a gas station worker makes 20/hr in australia. armed security makes about 15/hr in the US and 30/hr in australia i'm sure. teknorat probably makes 50k to 60k per year. idk why he thinks that's more than i make, but okay.
he prob could buy a house if he lived in a shithole, but melbourne or sydney are more expensive. australia's higher wage for unskilled labour is geared to allowing people like that to own a house.
http://www.news.com.au/finance/real-...-1227307487825