A long Google AdWords Help thread has Google Shopping merchants and advertisers upset over new regulations around setting shipping rates.

In short, the new regulations are requiring these merchants in Australia to set shipping rates that simply do not work for Australian e-commerce sites. The first complaint asked if they can use a similar system to US merchants where the rates can by carrier option as opposed to flat rates by grid.

Here is the complaint:

It seems Google wasn’t aware of the complexities with shipping in Australia?

Supposedly this is now being discussed internally at Google, Mini from Google wrote:

Meanwhile, some Australian merchants are being suspended and others are really nervous they will be also. In response to that, Mini from Google said “be patient.” She wrote:

I guess time will tell.

Forum discussion at Google AdWords Help.