Hello Brad,
Firstly, your enthusiasm is commendable.
Secondly,are you sure you are 28 ?
Thirdly, what is your current line of employment,journalist etc ?
Fourth,are you medically fit to fly? I suspect not.
Fifth,if you love aeroplanes and they 'do it for you' then go for it, you only live once.
Sixth, if you decide you want to fly planes in Australia to earn a healthy living and pay for your kids private school fee's and retire on Hope Island then that won't be happenning. You will earn more money working at Bunnings or driving a street sweeper in the middle of the night.
Whatever you choose, good luck to you...