Almost four decades after the last £10 Pom set sail for Australia, STA Travel is releasing a limited number of flights to Oz for a tenner to a new generation of British migrants on working holidays.

The promotion, in association with Tourism Australia and Qantas, offers one-way tickets to five Australian cities - Sydney, Melbourne, Perth, Brisbane and Adelaide - to anyone with a valid Working Holiday Visa (WHV).

But unlike the original scheme, which subsidised the travel of around one million British migrants between 1945 and 1972, there are only 150 tickets available on a first-come-first-serve basis at selected branches of STA.

According to the Australian Department of Immigration and Citizenships, there has been a 21% increase in the number of WHVs granted over the past year to 34,673. The visas are available to British citizens aged 18-30.

The tickets go on sale at 8am on 5 August in Belfast, London (Victoria), Bristol, Manchester, Birmingham, Leeds and Southampton and include all taxes and charges. Return flights are bookable through STA at a special promotional rate through Qantas.