Affordable ways to visit australia ?

Ever since my wifes cousin and her husband from australia visited us in holland some 35 years ago i have always wanted to visit australia.

As things will go it never happened as children and work got in the way.

Now the children are grown up and i quit working some time ago nothing is keeping me from pursuing my dream.

I dont intend to visit the way an american or japanese visits europe: see all of europe after returning home on the pictures taken while rushing form one place to the other.

I intend to spend at least a month, maybe two or three.



From reading in this forum, i joined recently because i acquired a hercus lathe, i got the impression that my idea of australia being not that expensive is not quit correct.

All things related to machining seem to be a lot more costly than they are overhere.

I had a look at ebay australia and was surprised, understatement!, at the prices second hand cars will fetch.

The rent of living quarters seemed to be quit reasonable untill i found out prices are quoted a week instead of a month.



Am i right in thinking that the cost of everyday living is in accordance with the prices of cars and housing?



Is there a way of travelling australia on a budget?





cheers jan