I'm not sure why you are posting this on the Nordic forum, if you are eyeing Scandinavia then it's the right place.
In my humble opinion avoid paying for TRs unless it is utterly necessary, and if you do always have a guaranteed job available. If you must part with your money, $32000AUD (about 20000EUR) will not buy a type rating and a license conversion in Europe. For an example RyanAir charges 25000-30000EUR + extras for B737 TR; turboprop TRs are not considerably cheaper.
With literally thousands of unemployed wannabes, the market in Europe is very competitive. I would gather as much of experience as possible before coming here. You mentioned your prospect flying a TP, use it! Three or so years of turboprop will make your CV standout especially if it has multicrew hours. The old saying goes: never turn down your first job!