There is always hope. the world is never going to be perfect but to dismiss it at hopless is the reason so many young are comiting suicide. I agree with atomou wholeheartedly in his hope for a highly skilled workforce but that leads to other things that need fixing. I.E, I'm a Cabinet Maker I work 38 hours a week and get 33000 My wife is a cleaner in a nursing home. she can earn 17000 for 12 hours a week! where the hell is the insentive to do some of the trades. Like mine and Joinery and hairdressing. Oh and when I arrived here I was told my skills were not recognised in Austalia and I was told that I'd better not use my tools to make money for 2 years or i'd have to pay import duty on them. Great no where was this mentioned in the immigration process.