Add it to the incredibly long list.

I've noticed

that's red tape

I'm sure that Australians have their own problems with red tape, but tey would have to go a long way to beat Brussels I'm sure.

The Brussels in Australia are much bigger than the ones I used to see in Tesco.

Darling.... What you are refering to are, in actual fact, inferior australian cabbages

Aussie red tape is astounding in many areas.
I got an email this morning about my pay. For some unknown reason work decided to over pay me by $50 yesterday, so today they sent me FIVE forms to fill in so that they can reclaim the $50. I replied they will have to wait till I am back in Aus next week as I have no printer/scanner here so can't sign them. The reply? Thats fine but you will need to fill in another form to say why you have delayed making the repayment

Day before I left Aus I posted a birthday card with a badge on it, internationally. Apparently having a badge o it makes it a parcel, so I had to fill in the form with my name, address, and phone number as will as the details on the contents, and produce my passport ......
Went to the Post Office today in the UK - posted a large parcel internationally, all I did was squiggle my signature on the customs form, pure heaven!

My wife was wondering where her $50 went... now we know. Just send us the fifty and its settled

Your life with Aus Post is sooooo bizarre

Having sent items using AusPost I feel your pain but I wish you had tried to send a letter from UK rather than a parcel, then you could have had the fun of your letter being put through a hole in a piece of cardboard to check which type of letter it was

They do that here too.

Sorted

They certainly do

weird

So, Brussels must have sold everyone a Red Tape Package

[QUOTE=commonwealth;10360471]"The things Australia does best"

• Avoidance of bureaucracy
  

Do you have a licence, certified by an RTO, or if not a stat dec to be able to state this on a public forum?

TD