‘$250k not enough’: Aussies eyeing exit amid affordability crisis

Key points

• A 26-year-old nurse, Liv Halliwell, says she plans to move permanently to New York, where she believes nurses earn almost double Australian salaries. She said she is also drawn to the city's lifestyle after a three-day visit.
• Halliwell will need to have her Australian qualifications verified and pass a US nursing registration exam before she can work there.
• Perth marketing manager Jade Lennard and her partner have also decided to leave Australia with their baby daughter, moving to Wales despite a combined household income above $250,000.