Simon#39s adventure starts in the magnificent #39red centre#39 of the continent and onwards through South Australia, via the extraordinary Indian Pacific Railway until he reaches the west coast city of Perth
On the way, he joins an Aussie rancher in the parched outback and takes part in a spectacular camel roundup This mad aventure, involving specially adapted offroad vehicles and a chopper, is part of an ongoing effort to stop the damaging spread of up to a million feral camels across the country
Simon also passes through Australia#39s wine country and to the lucrative tuna fishing city of Port Lincoln, and he investigates the impact these trades are having on the environment In Western Australia, he joins a 21st century gold rush part of the resource boom that has made Australia one of the richest countries in the world
Finally in Perth, Simon discovers a full scale British invasion Working in a mine or driving a lorry can bring a salary of a hundred thousand pounds a year, as evidenced when Simon meets a former binman from hull who is now living the dream, with a beautiful house in the sun, private pool and his very own boat
