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		megablast on Oct 7, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Telecom Lobbyists Successfully Remove Canada from ... > 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. Oh yeah, crazy that somewhere in the middle of nowhere is more expensive than one that is not.

zxcmx on Oct 7, 2019 [–]

So sure it's hardly the whole logistics story (volume, volume, volume)... but Australia is actually closer to S.E Asia (where a large volume of e.g. electronics goods are made or assembled) than the U.S.

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