Sorry to bump an old post, but here's something worth a mention-
If you buy Adobe CS6 Master Collection (outright, not creative cloud) in the Australia Adobe education store, you can buy the download version for $549 AUD.. And you don't pay GST. Compare this to the US store, where it is priced at $799... and, yes, depending on the state, there are sales taxes in the US.
So to my fellow Aussies, if you really need the Adobe programs, wouldn't it be worth enrolling in a TAFE or university, getting your ID card, send a copy to Adobe, buy the programs at a huge discount. You could always then withdraw from your course?
Here's my situation-
I'm an Australian citizen currently living in the US on a student visa studying graphic design at college. As I still have credit cards with an Australian billing address, it was a better deal for me to purchase from the Australian store. I purchased from the Australian store, submitted my student ID card from the US college, which Adobe happily accepted. I am the envy of my classmates who have to dish out hundreds more.
So Australians don't always get the worst deal.
