‘Best place on earth’: Expat defends Australia as top country to live

Key points

• A globetrotting expat says Australia is the best place in the world to live, even though the cost of living can be brutal. Lance Essihos, a mindset coach, spent five years living between Sydney, the Gold Coast and Port Douglas.
• He said Australia offers a combination of lifestyle, beaches, food, safety and health that is hard to match elsewhere. Many Australians responded online, with some agreeing and others pointing to rising rents, groceries and housing costs.
• One Australian who moved to Italy said they had found a more social and affordable way of life overseas.