G;Day Fridayman
Welcome to the forums as said lots of great info here,
As someone who has made the move from the UK all I can say is ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, Best thing we have ever done, NO regrets,
From your post are you kitting your car out ready to ship to Oz ? as I know that will be very expensive,, but saying that used car prices here are very expensive compared to the UK , Check out this site
www.carsales.com.au and see what you can get here as it could be better to buy a already sorted 4x4 here, I know when we shipped all our belongings (no cars) it took about 18 weeks all up, and we were told no more than 10 !!!
Also a good site if you are looking at the job scene is
www.seek.com.au anyway good luck with everything, I must admit the idea of traveling when you first get here is a good one as we are a bit too settled now , Jobs, schools, mortgage etc to be able to give it all up and do the big trip,, but hey you never know whats round the corner
Graham