> "My cousin in Perth was earning AUD$100K+ driving a bus. But...you guessed it...as a fly-in, fly-out employee of the mining industry in Western Australia."

I wonder what the pay would be if the Australian mining industry wasn't so corrupt (this isn't a slight on your cousin in any way, it's those who arrange the tax breaks and lie about the economic impact of mining in Australia that are at fault)...

http://mobile.abc.net.au/news/2013-06-25/nrn-dist-mining-sub...

http://m.theaustralian.com.au/business/mining-energy/mining-...