"Mimi-- I'd aim for New Zealand" - I agree, us Aussies did no better at our recent elections. We somehow put the garden gnome back into office. NZ is a really nice place anyway, especially if you like working in the city and living in a rural environment. I went there a few years ago, on business, and I was amazed at how little time it took to travel from a landscape of rolling green hills to the mayhem of the city.