More observations...

Burger King is called Hungry Jacks down under
The music played in restaurants and on the radio is not great - live music often painful. We hardly hear any great Australian music like INXS, AC\DC, Midnight Oil, or Kylie.
To keep drivers awake on the highway in Queensland, road signs ask trivia questions like 'the longest river in Queensland?'. A few kilometers later the answer follows. Then the next question.