You also haven't answer my question. Why the R5 only goes up 20% in US but 40% in Australia? Don't give me the lame consumer protection reason etc. As the law has not change for years.
I have already answered that, several times:
Market conditions. This includes (but is not limited to):
Size of market
Location of market
Tax structure of market
"Local" economic condition of market
Consumer protection laws in market
Expectations of consumers within the market
Other factors that affect the cost per unit to sell in market
Price point at which projected sales maximize total profit for market
Pricing strategy between setting "standard" price higher than expected "street" price
Numbers of real "local" brick and mortar retailers vs. a few brick and mortar storefronts for what are essentially online sellers
Etc.
You or one of your fellow Australians have already pointed out that the average buying power of an Australian resident is higher than the average buying power of the average United States resident (e.g. the GDP/capita is higher in AUS than in USA).
When all of these factors are taken into account, why wouldn't Canon charge more?
If it a) costs them more to sell an R5 there and/or b) they think they can sell enough bodies at the higher price to make a higher total profit than selling a few more bodies for a much lower price and/or c) They intentionally set the RRP higher than they know the camera will actually sell for to make everyone think they are getting a "deal" at "only" $6000 AUS why wouldn't they set the price where they project it will maximize their profits? I'm sure they've done the same in the United States (set the price at the point they think will maximize TOTAL profits).
You mention not supporting local retailers in Australia. In the U.S., almost all such local retailers have gone the way of the Dodo Bird. There are a very few left in some, but far from all, of the largest cities. For the most part the "camera store" as we once knew it has disappeared from the American landscape. They couldn't compete with the big box electronics or discount stores on the low end (Best Buy, Walmart, etc.) nor with the massive online sellers (B&H, Adorama, etc) on the high end.