[prawn]

+1. Postage in Australia is a very rough deal for many businesses. On top of internal pricing, companies overseas can often ship to here more cheaply than we can even ship internally. It's crippling and will remain so without either drastic overhaul or something like autonomous couriers years down the track.

Wine is big business in Australia, but where wineries in California seem to have < $10 shipping nation-wide, an Australian winery will cop $30+ to post a dozen to an interstate capital.

(I'm an Australian with one physical product which would be easier to sell if the shipping weren't so expensive.)

[RachelF]

+1 It is cheaper to ship from China to Australia than domestically in Australia. This really hurts doing business locally.