Forex platforms

Hi ladies and Gentlemen from this forex planet,
I am Eurotrash and live in Australia.
Sick and tired of the daily grindstone and interested in forex trading as an alternative for my 10-12 hour workday.
That being the main reason, I also like the idea of being able to trade round the clock, so basically from any spot in the world and follow the dynamics of economics mostly on TV.
Just started “pipschool” which , I believe, is awesome since it talks you through the process step by step in a fun way.
My goal is to be able to trade on a consistant profitable way in about 1 and a half week, kidding, make that year, and chuck in the J.O.B ( you know:Just Over Broke) in 3 years.
Yes yes, I hear you thinking, learn first and than see where it takes you.
I need to know a few things, so here goes:
(probably asked a million times before)
What do I need to get started?
With this I mean, what platform to work off, currently following things through CMC markets, but not sure that htat is the be all end all, is there any recommendation for any particular platform?
That is a long post already…so let that be my first question, and hopefully I haven’t already broken any rules by asking this…
Thank you all in advance for your contribution, please allow me to be dum and learn allong the way, am very keen to get this project going!!!:smiley: