DH's family do live here, but they live 500kms away.
I only have problems with my mother at the moment, but she does have a long history of mental illness and has a very selfish attitude towards the world. I won't go into it, but I guess I can only put up with it for so long. I have a strong feeling it has nothing to do with the distance and it would be the same if I was living in Australia.
Luckily my father is really loving and supportive and my step-father (Mother's second ex-husband) is too. Even though they don't call either, at least I have great conversations with them when I do call.