This is my first post -
I have been looking at Nikon D5300 with Australian Stock and found cheaper @ JB Hi-Fi
You can even buy $50 gift card with $20 voucher and bring down the price to $979.
When I went to store, they took the special sign off as it's well below their physical cost for this kit, which is $1287. But as it's in catalog, he had no choice, but to sell me one.
Cheaper I found for same kit at DWI International for Grey Stock for $844 (Free shipping at moment to Australian Metro Areas)
http://www.dwidigitalcameras.com.au/astore/Nikon-D5300-Kit-A…
I picked up one of these recently in Melbourne at Michael s for $706 after $100 cashback, it had the 18-55 lens but still for a noob like me it has everything I need to learn and take great photos compared to point and click cameras I have had up until now. In fact DS has a boxing day sale on the D3200 including two lenses for $640 or something like that, almost worth getting that and a D5300 body only which also comes with cashback. The lenses alone are worth upwards of $500. End up with two cameras and two lenses for ~$1200, just a thought.