Sorry, I guess I was unclear. I wasn't talking about the Telstra situation. It's not great but it also not Canada level bad. I also wasn't talking about healthcare/alcohol etc.

I think where Australia suffers is in things like imported goods (often there's an extra 20-40% markup beyond the maybe 5% higher shipping cost. Or sometimes it's shipped directly from China, but still way more expensive. I think many brand owners have just decided Australia will be able to tolerate a higher cost than the rest of the world.