Police officers are the latest professionals being lured to move to Austrialia by the promise of more pay and a less stressful life Down Under.
The coppers appear to be following in the footsteps of NHS staff who have already made the move to Oz enmasse.
With the promise of year-round warm weather and of safe streets to raise your family, moving to Australia has proved a tempting prospect for the more than one in five police officers in Britain thinking of leaving the force.
Now the South Australian Police force are running a recruitment drive to try and tempt up to 200 disgruntled cops in the UK to join them.
The campaign is being spearheaded by Chief Insp Scott Collins, 49, a former Thames Valley police officer who left for Australia 20 years ago.
Metropolitan Police on patrol in London. With the promise of year-round warm weather and of safe streets to raise your family, moving to Australia has proved a tempting prospect for the more than one in five police officers in Britain thinking of leaving the force
Bondi Beach in Sydney. The overall laid-back lifestyle in Australia promotes a healthier work-life balance than in the UK
The South Australian Police force are running a recruitment drive to try and tempt up to 200 disgruntled cops in the UK to join them. The campaign is being spearheaded by Chief Insp Scott Collins, 49, a former Thames Valley police officer who lives in Adelaide (pictured)
One of the main reasons that Brits make the move according to Mr Collins is due to the ‘safe environment.’
In words reported by the Telegraph he said: They have concerns about how the UK is going in relation to crime and disorder and how safe it is for them and their families.’
Mr Collins who is based in Adelaide says the city is very safe and the overall laid-back lifestyle in Australia promotes a healthier work-life balance than in the UK.
If the prospect a good life isn’t enough to tempt coppers, salaries for officers are higher in Australia starting at between £51,000 and £59,000.
The new Labour government has announced plans to increase the number of neighbourhood police officer by 13,000. To do so the government has allowed so-called ‘golden hellos’ where chief constables can offer up to £1,2000 to new recruits.
Scottish TikTok star Dr Michael Mrozisnki has been living in Australia for a few years now and regularly encourages more British doctors to join him
Britain is facing a similar crisis in the medical profession where shocking figures showed up to 40 per cent of NHS workers are looking to resign or retire in the next five years.
Many NHS doctors and nurses are being lured to Australia by videos on social media where staff who have already made the move boast of their ‘much happier’ lives Down Under.
Scottish TikTok star Dr Michael Mrozisnki has been living in Australia for a few years now and regularly encourages more British doctors to join him.
In a video uploaded in April 2023, he told his 362,000 followers: ‘I saw the writing on the wall in 2015… I moved and I’ve never been happier.
‘And it’s not just the money, I get treated so much better, I get more respect in Australia.’
