Mum packs in new life in Australia and returns to Scotland for sake of family's happiness

dailyrecord.co.uk:

A Scots family who emigrated to Sydney have revealed they will be returning home after finding it hard to adapt to an Australian lifestyle after just under two years.

Kimberley Lucas jetted off down under at the start of 2023 with her family. However, since moving, the mother-of-two has found it difficult to acclimatise to the financial and social differences, which she detailed extensively on TikTok.The mum listed all of the reasons for their departure, starting off with the long hours that her husband has been made to work in construction compared to back home.

She said: "My husband works crazy hours here compared to the UK. He's in construction and works a minimum of 50 hours per week, sometimes 60+ hours. "He's away before we wake up and usually just makes it home for the kids' bedtime.

His contract hours are 39 but everyone works longer with no overtime, which is just insane."The second reason was the high cost of childcare.