Originally Posted by
justin_krusty
Liquid rules on international flights are also a semi-trade embargo, forcing people to buy duty-free on arrival in Australia, rather than cheaply in Asia, eg: HKG.
I can't even buy things in LHR to take back to Australia (where I don't think Australia can claim to have a lower level of security - well maybe DOTARS or whatever they're called nowadays are right, shock horror LHR appear to let people travel with eyebrow tweezers!).