Popular destinations include Spain and Dubai , but data show Australia is the go-to for UK workers in search of sunnier shores. Record numbers of young workers like Sinclair are fleeing the UK because of low wages and high housing costs. Thousands moving Down UnderNicolette Bostock, of the law firm Withers, says she sees young workers and business owners moving abroad without a planned return date. The Australian Bureau of Statistics attributes the surge primarily to young workers on temporary visas. But the student loans system is just one issue the Government must confront to win back young workers' trust.