Thanks to those who replied. My friend Margie went out this arvo and bought an OXX Digital Classic DAB+ radio from Bing Lee for $259 (retailed in store at $299) and is very happy. We decided on the OXX after all, with the main review sources giving it such good reviews in all categories. It really can't be beaten at this money. It has DAB+ digital radio, WiFi & Ethernet connectivity to Internet radio and can connect to a Mac or PC to stream it's content. Aux in and out, headphone jacks allow it to play iPod stuff as well. It looks good and shebreckons that it sounds great - even in mono as the speaker is sitting in a vented enclosure. It also has an alarm clock function that is kept in time via DAB+ synchronization or NTP over the Internet. It's really a very cool bit of kit.
http://www.oxxdigital.com/au/product.aspx?pid=313
Cheers all