Hi Jase,
I agree with Eric.
If you're looking for a package in that sort of price range, Andrews have this 8" Skywatcher on HEQ5PRO goto mount:
200 x 1000P with HEQ5PRO Go-To mount and V3.0 Go-To hand controller
$1899.00 AUD
And this 8" Celestron on an CG-5 goto mount:
C8-NGT 8" (200mm x 1000mm) Newtonian with Go-To. $1699.00 AUD
I think the HEQ5PRO mount on the Skywatcher is lot better than the Celestron CG-5 mount which I believe is an EQ5.
It's all at
www.andrewscom.com.au
If you want to buy locally, you could look at Star Optics on the Gold Coast:
www.staroptics.com.au
They have the Meade and Skywatcher stuff. The Meade LXD75 6" Newtonian on equatorial goto mount is $1499 there.
Is this your first telescope? If it is, I'd be tempted to spend a lot less and get an 8" GSO dob ($399 for the deluxe or $499 for the super deluxe at Andrews). This is going to be easy to setup and you will be able to see a lot with it. Doesn't have the complexities of polar alignment or complicated mounts to setup. Doesn't have tracking or goto either thought.
If you really get into it and want to take images you could then stick that scope on the EQ6 mount (or whatever better, cheaper mounts become available in the future).
Have fun,
Doug