Tipping is a very un Australian thing to do.

I haven't seen one for many years, but there used to be signs in pubs saying
"Tipping is un-Australian". My guess is that the signs were orchestrated by
one of the unions seeking to increases wages by discouraging tipping so
employers couldn't use it as an excuse to reduce wages.

Personally, as an Australian, I don't see the point of tipping -- I think we
should pay for the overall product/service which in turns pays the staff who
deliver it. Even when travelling overseas in cultures where tipping is the
norm, it seems very inconsistent to me. Why do you tip a cab driver but not
a bus driver? Why do you tip a waitress but not a flight attendant? Etc.

Kerry