This article is very poor. The actual report this comes from is here: http://cmeaustralia.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/160708-FINAL-REPORT-OBS-INTERNATIO

This article is very poor. The actual report this comes from is here: http://cmeaustralia.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/160708-FINAL-REPORT-OBS-INTERNATIONAL-PRICE-COMPARISON.pdf http://cmeaustralia.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/160708... Note how they pick the one stat where AU prices are high. They say 'excluding taxes'. Looking at the full report a lot of Australian prices INCLUDING TAX are actually fairly cheap.