0:00:02 > 0:00:04If starting a new life halfway around the world
0:00:04 > 0:00:08could give your family the time together they so desperately needed,
0:00:08 > 0:00:11might you be sorely tempted?
0:00:11 > 0:00:13But could you go ahead and make the move
0:00:13 > 0:00:17if it meant having to leave one member of your family behind?
0:00:17 > 0:00:19Pulling pints and being a travelling teacher
0:00:19 > 0:00:23means James and Lisa Cornish hardly ever see their two little boys.
0:00:23 > 0:00:27I would absolutely love for us to feel like a family again.
0:00:27 > 0:00:30And for me to feel like I'm a mum and a wife again.
0:00:30 > 0:00:33So they're considering moving lock, stock and barrel
0:00:33 > 0:00:34to the other side of the world.
0:00:34 > 0:00:37I'll get more time to spend with the boys in the evenings.
0:00:37 > 0:00:40Be less tired because I won't be working 100 hours a week.
0:00:40 > 0:00:43But while Australia could give them the lifestyle they want...
0:00:43 > 0:00:45Can honestly say I've never seen them that happy
0:00:45 > 0:00:47as they have been this week.
0:00:47 > 0:00:49..it would means James saying goodbye
0:00:49 > 0:00:51to his daughter for months at a time.
0:00:51 > 0:00:53This week in Australia's going to be really important
0:00:53 > 0:00:57because it's going to...change our lives, really.
0:00:57 > 0:00:59Whichever way we choose.
0:01:21 > 0:01:24With more than a quarter of its population born abroad,
0:01:24 > 0:01:27Australia's long been a dream destination for people
0:01:27 > 0:01:29in search of a better life.
0:01:29 > 0:01:33Around 40,000 UK residents flock to the country every year,
0:01:33 > 0:01:35hoping the healthy outdoor lifestyle
0:01:35 > 0:01:39and prosperous economy will improve their standard of living.
0:01:39 > 0:01:41But not all of them achieve their dream.
0:01:41 > 0:01:43Of those brave enough to make the move,
0:01:43 > 0:01:46one in four ultimately return to the UK.
0:01:46 > 0:01:49James and Lisa Cornish are desperate for more time together
0:01:49 > 0:01:51with sons Sammy and Louis,
0:01:51 > 0:01:55and believe Australia could be the answer.
0:01:55 > 0:01:58Moving, however, would come at a price.
0:01:58 > 0:02:01James' daughter would be left behind in the UK.
0:02:01 > 0:02:05Now, even if the family can persuade Lauren to come out for visits,
0:02:05 > 0:02:08James faces the prospect of being separated from his daughter
0:02:08 > 0:02:10for most of the year.
0:02:12 > 0:02:15The Cornishes' journey begins with a 10,000 mile flight
0:02:15 > 0:02:18from London to Melbourne via Dubai.
0:02:18 > 0:02:20It's the family's first time in Australia,
0:02:20 > 0:02:24and the reality of just how far they've come has hit home.
0:02:24 > 0:02:26When you've had a seven-hour flight, you get off
0:02:26 > 0:02:30and then you realise you've got another 13-hour flight after that.
0:02:30 > 0:02:34Really puts it into perspective how far away Australia is from England.
0:02:34 > 0:02:37The flight has taken its toll on Sammy and Louis,
0:02:37 > 0:02:39but Lisa and James are raring to go.
0:02:39 > 0:02:41We're really excited about the week.
0:02:41 > 0:02:44Really looking forward to seeing what houses are like,
0:02:44 > 0:02:46what the areas are like to live in.
0:02:46 > 0:02:50We can actually now see everything in the flesh, so it'll be...
0:02:50 > 0:02:51Looking forward to it.
0:02:51 > 0:02:53If the week goes according to plan,
0:02:53 > 0:02:57the 20-hour flight's one Lauren could be making on a regular basis.
0:02:57 > 0:03:02If it would be good for them, then I'd definitely make the journey.
0:03:02 > 0:03:05Because it means I get to see what they're doing
0:03:05 > 0:03:07and be a part of their lives.
0:03:07 > 0:03:09When their time in Melbourne's up,
0:03:09 > 0:03:12the family will face a life-changing decision.
0:03:15 > 0:03:19In the UK, the Cornish family live above a pub near Sheffield.
0:03:19 > 0:03:23They're James, Lisa, five-year-old Sammy, two-year-old Louis
0:03:23 > 0:03:26and James' daughter Lauren, who's 13.
0:03:26 > 0:03:29The family started running the pub in 2013,
0:03:29 > 0:03:32after James took voluntary redundancy as an accountant.
0:03:32 > 0:03:35While everyone hoped it would mean more time together,
0:03:35 > 0:03:38the reality's been the exact opposite.
0:03:38 > 0:03:41I've been working much more than we expected,
0:03:41 > 0:03:43up to sort of 100 hours a week.
0:03:43 > 0:03:47For James, the pub has completely took over his life.
0:03:47 > 0:03:50If he's not running the business, nobody is.
0:03:50 > 0:03:52James works seven days a week
0:03:52 > 0:03:54and Lisa's job as an accountancy lecturer
0:03:54 > 0:03:55at colleges across the country
0:03:55 > 0:03:59means she's also missing out on quality time with the children.
0:03:59 > 0:04:03The commuting in general is a real strain on family life.
0:04:03 > 0:04:07There have been weeks when I've left the house on a Sunday evening
0:04:07 > 0:04:10and I haven't seen the kids till the Thursday evening.
0:04:10 > 0:04:13And there's no let-up when it comes to the weekend.
0:04:13 > 0:04:15As Lisa's drafted in to help James behind the bar,
0:04:15 > 0:04:18Sammy and Louis have to stay with their grandparents.
0:04:18 > 0:04:22It's a horrible feeling to feel like somebody else is...
0:04:23 > 0:04:27..enjoying spending time with your kids all the time.
0:04:27 > 0:04:30It's a situation that can't go on any longer.
0:04:30 > 0:04:34It does upset me that I can't spend the time with the boys
0:04:34 > 0:04:37and my relationship with them is suffering because of it.
0:04:37 > 0:04:39It does cause tension.
0:04:39 > 0:04:41I mean, we have had arguments,
0:04:41 > 0:04:44genuinely just because we've both been so tired.
0:04:44 > 0:04:48And so stressed with everything that it's unavoidable.
0:04:53 > 0:04:56With the pub meaning the family have even less quality time,
0:04:56 > 0:05:00the couple are now considering a more drastic lifestyle change.
0:05:00 > 0:05:04One which could take them to the other side of the world.
0:05:04 > 0:05:11It might be slightly naive, but at the moment, Australia to me, erm...
0:05:11 > 0:05:14I feel as though it's going to give us that family life together
0:05:14 > 0:05:17that we just don't have here in the UK.
0:05:17 > 0:05:20The fact that potentially we could be getting paid more for the work
0:05:20 > 0:05:26that we do here over there means that we could afford a better lifestyle
0:05:26 > 0:05:28for us and the kids.
0:05:28 > 0:05:31I'll get more time to spend with the boys in the evenings.
0:05:31 > 0:05:34I'll be less tired because I won't be working 100 hours a week.
0:05:34 > 0:05:37And it will strengthen our relationship
0:05:37 > 0:05:39and bring us all closer together.
0:05:39 > 0:05:43But while Australia could reunite James and Lisa with their boys,
0:05:43 > 0:05:45it would mean James leaving a daughter behind.
0:05:45 > 0:05:48Lauren's my daughter from my first marriage
0:05:48 > 0:05:52and she spends half the time with us and half the time with her mum.
0:05:52 > 0:05:55If we do decide to move out to Australia,
0:05:55 > 0:05:57she will stay here until she's 18.
0:05:58 > 0:06:0213-year-old Lauren's faced with the prospect of spending months
0:06:02 > 0:06:06rather than days at a time without seeing her dad and his family.
0:06:06 > 0:06:09It's just... It's not ten miles down the road any more.
0:06:09 > 0:06:10It's across the world.
0:06:11 > 0:06:15I'd miss them a lot if they went and I'm that close with them
0:06:15 > 0:06:17that they know everything about me.
0:06:17 > 0:06:19They're my brothers.
0:06:19 > 0:06:22But she understands their life can't carry on as it is.
0:06:22 > 0:06:25I think my dad feels like he's abandoning me
0:06:25 > 0:06:26if he does move over there.
0:06:28 > 0:06:31But I want them to have a better life than over here.
0:06:31 > 0:06:34James and Lisa will face an agonising decision.
0:06:34 > 0:06:38Being a father to her and to the boys, it's...
0:06:38 > 0:06:41It makes my decision much more difficult.
0:06:42 > 0:06:47I would miss her. I would miss... spending that time with her.
0:06:47 > 0:06:50And I think the boys would miss her more so.
0:06:50 > 0:06:54I think the boys really dote on her.
0:06:54 > 0:06:57Lauren could spend holidays down under,
0:06:57 > 0:07:01But if she doesn't like Australia, Lisa and James' dream could be over.
0:07:01 > 0:07:06If we visit out there and Lauren turns around and says,
0:07:06 > 0:07:11"Look, this is not somewhere where I think I'll ever want
0:07:11 > 0:07:12"to spend a huge amount of time..."
0:07:12 > 0:07:17That would be...a game changer, really.
0:07:17 > 0:07:24Because I don't think that I could, erm...spend my life without her.
0:07:27 > 0:07:29James knows something has to give
0:07:29 > 0:07:33if he's to have any quality time with his wife and young sons.
0:07:33 > 0:07:34But to make a move work,
0:07:34 > 0:07:37not only will he have to persuade Lauren Australia could be her home
0:07:37 > 0:07:40for part of the year, he'll also have to come to terms
0:07:40 > 0:07:44with being separated from her for months at a time.
0:07:51 > 0:07:53The family will be spending a week in Melbourne,
0:07:53 > 0:07:56Australia's second-most populated city
0:07:56 > 0:07:58and capital of the state of Victoria.
0:07:58 > 0:08:00Their temporary new home is a three-bedroom house
0:08:00 > 0:08:02in Williamstown,
0:08:02 > 0:08:06a popular coastal suburb 15 miles from the city centre.
0:08:06 > 0:08:09Wakey-wakey!
0:08:09 > 0:08:11It's the family's first chance
0:08:11 > 0:08:15to see what living on the other side of the world could be like.
0:08:15 > 0:08:19- Looks lovely. Let's go in and have a look.- Go on, then.
0:08:19 > 0:08:20Ooh.
0:08:20 > 0:08:26- It's lovely. Open stairs.- Yeah. It's really modern, actually. I like that.
0:08:26 > 0:08:28- I like how it's open-plan.- Yeah.
0:08:28 > 0:08:31First impressions are good, but then...
0:08:31 > 0:08:34I'm not so sure that there would be enough space.
0:08:34 > 0:08:36- No, we're used to more space than this.- Long-term.
0:08:36 > 0:08:39And the space inside isn't the only problem.
0:08:39 > 0:08:40Not much of a view, though.
0:08:40 > 0:08:44In my head, I've got visions of opening the doors wide open
0:08:44 > 0:08:46and the kids running in and out of a garden.
0:08:46 > 0:08:48- Garden, grass.- Not a patio.
0:08:48 > 0:08:50While upstairs does have one plus.
0:08:50 > 0:08:52- I like the thought of a balcony. - It seems really quiet.
0:08:52 > 0:08:55I'm not sure I can see myself eating breakfast out here,
0:08:55 > 0:08:58- with people walking past.- Yeah. - Or driving past on the way to work.
0:08:58 > 0:09:02It's just not the ideal living Lauren was hoping for.
0:09:02 > 0:09:09It's not unique. There's no...real wildlife or...anything to look at.
0:09:09 > 0:09:12And she's not the only one that's less than impressed.
0:09:12 > 0:09:15If everything I've seen from the airport to here
0:09:15 > 0:09:17is what Australia's about, then...
0:09:17 > 0:09:19I don't think it would be the place for us.
0:09:19 > 0:09:22They may have just arrived, but already James and Lauren's thoughts
0:09:22 > 0:09:25are turning towards possibly being separated.
0:09:25 > 0:09:28It's something that we've kind of put on the back burner,
0:09:28 > 0:09:31to say, "How do we all really feel about...
0:09:33 > 0:09:36"..spending four, five months apart at a time?"
0:09:36 > 0:09:39This week in Australia's going to be really important
0:09:39 > 0:09:43because it's going to change our lives, really.
0:09:43 > 0:09:44Whichever way we choose.
0:09:49 > 0:09:52It's a real case of upstairs-downstairs back in the UK
0:09:52 > 0:09:55for the Cornishes, who live above the pub James manages.
0:09:55 > 0:09:57We've got three bedrooms.
0:09:57 > 0:10:00The boys share a room and Lauren's got her own bedroom as well.
0:10:00 > 0:10:02But we don't have a huge amount of space.
0:10:02 > 0:10:06It doesn't really feel like home to us whenever we sit upstairs
0:10:06 > 0:10:10and get any time off, it feels like people are in your house.
0:10:10 > 0:10:12So it's no surprise that space
0:10:12 > 0:10:16is at the top of James' wish list for property down under.
0:10:16 > 0:10:20Modern, spacious, with four or five bedrooms.
0:10:20 > 0:10:22Plenty room for the kids to play.
0:10:22 > 0:10:24For Lisa, the list goes on a bit further.
0:10:24 > 0:10:28We've ended up with this big, long wish list of walk-in wardrobes,
0:10:28 > 0:10:31en suites, theatre rooms...
0:10:31 > 0:10:33- Yeah. - SHE LAUGHS
0:10:33 > 0:10:36- Pool. Big long list. - We do need an extra bedroom
0:10:36 > 0:10:38because we've got a long list of people
0:10:38 > 0:10:39that are going to come see us.
0:10:43 > 0:10:49James and Lisa have budget of 250 to £300,000 for a home in Australia,
0:10:49 > 0:10:52but could possibly stretch further depending on their salaries.
0:10:52 > 0:10:55To give them an idea of Melbourne's property market,
0:10:55 > 0:10:59today we'll show them three houses, two based on their budget
0:10:59 > 0:11:02and a third based on everything they want.
0:11:02 > 0:11:05Only after they've seen each one will they find out its value.
0:11:12 > 0:11:13The search begins in Werribee,
0:11:13 > 0:11:16a suburb of 20 miles west of the city.
0:11:16 > 0:11:19With good commuting links, a restaurant district
0:11:19 > 0:11:21and plenty of schools and green spaces,
0:11:21 > 0:11:25it's a family-friendly area which could be perfect for the Cornishes.
0:11:25 > 0:11:28I really liked the area kind of driving through.
0:11:28 > 0:11:31Typical impression you get of Australia, living in the UK.
0:11:31 > 0:11:37- The outside might not impress much...- It looks quite...dated.
0:11:37 > 0:11:40It hasn't got a huge amount of kerb appeal, for my tastes.
0:11:40 > 0:11:42I like things that are much more modern.
0:11:42 > 0:11:45..but appearances can be deceptive.
0:11:45 > 0:11:47Oh.
0:11:47 > 0:11:50Well, this isn't what I was expecting.
0:11:51 > 0:11:52Wow.
0:11:52 > 0:11:55From the front, it doesn't even look like it's got an upstairs.
0:11:55 > 0:11:57- I didn't even see that.- No, I didn't.
0:12:01 > 0:12:04- Are we definitely in the same house?- Mummy!
0:12:04 > 0:12:07- I want to see the rest of it now. - Yeah, I do too.
0:12:07 > 0:12:10The property's got the open-plan interiors Lisa's after,
0:12:10 > 0:12:13but will it have the space the family crave?
0:12:13 > 0:12:16Yeah, I'm trying to imagine it without any of the furniture in.
0:12:16 > 0:12:17And what we would do with it.
0:12:17 > 0:12:20I think once we get the kids' toys in here and everything,
0:12:20 > 0:12:23I think we'd struggle for space and we'd feel cramped again.
0:12:23 > 0:12:25And the kitchen's not perfect either.
0:12:25 > 0:12:29Certain parts of it feel modern and updated, and other parts don't.
0:12:29 > 0:12:33To be honest, it needs ripping out and started again.
0:12:33 > 0:12:35That's always possible, though,
0:12:35 > 0:12:38and the house does have five bedrooms,
0:12:38 > 0:12:40meaning not only could Sammy and Louis have their own rooms,
0:12:40 > 0:12:43but Lauren too, if she visits.
0:12:43 > 0:12:47- I could see the boys in here. - It's a good size for them. Ooh!
0:12:47 > 0:12:49Oh, that's a nice little den.
0:12:49 > 0:12:52Just put some cushions in and reading books on the walls
0:12:52 > 0:12:53and everything and they'd love that.
0:12:53 > 0:12:55That's the boys potentially sorted
0:12:55 > 0:12:58and another feature manages to catch Lisa's eye.
0:12:58 > 0:13:00Wow!
0:13:00 > 0:13:02This is a walk-in wardrobe and a half.
0:13:03 > 0:13:07It's just everything at home's so cramped.
0:13:07 > 0:13:10And this wardrobe's the size of their bedroom at home.
0:13:10 > 0:13:13So does this home have all the space needed?
0:13:13 > 0:13:14Oh, gosh. Wow.
0:13:14 > 0:13:16Not in every sense!
0:13:17 > 0:13:21- I don't know who's going to fit in that bath.- Louis.- Louis.
0:13:21 > 0:13:23THEY LAUGH
0:13:27 > 0:13:30Can't imagine what you would do with a bath this small.
0:13:30 > 0:13:33No worries about you falling asleep and drowning.
0:13:33 > 0:13:37Well, that's something, I guess. And so, it turns out, is the garden.
0:13:37 > 0:13:40This is far more what we were looking for.
0:13:40 > 0:13:44- Outdoors-wise?- Outdoors-wise. - Yeah.- For the boys.
0:13:44 > 0:13:47- It's nice. - You like this one, then?- Yeah.
0:13:47 > 0:13:48And from the windows upstairs,
0:13:48 > 0:13:52you'll have a view of the garden and the trees and things.
0:13:52 > 0:13:56This house could be somewhere Lauren could call a second home.
0:13:56 > 0:14:01But could the family afford it on their 250 to £300,000 budget?
0:14:01 > 0:14:03OK, how much do you think this one's worth?
0:14:03 > 0:14:07- 210,000. - It's going to go under the 200 mark.
0:14:07 > 0:14:13- Maybe something around 185, 190. - I say 230.
0:14:13 > 0:14:14230?
0:14:14 > 0:14:17- OK.- Shall we have a look? - Yes, go on, then.
0:14:17 > 0:14:21- Ooh!- Oof.- Oh, dear.- Wow. 262.
0:14:21 > 0:14:24That's a lot more than I was expecting and a lot more than...
0:14:24 > 0:14:26Anybody was expecting.
0:14:26 > 0:14:30I don't know whether this area in general's more expensive, then?
0:14:30 > 0:14:32That's not justifiable to me.
0:14:32 > 0:14:34- No.- At all.
0:14:34 > 0:14:37It's within budget, but it looks like James and Lisa
0:14:37 > 0:14:40want a house that delivers much more for their money.
0:14:40 > 0:14:42Will property number two fit the bill?
0:14:45 > 0:14:47It's situated in Tarneit,
0:14:47 > 0:14:51just 15 miles from Melbourne's central business district.
0:14:51 > 0:14:54A new railway link will whisk local families to the city centre
0:14:54 > 0:14:56in just 30 minutes,
0:14:56 > 0:15:00while the area offers families parks, schools, shopping centres
0:15:00 > 0:15:03and the modern style of housing Lisa's after.
0:15:03 > 0:15:06That's way bigger!
0:15:06 > 0:15:08- This looks nice. Big.- It's lovely.
0:15:08 > 0:15:11Straightaway, this property's looking more promising.
0:15:11 > 0:15:14Oh, gosh, James. It goes back quite a way as well.
0:15:22 > 0:15:24There's a lot of colour.
0:15:24 > 0:15:27Yeah. A lot of colour!
0:15:27 > 0:15:30I don't mind that. I prefer colour to just plain.
0:15:30 > 0:15:34- What do you think, Lauren? - Different.- It's different.
0:15:34 > 0:15:37Diplomatic on the decor, Lauren?
0:15:38 > 0:15:42After living over a pub, all this room should definitely be a bonus.
0:15:42 > 0:15:45- There's loads of space. I love how open-plan it is again.- Yeah.
0:15:45 > 0:15:48- I really like that. - It's got three living rooms.
0:15:48 > 0:15:50It's much bigger than the last house,
0:15:50 > 0:15:53but is there now too much room to roam?
0:15:53 > 0:15:57It's finding the balance between what space we need and would like to have
0:15:57 > 0:16:01and then having this massive house that - A, doesn't get used often,
0:16:01 > 0:16:05and - B, needs a massive amount of cleaning.
0:16:05 > 0:16:06Can we afford a cleaner?
0:16:07 > 0:16:12- There's one space James seems more than happy with.- Oh, wow.
0:16:12 > 0:16:13This is my room.
0:16:13 > 0:16:15Yeah, you can live here. THEY LAUGH
0:16:15 > 0:16:18Yeah, so I can see sort of a little bar area in the corner.
0:16:18 > 0:16:21But the garden isn't ideal for everyone.
0:16:21 > 0:16:24It's possibly the one area that...
0:16:24 > 0:16:25I don't like about the house.
0:16:25 > 0:16:29Yeah, there's loads of space, it's just not two-year-old friendly.
0:16:29 > 0:16:31The house inside, overall, is fantastic.
0:16:31 > 0:16:34I'm a little bit disappointed with outside.
0:16:34 > 0:16:36Downstairs has provoked mixed reactions,
0:16:36 > 0:16:38but upstairs has its own appeal.
0:16:48 > 0:16:51- You've got your walk-in wardrobe. - I know. I know!
0:16:53 > 0:16:55It was definitely on my wish list.
0:16:55 > 0:16:58The master bedroom also has a balcony with views to the front.
0:16:58 > 0:17:01It's not like it's got an amazing view or anything like that,
0:17:01 > 0:17:02but it's green and it's pleasant.
0:17:04 > 0:17:05That's a lovely en-suite.
0:17:05 > 0:17:08It's a really nice size, isn't it?
0:17:08 > 0:17:10- His and hers sinks. - His and hers sinks!
0:17:10 > 0:17:12I miss having an en-suite.
0:17:12 > 0:17:16Having one bathroom and one toilet to share between five of us is...
0:17:16 > 0:17:20- Yeah.- ..hell. And it's only going to get worse the older they get.
0:17:20 > 0:17:21That's a fair point.
0:17:21 > 0:17:24This house would also give Lauren her own bedroom
0:17:24 > 0:17:27and that could seal the deal when it comes to persuading her to visit.
0:17:27 > 0:17:33With a budget of between 250 and £300,000, is it affordable?
0:17:33 > 0:17:35So what do you think it's worth, then?
0:17:36 > 0:17:41Hmm... I'd say probably about 270,000.
0:17:41 > 0:17:43I was going to say a little bit more than that.
0:17:43 > 0:17:46I think roundabout 290, 300.
0:17:46 > 0:17:47- Shall we have a look?- Yeah.
0:17:49 > 0:17:50Let's have a look.
0:17:52 > 0:17:53Ooh!
0:17:54 > 0:17:56Spot-on. 295.
0:17:57 > 0:17:58You get a lot for your money.
0:17:59 > 0:18:02I think, if we had the dream, it would be a new-build.
0:18:02 > 0:18:06With this space and a bigger garden.
0:18:06 > 0:18:08I'm really excited to see the dream house now.
0:18:12 > 0:18:15That's two properties viewed based on the family's budget.
0:18:15 > 0:18:17Next up, the dream home.
0:18:17 > 0:18:21We found a property which could offer everything the Cornishes want.
0:18:21 > 0:18:24But luxury living can come at a cost.
0:18:24 > 0:18:27This four-bedroom bungalow is in Sanctuary Lakes,
0:18:27 > 0:18:30one of 20 modern estates which make up the semi-rural
0:18:30 > 0:18:33but family-friendly suburb of Point Cook.
0:18:33 > 0:18:35And first impressions are good.
0:18:35 > 0:18:38It's beautiful, isn't it?
0:18:38 > 0:18:41Every single house in this street, I'd quite happily live in, I think!
0:18:41 > 0:18:44You haven't been inside yet, Lisa.
0:18:44 > 0:18:45Oh, wow.
0:18:51 > 0:18:53- This is stunning.- Oh, James.
0:18:53 > 0:18:56I'm so excited about this place. THEY LAUGH
0:18:56 > 0:18:58Wow.
0:18:59 > 0:19:00- Oh, my God.- Crikey.
0:19:02 > 0:19:05- And this is just the- en-suite. Yeah.
0:19:06 > 0:19:10Further down the corridor, something everyone can enjoy.
0:19:10 > 0:19:11Oh, wow.
0:19:11 > 0:19:14Oh, it's a proper cinema room.
0:19:14 > 0:19:18Just imagine when that's got projected. What that's like.
0:19:18 > 0:19:21Looks like everyone could settle in nicely here.
0:19:21 > 0:19:23I'd definitely come out and visit.
0:19:23 > 0:19:26Well, I'd come out and visit anyway, wherever you were living,
0:19:26 > 0:19:30but...more frequently if you were living here.
0:19:30 > 0:19:31Lauren may be sold,
0:19:31 > 0:19:34but James is already thinking about how he could afford it.
0:19:34 > 0:19:36I think I'd get two jobs to get this house.
0:19:38 > 0:19:41The kitchen is fantastic. It's absolutely stunning.
0:19:41 > 0:19:46Everything that we've looked at is to such a high specification.
0:19:46 > 0:19:48- It is a dream house.- It's perfect.
0:19:51 > 0:19:54And outside, something else to keep them happy.
0:19:54 > 0:19:56A pool wasn't top of the list or anything,
0:19:56 > 0:19:59that's just...a kind of a bonus add-on.
0:19:59 > 0:20:00The icing on the cake.
0:20:00 > 0:20:03At last, a chance for the boys to dip their toes
0:20:03 > 0:20:06into what life in Australia could be like.
0:20:06 > 0:20:09- Tickles. - How would you like to live here?
0:20:09 > 0:20:12- And have this in your garden? - Yeah!- All the time.
0:20:12 > 0:20:15You can just imagine yourself living here.
0:20:15 > 0:20:18This house offers everything James and Lisa want,
0:20:18 > 0:20:21but would Lauren be happy with it as a second home?
0:20:21 > 0:20:25It would be worth not living with you. Well, it wouldn't, but...
0:20:26 > 0:20:29It would at the same time, knowing that I'd get to come out to this.
0:20:29 > 0:20:33- Yeah.- For two, three months a year. Maybe more.
0:20:33 > 0:20:35- I think we need to find out how much it is.- Yeah, I think we do too.
0:20:35 > 0:20:37See if we can afford it.
0:20:37 > 0:20:41The house has won everyone over, but there's just one problem.
0:20:41 > 0:20:43It may be out of financial reach.
0:20:43 > 0:20:47The family's budget is between 250 and £300,000.
0:20:48 > 0:20:50It's going to be a lot.
0:20:50 > 0:20:53- 440,000.- I think it's going to be nearer...
0:20:54 > 0:20:57- ..550.- 550?- Yeah.
0:20:57 > 0:20:59Time to find out who's right.
0:21:04 > 0:21:06404.
0:21:06 > 0:21:08Oh, that's unbelievable.
0:21:08 > 0:21:13- That's £100,000 over budget. But... - Oh, we could still have that.
0:21:13 > 0:21:15That almost makes me cry.
0:21:15 > 0:21:19I'm completely and utterly speechless that we could get this house
0:21:19 > 0:21:23and this location for that amount of money.
0:21:23 > 0:21:27And it could be within reach, if the couple can get the right salaries.
0:21:27 > 0:21:30I'm even more speechless now than I was when I walked through the door.
0:21:30 > 0:21:32It's just...
0:21:32 > 0:21:34completely within reach.
0:21:36 > 0:21:40It's been a day of real ups and downs for the Cornishes.
0:21:40 > 0:21:44Property one was bang on budget but short on space.
0:21:44 > 0:21:46Property two had plenty of room,
0:21:46 > 0:21:50but it just wasn't the house James and Lisa had based their dreams on.
0:21:50 > 0:21:53And property three had everything the family wanted
0:21:53 > 0:21:56and was somewhere Lauren could call a second home.
0:21:56 > 0:21:59So based on the houses that we've seen in Australia,
0:21:59 > 0:22:01we're voting for...
0:22:12 > 0:22:14- Australia!- Australia.- Undecided.
0:22:14 > 0:22:17- No surprise that we've voted for the same, then.- Not at all.
0:22:17 > 0:22:20Given how pleased we were with the last house.
0:22:20 > 0:22:22We could never afford that at home.
0:22:22 > 0:22:25Lauren, why did you vote undecided?
0:22:25 > 0:22:28Because I don't know whether I want to move out here yet,
0:22:28 > 0:22:30but I want you to move out here.
0:22:30 > 0:22:32What did you vote for, Sammy?
0:22:32 > 0:22:35- Australia.- Australia? Why did you vote for Australia?
0:22:35 > 0:22:38- Because it has a nice house. - Because it has a nice house.
0:22:46 > 0:22:49Seeing their dream house got Lisa and James excited
0:22:49 > 0:22:52about a potential future in Australia,
0:22:52 > 0:22:56even if they still have to persuade Lauren it could be her second home.
0:22:56 > 0:22:58But to afford that property,
0:22:58 > 0:23:00the couple would have to pull in a good income.
0:23:02 > 0:23:05At home, Lisa spent 11 years as an accountant
0:23:05 > 0:23:08before becoming an accountancy lecturer.
0:23:08 > 0:23:11It's a job she enjoys and is hoping to continue down under.
0:23:11 > 0:23:13I'm fortunate enough to be able to teach them
0:23:13 > 0:23:16O levels, through their accountancy qualification,
0:23:16 > 0:23:20and eventually see them leaving as a fully qualified accountant.
0:23:20 > 0:23:22And that's really, really rewarding.
0:23:22 > 0:23:26If they do move, James plans to call time on being a landlord
0:23:26 > 0:23:28and return to accounting.
0:23:28 > 0:23:32Research has given him confidence work will be available down under.
0:23:32 > 0:23:35Mainly we've looked at the central government roles,
0:23:35 > 0:23:37which is what we're used to here in the UK.
0:23:43 > 0:23:46Melbourne's a leading financial centre in Australia,
0:23:46 > 0:23:49which should be good news for James and Lisa.
0:23:49 > 0:23:52I'm feeling quite excited about finding out what, erm...
0:23:52 > 0:23:55Australia can offer for me, work-wise,
0:23:55 > 0:23:58and see whether the sort of expectations that we've got
0:23:58 > 0:23:59meet up to the reality.
0:23:59 > 0:24:02And Lisa knows just how much is at stake.
0:24:02 > 0:24:05Unless we can find a job at the right salary level,
0:24:05 > 0:24:08there's no way on Earth we'd be able to financially make the move.
0:24:08 > 0:24:12We've arranged for visa-applicant Lisa to visit Box Hill Institute,
0:24:12 > 0:24:14a college east of Melbourne.
0:24:14 > 0:24:16She meets the head of the business department
0:24:16 > 0:24:20and a senior lecturer, and it's straight down to business.
0:24:20 > 0:24:22What teaching qualifications do you have?
0:24:22 > 0:24:27Right, so, in the UK there aren't any teaching qualification requirements
0:24:27 > 0:24:30for me to teach the chartered qualification.
0:24:30 > 0:24:33To get a teaching job here, the minimum qualification
0:24:33 > 0:24:36is a certificate for training and assessment.
0:24:36 > 0:24:37That will take you about a month.
0:24:37 > 0:24:41You have got certainly more than the minimum to get employed
0:24:41 > 0:24:44as a teacher. However, in the current environment,
0:24:44 > 0:24:47I would highly recommend more qualifications,
0:24:47 > 0:24:48higher level qualifications.
0:24:48 > 0:24:51Breadth and depth, and that will maximise your chances
0:24:51 > 0:24:54- of employment and also maximise your salary.- OK.
0:24:54 > 0:24:57So what sort of demand would there be in Australia
0:24:57 > 0:25:00for someone with my experience?
0:25:00 > 0:25:03We advertise for any lecturer role. You get...
0:25:03 > 0:25:08Maybe 80% of applications that come through are people from overseas.
0:25:08 > 0:25:11It sounds like Lisa might be back at school herself
0:25:11 > 0:25:15if she's to stand out from candidates chasing lecturer jobs.
0:25:15 > 0:25:18And that would mean more pressure on James to find the perfect job.
0:25:20 > 0:25:23To get to the bottom of accounting opportunities,
0:25:23 > 0:25:24he's meeting Susan Drewes
0:25:24 > 0:25:27from one of the city's prominent recruitment companies.
0:25:27 > 0:25:30So, James, having a look at your resume, you were a certified,
0:25:30 > 0:25:34practising accountant and more recently, you've been running a pub.
0:25:34 > 0:25:37- Yes.- Bit of a difference, accountant to a pub holder.- Yes.
0:25:37 > 0:25:39I was still accounting for myself
0:25:39 > 0:25:42so I was still practising accountancy,
0:25:42 > 0:25:46but it's more wide-ranging, so I'm running the end-to-end business,
0:25:46 > 0:25:48rather than just the finance.
0:25:48 > 0:25:50Hoping to escape the pub,
0:25:50 > 0:25:53James needs to explore his other prospects in Australia.
0:25:53 > 0:25:56So really, looking at your experience,
0:25:56 > 0:25:59your skills in government, I believe, would be very transferable
0:25:59 > 0:26:02into the state government here, or a public sector environment.
0:26:02 > 0:26:04We've got a number of specialist consultants who work
0:26:04 > 0:26:06specifically with the government,
0:26:06 > 0:26:10and we recruit these roles on a daily basis within the business.
0:26:10 > 0:26:12James could be in demand.
0:26:12 > 0:26:15Back at Box Hill, Lisa's keen to hear her potential salary
0:26:15 > 0:26:17if she found a job.
0:26:17 > 0:26:19Some of the jobs that I've been looking at
0:26:19 > 0:26:22were in the region of 80 to £100,000.
0:26:22 > 0:26:28That sort of money, as a lecturer, not as a manager, erm,
0:26:28 > 0:26:30is maybe at the top end of the university's scale.
0:26:30 > 0:26:32I estimate, Lisa, you'd come in
0:26:32 > 0:26:35around the middle of the lecturer range,
0:26:35 > 0:26:38which would be a salary of about 60 to 70,000 a year.
0:26:38 > 0:26:42That's a massive £50,000 less than Lisa was hoping for
0:26:42 > 0:26:45and that could mean the end of her and James' dream.
0:26:45 > 0:26:50We'd want the standard of living that would offer the boys
0:26:50 > 0:26:53and ourselves a much better lifestyle.
0:26:53 > 0:26:57If we can't get the salary to enable us to do that,
0:26:57 > 0:27:00then I'm not so sure we'd move to Australia.
0:27:01 > 0:27:03The family are desperate for change,
0:27:03 > 0:27:06but if James' potential earnings aren't high enough,
0:27:06 > 0:27:10it might mean leaving Lauren won't be an issue after all.
0:27:10 > 0:27:13So what kind of salary do you think I'd be able to command in Australia?
0:27:13 > 0:27:15Look, I think realistically,
0:27:15 > 0:27:19you'd be looking at anything at about that sort of 80 to 100k mark.
0:27:19 > 0:27:22And I appreciate that's quite a wide range.
0:27:22 > 0:27:25It's very much depending on the nature of the role.
0:27:25 > 0:27:27We were looking at 90 to 100,000,
0:27:27 > 0:27:31- which converts to round about 50 to £60,000.- Yeah.
0:27:31 > 0:27:34Which, to be honest with you, is more than I was on in the UK.
0:27:34 > 0:27:36Erm, but from what we've seen,
0:27:36 > 0:27:39we would need that extra to be able to afford the lifestyle
0:27:39 > 0:27:43that we're hoping to achieve, so... That's perfect.
0:27:43 > 0:27:46The day's definitely been more positive for James.
0:27:46 > 0:27:48I think from speaking to Susan, I could see myself
0:27:48 > 0:27:50working in Melbourne.
0:27:50 > 0:27:52Although it's a big city, it seems very relaxed
0:27:52 > 0:27:55and very laid-back and it's just what we're looking for.
0:27:55 > 0:27:59Lisa and James have had completely different experiences today,
0:27:59 > 0:28:01so how will that affect their vote?
0:28:01 > 0:28:04Will they choose work in Australia, or the UK?
0:28:04 > 0:28:07Based on our work experience today, we are voting for...
0:28:19 > 0:28:20- Australia.- Australia.
0:28:21 > 0:28:24Although the salary expectations in lecturing are immediately
0:28:24 > 0:28:29a lot less than what I was expecting, I'm not bothered by that.
0:28:29 > 0:28:32It just means that we'll have to have a rethink and maybe
0:28:32 > 0:28:36look at some different opportunities for me in the short term.
0:28:36 > 0:28:38In terms of what it will give us as a family,
0:28:38 > 0:28:42moving away from the pub and everything that goes with that,
0:28:42 > 0:28:44I still think we'll be better off out here.
0:28:53 > 0:28:55A return to practising accounting for Lisa
0:28:55 > 0:28:58means the couple's dream isn't over yet.
0:28:58 > 0:29:00But James still needs to establish
0:29:00 > 0:29:03if the benefits Australia can offer his family
0:29:03 > 0:29:07will outweigh the time he'll spend apart from daughter Lauren
0:29:07 > 0:29:11and convince her to split her time between the two countries.
0:29:11 > 0:29:15A day sampling Australia's lifestyle could make all the difference.
0:29:16 > 0:29:20The Cornishes are spending the day at Latrobe Golf Park in Bundoora.
0:29:20 > 0:29:23Before becoming consumed with running the pub,
0:29:23 > 0:29:24James was a keen golfer
0:29:24 > 0:29:27and is hoping that if he and Lisa could get more time
0:29:27 > 0:29:30with Sammy and Louis, it's a sport they could practise together.
0:29:33 > 0:29:34Yay!
0:29:36 > 0:29:38It's a reminder of what a move is all about.
0:29:38 > 0:29:42Lifestyle's a huge part of the decision to move to Australia.
0:29:42 > 0:29:45It's the whole reason why we're even considering it.
0:29:45 > 0:29:49We don't spend a huge amount of time together as a family, and moving
0:29:49 > 0:29:53to Australia would offer us the opportunity to have that time back.
0:29:53 > 0:29:56And for us to feel like a family again.
0:29:56 > 0:29:59And for me to feel like I'm a mum and a wife again.
0:30:02 > 0:30:04THEY LAUGH
0:30:07 > 0:30:08This is fun!
0:30:10 > 0:30:14Everyone's worked up an appetite, and luckily Lisa has come prepared.
0:30:14 > 0:30:17It's a real taste of what life could be like,
0:30:17 > 0:30:20and James is delighted to get quality time with his boys.
0:30:20 > 0:30:23I can honestly say I've never really seen them that happy
0:30:23 > 0:30:25as they have been this week.
0:30:25 > 0:30:27They can go and play together
0:30:27 > 0:30:30and even myself and Lisa get involved in that
0:30:30 > 0:30:32and it's not something that we can do at home.
0:30:33 > 0:30:36The day's rounded off at the driving range.
0:30:36 > 0:30:38The Australian lifestyle could give the family
0:30:38 > 0:30:40everything they're looking for.
0:30:43 > 0:30:47And Lauren knows just how much that means to James and Lisa.
0:30:47 > 0:30:50It upsets me that they might move to Australia,
0:30:50 > 0:30:53but on the other hand it doesn't,
0:30:53 > 0:30:56because I want them to move to have a better life
0:30:56 > 0:30:59than they could ever have in England.
0:30:59 > 0:31:00I want them to be happy.
0:31:01 > 0:31:03The afternoon also gives James and Lauren
0:31:03 > 0:31:06some important father-daughter time
0:31:06 > 0:31:07and the chance to discuss
0:31:07 > 0:31:10what moving would mean for their relationship.
0:31:10 > 0:31:13So how would you feel, then, if we came out here?
0:31:13 > 0:31:14I'd be upset, but...
0:31:16 > 0:31:18..I'd be happy for you as well.
0:31:18 > 0:31:21Be happy to see us for two or three months a year
0:31:21 > 0:31:23rather than every week?
0:31:24 > 0:31:27Well...I'd get used to it.
0:31:27 > 0:31:30Just like I got used to not seeing you and mum together.
0:31:30 > 0:31:32I want you to move out here. I've told you that.
0:31:34 > 0:31:38- And you're not... You're not abandoning me.- I know.
0:31:38 > 0:31:40But I don't want you to feel like you've got to say that
0:31:40 > 0:31:43- because...- No, I don't feel like I've got to say that.
0:31:44 > 0:31:47- No? Are you sure?- I'm saying that because that's how I feel.
0:31:49 > 0:31:50OK.
0:31:50 > 0:31:53Today's not only provided much-needed time together,
0:31:53 > 0:31:56it's seen Lauren reassure James having half her family
0:31:56 > 0:32:00on the other side of the world is an idea she could get used to.
0:32:00 > 0:32:05But come the end of the week, James will still face a difficult choice.
0:32:05 > 0:32:07It's a massive decision because...
0:32:08 > 0:32:11..I've got to try and balance doing what's right for me
0:32:11 > 0:32:15and Lisa and the boys with doing right by Lauren.
0:32:15 > 0:32:16It's been a fun
0:32:16 > 0:32:20and thought-provoking day for the family, so when it comes to choosing
0:32:20 > 0:32:24between lifestyle in Australia or the UK, what will they opt for?
0:32:29 > 0:32:31ALL: Australia.
0:32:31 > 0:32:34It's been really nice being able to spend time together
0:32:34 > 0:32:37- as a family again.- I'm the same.
0:32:37 > 0:32:39It's just nice to be able to spend time together as a family.
0:32:49 > 0:32:52A unanimous vote for Australia's all well and good,
0:32:52 > 0:32:56but with Lisa's projected salary much lower than expected,
0:32:56 > 0:32:58the family now need to find out
0:32:58 > 0:33:01whether they can actually afford to make the move.
0:33:01 > 0:33:04We've provided a breakdown of their living expenses,
0:33:04 > 0:33:07starting with their fortnightly grocery shop.
0:33:07 > 0:33:12- Quite a lot of the vegetables and things double.- Beef's a lot cheaper.
0:33:12 > 0:33:14Chicken's a lot cheaper.
0:33:14 > 0:33:17The yoghurts are loads more expensive.
0:33:17 > 0:33:19Crikey!
0:33:19 > 0:33:23Looks like Sammy and Louis may have to forgo their fromage frais.
0:33:23 > 0:33:25Most things are more expensive, though, aren't they?
0:33:25 > 0:33:29Let's face it, as we go down the list, most of the things on there.
0:33:29 > 0:33:33- Shopping is £67.18. - More than the UK.
0:33:33 > 0:33:3573% more expensive.
0:33:35 > 0:33:38There's no hiding these two are accountants.
0:33:38 > 0:33:42£135 more on food isn't a dealbreaker,
0:33:42 > 0:33:44but how will the bigger figures stack up?
0:33:44 > 0:33:46James and Lisa base their calculations
0:33:46 > 0:33:49on the second property they viewed.
0:33:49 > 0:33:51Gas is half the price.
0:33:51 > 0:33:53But the childcare would be more expensive
0:33:53 > 0:33:56because we won't have grandparents looking after the kids.
0:33:56 > 0:33:59So that's £470.
0:33:59 > 0:34:01To £15.
0:34:01 > 0:34:03Added to the extra grocery bill,
0:34:03 > 0:34:07Lisa and James would spend £600 more per month in Australia.
0:34:07 > 0:34:10The dream could live or die on their potential salaries.
0:34:10 > 0:34:17My salary would be £543 more. Your salary would be £2 less.
0:34:17 > 0:34:19£2 less.
0:34:19 > 0:34:21- And this is based on...?- Teaching.
0:34:21 > 0:34:28So overall...we would be £70.85 better off.
0:34:28 > 0:34:30- Per month.- In Australia.
0:34:30 > 0:34:32If Lisa lectured down under,
0:34:32 > 0:34:35the family would be around £70 better off each month.
0:34:35 > 0:34:39Not bad, but not enough to pay for regular flights for Lauren.
0:34:40 > 0:34:42If I went back into accounting,
0:34:42 > 0:34:49we'd be £10,606.20 a year better off.
0:34:51 > 0:34:54And even if we had the dream house...
0:34:55 > 0:34:59If I was in accounting, and you were too...
0:34:59 > 0:35:04then we'd still be £5,326 better off.
0:35:04 > 0:35:06A year. I can't believe that.
0:35:06 > 0:35:09- It's a huge difference. - It's a massive difference.
0:35:09 > 0:35:12A return to accountancy for Lisa changes everything.
0:35:16 > 0:35:20I can't put into words how that makes me feel.
0:35:20 > 0:35:23Lisa and James could afford the life they're desperate for
0:35:23 > 0:35:25with their sons and flights for Lauren.
0:35:25 > 0:35:27So how will they vote?
0:35:32 > 0:35:34- Australia.- Australia.
0:35:34 > 0:35:40All week, I've had this...horrible feeling in the pit of my stomach
0:35:40 > 0:35:41that...
0:35:41 > 0:35:44Yeah, that feeling's completely gone now.
0:35:44 > 0:35:47- So you're happy again? - Yeah, I'm happy again!
0:35:47 > 0:35:48It's so good.
0:35:54 > 0:35:58The financial cost of Lisa and James' dream seems achievable.
0:35:58 > 0:36:00But what about the emotional cost?
0:36:00 > 0:36:03Whilst Sammy and Louis are looked after by a childminder,
0:36:03 > 0:36:05the rest of the family sit down
0:36:05 > 0:36:08to watch messages from their loved ones in the UK.
0:36:09 > 0:36:13- Hiya.- Hi, Lisa, James.
0:36:13 > 0:36:14- ALL:- Hi!
0:36:14 > 0:36:17Hope you're having fun and enjoying yourselves in Australia.
0:36:17 > 0:36:19Hope you're having a fantastic time,
0:36:19 > 0:36:21and we don't want you to come back with a tan
0:36:21 > 0:36:23because we don't want to look pasty next to you.
0:36:23 > 0:36:26As a family, Lisa and James are really...
0:36:26 > 0:36:28you know, hardworking.
0:36:28 > 0:36:30Dedicated to their family, to the kids.
0:36:30 > 0:36:34James is a top bloke, and yeah, if he were to go, I'd miss him very much.
0:36:34 > 0:36:38Lisa doesn't just do something,
0:36:38 > 0:36:40she overdoes it, if you know what I mean.
0:36:40 > 0:36:41She really looks into things.
0:36:41 > 0:36:47She's very, sort of, like, confident in herself and the things she does.
0:36:47 > 0:36:50Because I lack in that area, it's nice, because that bit rubs off
0:36:50 > 0:36:53and then I feel confident enough to go and do things, so...
0:36:53 > 0:36:56It's nice. I don't think she realises that she does that.
0:36:56 > 0:36:58Lauren's a lovely young girl.
0:36:58 > 0:37:03She's sprung from being a little girl at the beginning of last summer
0:37:03 > 0:37:05to being quite a young lady, really, hasn't she?
0:37:05 > 0:37:10And, yeah, she's a really good big sister to the boys, isn't she?
0:37:10 > 0:37:11Oh, Sammy. You know what?
0:37:11 > 0:37:14I've said to James and Lisa, you lot go,
0:37:14 > 0:37:17but leave Sammy here with me because I don't want him to go.
0:37:17 > 0:37:18I really don't!
0:37:18 > 0:37:22Louis is lovely. Louis is coming on smashing.
0:37:22 > 0:37:26Erm, I mean, we bought him a jigsaw book at Christmas, didn't we?
0:37:26 > 0:37:29- Oh, he's good at jigsaws. - Oh, he loves his jigsaws.
0:37:29 > 0:37:30If they do move to Australia, I think
0:37:30 > 0:37:33it's going to absolutely crush them all.
0:37:33 > 0:37:35In the sense of leaving Lauren behind.
0:37:35 > 0:37:38Only because they're going to miss her terribly.
0:37:38 > 0:37:42I can honestly say that...since I knew...
0:37:44 > 0:37:47..I've been the saddest that I've ever been in my life.
0:37:51 > 0:37:55I'd miss the physical contact.
0:37:55 > 0:38:00Erm, and though I will be able to see them on Skype and talk to her
0:38:00 > 0:38:02and everything like that, erm...
0:38:03 > 0:38:07I would look forward to the cuddles when I do see them.
0:38:07 > 0:38:09So they'd have to save them all up.
0:38:11 > 0:38:13And I know it's going to be hard when they go, if they do go.
0:38:17 > 0:38:18Oh, God.
0:38:18 > 0:38:20It's a fantastic opportunity,
0:38:20 > 0:38:23- and if you think you can make it work, then do it.- Yeah, definitely.
0:38:23 > 0:38:26Because it might be one of the best decisions you've ever made.
0:38:26 > 0:38:29You know we love you to bits.
0:38:29 > 0:38:33We know we've told you we'll miss you, but we've also said that
0:38:33 > 0:38:38we wouldn't stand in your way if you went, if you made the decision to go.
0:38:38 > 0:38:39I will really, really miss you.
0:38:39 > 0:38:42Obviously, I know it's going to be hard.
0:38:42 > 0:38:43Especially with Lauren.
0:38:43 > 0:38:46But I want you to do what's best for you and be happy.
0:38:47 > 0:38:51Just make sure, James and Lisa,
0:38:51 > 0:38:56that you look at everything before you make any decisions whatsoever.
0:38:57 > 0:38:58And come back safe.
0:39:07 > 0:39:09What do you think?
0:39:09 > 0:39:12Got to love Angel and Caroline, haven't you? Bless them.
0:39:12 > 0:39:16- And Michelle.- And Michelle. - They do seem to...
0:39:18 > 0:39:22- Be accepting?- Be accepting and have our best interests at heart.
0:39:22 > 0:39:25I can see now how much it is going to affect...
0:39:26 > 0:39:30..me and everyone else, but I could see that before.
0:39:32 > 0:39:35It's just how well we'll cope with it.
0:39:41 > 0:39:45Lauren may have given her blessing for the family's move to Australia,
0:39:45 > 0:39:48but it's now time for James to decide
0:39:48 > 0:39:52if the lifestyle he and Lisa are yearning for with their sons
0:39:52 > 0:39:55is worth the time he'll lose with his daughter.
0:39:55 > 0:39:57Has Australia lived up to the dream?
0:40:00 > 0:40:05It's been fascinating to see the Australian culture
0:40:05 > 0:40:08and look round some fantastic houses.
0:40:09 > 0:40:11Experience what Australia's got to offer for us.
0:40:11 > 0:40:13There's parts of the week that have been really good.
0:40:13 > 0:40:17Parts of the week that have put my mind into doubt
0:40:17 > 0:40:20as to whether a move to Australia is right for us.
0:40:20 > 0:40:24If James and Lisa move to the other side of the world with their sons,
0:40:24 > 0:40:26Lauren will be staying in the UK with her mum
0:40:26 > 0:40:29and only making the occasional trip down under.
0:40:29 > 0:40:33Has she been convinced the country could become a second home?
0:40:33 > 0:40:37We've seen a lot that Australia has to offer.
0:40:37 > 0:40:42And most of the time, Australia's been more favourable than the UK.
0:40:42 > 0:40:44However, James is still wrestling
0:40:44 > 0:40:48with the positive and negative implications of a move.
0:40:48 > 0:40:51The thing for me with the decision is Lauren.
0:40:52 > 0:40:56She's my daughter, she's my first-born.
0:40:56 > 0:40:58And she means everything to me and...
0:40:59 > 0:41:03It would be a huge change in the dynamic of our family
0:41:03 > 0:41:05to not have her around every week.
0:41:08 > 0:41:12And that's the single hardest thing for me.
0:41:12 > 0:41:15Obviously, I'd be sad if they did choose Australia,
0:41:15 > 0:41:18but I know what it would be doing for their lives.
0:41:18 > 0:41:21Both Lisa and Lauren know how torn James is.
0:41:21 > 0:41:23I think James has probably been more positive
0:41:23 > 0:41:26than I've been across the week.
0:41:26 > 0:41:28I think his main concern always has been
0:41:28 > 0:41:31and always will be how it affects Lauren.
0:41:31 > 0:41:34I know a lot of it does revolve around my opinion
0:41:34 > 0:41:37and my feelings about it.
0:41:39 > 0:41:44But I'd much rather them be happy than to have to stop and...
0:41:46 > 0:41:47..crush their dreams.
0:41:51 > 0:41:56It's now time for the whole family to decide where their future lies.
0:41:56 > 0:41:58So after spending the week in Australia,
0:41:58 > 0:42:01we've had some ups and some downs.
0:42:01 > 0:42:03But our final vote is for...
0:42:19 > 0:42:20ALL: Australia.
0:42:22 > 0:42:26- Did everyone put Australia?- Yeah.
0:42:26 > 0:42:27Wow.
0:42:27 > 0:42:30It's been a fantastic week and I think it's, erm...
0:42:33 > 0:42:35The writing's on the wall for us to come out here.
0:42:35 > 0:42:37It'd be silly for us to not try.
0:42:37 > 0:42:43I voted Australia for you and for coming out here twice a year.
0:42:43 > 0:42:46Maybe when I turn 18, I could come out and have a year out.
0:42:46 > 0:42:49Did you vote UK or did you vote Australia?
0:42:49 > 0:42:51- Australia.- Australia? Shout it out.
0:42:51 > 0:42:52Australia!
0:43:00 > 0:43:04With Lauren happy to spend months at a time in Australia,
0:43:04 > 0:43:06James has decided a move down under
0:43:06 > 0:43:10will give the rest of his family the time together
0:43:10 > 0:43:12they've been missing in the UK.
0:43:12 > 0:43:15We wish everyone well, and who knows?
0:43:15 > 0:43:19On turning 18, Lauren might join them full-time.