Just to add some info - I made an enquiry recently re the 10" ES truss dob (my solid tube is great, but too great for travel in small car with other people etc.). They deliver to OZ and NZ, arrives on a pallet, delivery cost is 75 Euros for NZ and probably similar to Australia.
Ordering from, say, Germany, deduct 19% GST from prices shown here.
http://www.explorescientific.co.uk/e...356.1425003156
Not that bad a deal it would seem, especially the 10", which might just scrape in below the $A1000 customs threshold.