Why would you think that Brits who moved to NZ as losers? Do you think you are a winner for getting residency to Oz? That would be perfectly childish but if you must......Congrats to you. RA....RA....RA!!!!
Granted I've lived for 2 years in Oz and pretty much loved living there. But I like NZ more and so hence the choice. And it's not about the money, because coming from Singapore which is all about the money....I found out thankfully, money isn't everything in life.
Beachcombers description is funny but a clear exaggeration in many ways. Never once did I come across anything remotely dangerous in Australia and that included camping and trampling in 2 nature reserves islands, surfing and diving in oceans and seas. But I did once come across a cute possum tame enough to beg for food. Here in NZ it is a fearsome pest!
I am sure you'll find your "somewhere nice" in OZ. But people have been very satisfied with their "somewhere nice" in NZ.