‘We're done': Reason Aussie influencers are moving overseas
Successful Queensland-based digital nomads and influencers Brent and Molly — who gained popularity through travelling around Australia in a caravan for two-and-a-half years with their two children — announced this week that they are leaving the country.
'We're leaving Australia. For good. Not for a holiday. Not for a break. Not for a visa run. We're done.' They captioned their social media post.
The reasons they listed for leaving included: sky-high taxes, insane cost of living and shrinking opportunities for entrepreneurs.
The pair didn't reveal where they were headed, instead asking their followers to guess which country they were jetting off to.
'Easy. Bali' one person commented.
'Great move. I would think it could be Thailand' another guessed.
'USA' was a repeated guess from many, perhaps due to the fact that the family of four have just returned from a trip to America and Mexico.
The pair dismissed some of the guesses in an Instagram story, without revealing where they were moving.
'Is it Bali or Thailand? No definitely not . . .lots of people do but definitely not for us,' they clarified.
The announcement comes just months after Gold-Coast based TikTok star Kat Clark announced her move to the US.
Many were surprised despite her husband and 14-year-old daughter Deja joining her, she was leaving behind her 22-year-old daughter Latisha. A teary farewell hug at Brisbane Airport as Kat, Jonathan and Deja say goodbye to Latisha before starting their new life in LA. Credit: Instagram
The family-focused content creator with 7.4m followers claimed the reason that she was leaving was due to the career opportunities available in the US—particularly TikTok's Creator Rewards program— which is not available in Australia.
'We've had some opportunities come up in America and we're going to give it a go,' the Courier Mail claims Clark said.
While some welcomed the news of Clark's move, many were quick to question her relocation to the US given the current political climate.
'I'm sorry, no opportunity could convince me to move to America (right now) it's literally turning into a hell hole,' one person said.
'Why on earth anyone would want to move to America from Australia is beyond me' another commented.
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