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In a move that could end up affecting video game prices, Aussie retailers are demanding that the government impose GST on all goods bought over the internet, or remove the GST in Australia to level the playing field for brick and mortar retailers.https://www.kotaku.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2010/10/F_75769_dollar-coin_g_320-200x140.jpg