Hi, i'm looking at buying a tablet in Brisbane too.
Looking at the galaxy, Xoom and Thrive which are all excellent, so it's hard to choose which one.
What i have found through abit of research is that all the tablets have basicly the same specs, so it's comes to how it feels in your hands etc.
I'm going to go to a electronic store like JB hifi and and get a good demo on the tablets.
I was thinking of buying a Ipad but i keep on going back to the tablets because of the open possiblies and more hardware features.
My advice is don't rush into it, because i know a good tablet isn't cheap in Australia and also i don't want to be disappointed buying the wrong tablet.
Anyway good luck