Perth is not the backwater some people seem to think, just announced is a huge technology park.
http://www.zdnet.com.au/news/busines...9287909,00.htm
"Western Australia is to sport Australia's own Silicon Valley, according to state Industry and Enterprise Minister Francis Logan, who yesterday revealed the country's biggest technology park will be based in Perth."
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EU miners will be interested to know that many people still earn a good living prospecting for gold, licences to "fossick" are quite cheap. Western Australia is THE mine to the world, lots of iron ore, oil, gas, diamonds , nickel, gold etc
Not too many MOBs though the salt water crocodiles in the North and the great white sharks off the coast will be a challenge for some.
Best beaches in the world but a bit cool in August.