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Families are given a look at life in Australia or New Zealand. Paul McDonald has a dream to move to Australia, but his wife Christine loves her life in north east England.

Paul McDonald has a dream and he is determined to make it come true, but his wife Christine loves her life in the heart of north east England. A trial week in Brisbane sees the family experience the sort of homes, work opportunities and lifestyle they could enjoy, before they vote on where they want to spend the rest of their lives.

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McDonald family update

When the McDonalds came back from Australia they decided that they were going to go for it. They had everything ready to go ahead and applied聽for a visa to聽Canberra聽in June last year but the government changed the points system to 65. They didn't have enough points to emigrate so they could not go ahead with the application.

They were very disappointed and then had to look into how they could gain the extra points needed to go ahead with the process. Paul is currently completing a diploma so that they can apply for partner points which will give them the points they need. They are hoping that they will be聽able to apply聽for their 489 visas to Darwin by the end of this year.

The boys keep changing their minds as to whether they want to live in Australia but they can definitely see the benefits of a better life out there. 聽They are so grateful that they got the chance to be part of the show and experience Australia as it聽helped the family fall in love with the place.

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Presenter Nicki Chapman
Series Producer Jacqui Berkeley
Executive Producer Paul Connolly
Executive Producer Lindsay Bradbury

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