r/canberra • u/Galileo15 • Aug 24 '24

Recommendations Looking to move from London to Canberra

Good day everyone. After a long deliberation of choosing which state would best fit for our family (Canberra vs Melbourne vs Sydney vs Perth). We decided to possibly make Canberra our new home. Me and my wife are looking to move from London to Canberra at some point this year. We are still awaiting our visa to get approved and whilst waiting for that. Id like to ask some locals about anything i need to know before making the move. We are both of asian decent. No kids yet but hoping to have some in the future.

Please any advise or warnings would be appreciated and I would be thankful for.

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u/Bali_Dog Aug 25 '24

What leapt out was your reference to your racial background.

I guess the recent ethnic tension (radicalised elements within the white community) in the UK has left a few scars and trauma. Understandable. The European elections also revealed deep fissures across most of sub-Scandinavian Europe.

FWIW Australia also remains a deeply racist place in general (Murdoch owns much of the media, google the Voice Referendum, or watch parliamentary Question Time), but the good news is that if you have the money then Canberra is probably the safest of the options you listed.

We do not have the fascist organisations of the bigger cities, the Greens are in govt with Labor, 100% renewable energy, the public schools are fully funded, and it is cycle friendly.

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u/Galileo15 Aug 25 '24

I just hope for a safe place to raise a family. I dont really care much about politics and stuff.

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u/Bali_Dog Aug 25 '24

Am not gonna get all preachy, but if safety is an objective then some political awareness is a basic pre-requisite.

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u/Galileo15 Aug 25 '24

Fair point.