:43:10 > 0:43:13We hope, wherever Paula, Luke and Kacey choose to settle,
0:43:13 > 0:43:16the future brings them every happiness.