I say good on 'em for having a go, being unashamedly Aussie and also for providing some locally produced free to air content. Too much *ahem* US garbage on TV and not enough creative risk taking.
They'll never get near the UK show due to budget constraints but I'll be tuning in each week out of curiosity... not much else on telly Monday nights.
For those with broadband, you can download each and every Top Gear (UK + Australian) episode
here using bittorrent.
Paul