You do realize that it's per year, and not per month? We are talking about $5/m here.

I didn't mean that it was unattainable, I just meant that it's sad how, yet again, we pay more for goods and services 'just because'.

Australia is a remote island, so the packets need to travel a long way. That's why digital services are more expensive.

This is definitely true. I'm always shocked by how much relatives over there pay. However, outside the Asian markets, Australia is a bit off the major trade routes to the rest of the world, so general product prices never surprise me much these days. Bandwidth costs too, although I think having a much lower population density also helps drive up those prices (sadly).

In your case, even with the exchange rate as it is, price parity would be ~$80. If the taxes are ~$10 as you suggested, that means you're paying another what? $10 for essentially the same service? In a way, I'm surprised it's "only" that much more, but it's still terrible for Australian consumers.