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Presumably they will collect the tax when using the Australian Amazon site. It's not that Australians can't use Amazon at all, they just can't order from the US site to avoid the tax.
The Australian site only has a small fraction of the products, so it’s not a straight substitution.
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Its not that you "can't order from amazon". Its that there's a geo-blocked/redirected domain which australians will be shown which adjusts prices and collect sales tax. As an Australian, being geoblocked and having prices dynamically changed/adjusted based upon my IP address is extremely old-hat since half the internet already does it...GST or not... Edit: although, as an australian, there ARE a whole host of service…
Moving to Australia soon, what's the blocking like?
"Australia is a lucky country run mainly by second rate people who share its luck. It lives on other people's ideas, and, although its ordinary people are adaptable, most of its leaders (in all fields) so lack curiosity about the events that surround them that they are often taken by surprise." -- Donald Horne
(1964)
At least they clearly know. Compare to frustrations with shipping from US to Europe where you'll never know till checkout whether delivery is possible or not.
I got a first generation ROG Swift 1440p 144hz G-Sync monitor about 4 years ago. It had been constantly sold out in the US from every retailer. So I found one on UK Amazon. Sure, it took a little longer to get here, but I think it got here in 3-4 vs 1-2. Since it came with the British power plug, I had to get a different cable, but other than that, it was fine. I don't understand the issue as long as you're paying fo…