I've flown PER-SYD just the once on the A330 (and the SYD-PER back). I can still picture it in my mind, and it still makes me shudder.
As a direct result, every (and many) PER-east coast-PER thereafter have been on the DJ 737NGs.
Let me coin a phrase - the AirbusOz cabin designers are Boeing's best friend . . .