I too am in Australia and am also shaking my head in regard to the pricing. Just doesn't make any sense at all. I was interested in the Proac Response DT8s. A similar thing with the pricing of those. Even in New Zealand they were substantially cheaper. I emailed Proac in UK and they suggested to get in touch with the distributor here in Australia, which I did. Got no response. Its a shame because Proac make great speakers. Don't know how they are selling any in Oz.