Duggar family news: 'Counting On' stars head to Australia; Joseph Duggar looking to get his CDL and real estate license

Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar of the Duggar Family. Reuters/Chris Keane

Fans of the reality series "Counting On" will probably see a new setting for most of the members of the Duggar family as they will be traveling to Australia in January. While they will be heading overseas, it is uncertain whether or not the TLC cameras will be following them to feature at least a part of their trip in the upcoming season of the show.

The Duggars will be attending the 2018 IBLP Annual Family Convention in Lilydale, Victoria on Jan. 14 to 17, 2018. They will also serve as speakers in this event. However, fans of the show who are in Australia can catch them the day before, as they will be arriving on Jan. 13. The family has yet to confirm which members will be joining the trip, but they did say that the parents, Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar are joining.

They will reportedly be taking 14 of their brood. However, they have yet to reveal who those are. The buzz surrounding that one is that the parents will bring the younger siblings while leaving the older ones who are already married and busy taking care of their own children. It is all a matter of waiting and seeing at this point as to who will be coming to Australia.

In other news, Joseph Duggar is off doing more than just appearing in the family's reality series. He recently tied the knot with Kendra Caldwell in September, so fans are naturally curious about his married life now. According to the Duggar Family blog, he has also joined the family business.

Duggar is a fifth-generation house flipper and is already looking to get his real estate license as well as a commercial driver license or CDL. Some of his older siblings already own real estate licenses, and having a CDL will mean that Joseph will be able to operate rigs like rollbacks and dump trucks apart from being able to drive the Duggar bus.

Back in 2016, the Duggars announced that Joseph is back home after finishing a year of college at Crown Bible College and is now working with the family business in the construction department.

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