So how you lot going to do it?? Train and Bus/Truck are the best option at the moment, anyone who hires a 50 seater bus and rents out seats for $100 each will make a tidy profit on the trip over, so long as they leave by Tuesday lunchtime and drive like the wind...
If you have a passport go via KL, Bali or Honkers.. Much cheaper than flying direct to melbs at the moment...