First thanks SomeoneWeird for the IRC suggestion (will follow that up when I have some free time).
Unfortunately Jeremy I am an expat (living in PRC) so the NAB option is not really going to work for me.
It is a little frustrating (especially when bank to bank transfers are free in Aus) to try and get BTC when you end up either having to fork out for TT's or get "instant" prices that are often around 10% above market.
Hopefully will work out a something reasonable enough soon as I am wishing to offer BTC rewards for an upcoming Open Source project (which will most likely involve thousands of BTC).
Cheers,
Ian Knowles.