The long awaited launch of Amazon Prime has finally come to Australia, with the service now available offering free 2-day shipping to some cities, and a host of other benefits for a fee.
The Amazon Prime launch in Australia doesn’t quite offer as many perks as it does in the US, and as a result the price for joining is also less. Starting with a free 30-day trial, the service will cost either $59/year or $4.99/month until the 31st of January 2019 when it jumps to $6.99/month.
Though perks for joining include free 2-day domestic delivery with no minimum purchase to most cities, which Amazon says will cover ‘nearly 90% of Australians’. You’ll also get access to free standard international delivery on eligible orders over $49.
Jamil Ghani, Vice President, Prime International, Amazon said
We hope that Australians will love free two business day delivery on products from Amazon Australia and free international delivery on products from Amazon U.S., all available to customers on Amazon.com.au.
Other perks included with Amazon Prime in Australia includes access to Twitch Prime which includes ‘a selection of free games every month to keep forever, access to free in-game loot, and a premium experience on Twitch’. Prime customers also get access to Prime Video which include access to Amazon originals including The Grand Tour, American Gods and The Man in the High Castle.
Lastly you’ll get access to Prime Reading, which is ‘a rotating selection of over a thousand e-books, comics, short works and more’ through Amazon’s Kindle hardware, or through their Kindle apps for Android and iOS.
If you’re interested you can head over to Amazon and kick off your 30-day trial of Amazon Prime now.
