[evv555]

Maybe because it's so close to China.

[boeing]

Common misconception, mate:

Beijing to Sydney - 12h 0m flight time

Beijing to LAX - 12h 0m

Beijing to London - 11h 0m

[oska]

Yes, it's not ‘close’. Australia is not really close to anywhere, apart from New Zealand, PNG and Indonesia. But I do think that it helps us being in basically the same timezone as China.

[evv555]

Good to know, thanks.