The thing about flying in Australia is that we have very limited options due to a lack of infrastructure and facilities and generally poor and unpredictable ATC. This is usually brought about by archaic rules and procedures. Unlike the rest of the world where you have multiple options everywhere Australia often you have one option and thats it
My former colleagues at KAL from dunnunda would certain dispute this. To them, everyone else is sh*t and Oz is the best! It goes something like this " we invented the DME, we instituted the best DME steps & arc procedures, and a whole litany of complaints about other countries procedures, yad, yada, yada