ello there matey!
sorry late with post. In order to work out where you would train you need to know where you want to live and what type of work you seek!!!
i currently live in brisbane but have FCL (Flight crew licences) from USA,AUSTRALIA and have quite a bit of flight time from Canada. (europe too)
if you plan to eventually gain JAA and go airline, Australia is definately not the place for you.
The syllabus here is designed specifically for the australian environment! i.e. remote navigation, day / night "VFR", unlicenced landing strips and basic country flying. The instrument rating too, is set up mostly for non towered airports and Class G / Class D (UNCONTROLLED AIRSPACE) flight. (unless in SYD or MEL). Perfect for australia but no good for an international student, not affiliated with an airline that will take care of differences training.
FAA system however in
MY opinion is perfect. from the start you are in amongst Airline , IFR and regular public transport aircraft giving the student a brilliant idea of what is required to reach dizzy heights. Navigation via established airways and almost always operating in controlled irspace. (this depends on your location in USA. I recommend california)
The cost is a quarter of that of Australian training.
I always tell friends, "i got my licences in Australia but i learnt to fly in California"
Just my opinion...
good luck
