Yes they are. Most of the Netbooks available to us Aussies are.

I find it frustrating that prices are based on the USD when geographically Australia is a lot closer to Asia, where just about all electronic goods are made.

I would rather the AUD be based on a strong currency in the Asia-Pacific region. Maybe we need a single currency like the EU.

Expensive? I'll say.

>prices for the Samsung N110 between $772 and $838 AUD and the NC20 going for about $950 AUD.

My goodness, you would have to be INSANE to buy any of those.

I can say that with first-hand experience, because I am in Australia and typing this right now on a Kogan Agora Pro netbook.

http://www.kogan.com.au/shop/kogan-agora-netboo…

The blurb says this:

'Australia's Cheapest 10″ Netbook' @ $549.

The Kogan Agora Netbook PRO has a widescreen 10.1″ LCD, 2GB of RAM, 6-cell battery, and weighs only 1.4kg. Combined with the gOS operating system, it is your perfect internet companion. At only AU$539, the Kogan Agora Netbook PRO is the cheapest 10″ netbook in it's class. It is the perfect balance of ease of use, portability, features, and value for money.

— So you get a machine with twice the RAM and a full set of software applications included, and you save $223 dollars.

Some food fo thought: both Canada and Australia have 3 people per km^2
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_…
That's a lot of ground to cover between potential buyers.

PLEASE CANADA! Come on Samsung, we have all your other products up here, why not netbooks?

But in both country, less than 5% of the total land area is used. This has no relation. The problem is that Samsung doesn't see Canada as an opportunity to sell a lot of laptops because other big players are already entrenched.