Not having any difficulties now with international parcels. 8 months was the longest a parcel took during covid. Nothing was lost though, just DELAYED..$2.5 AUD to $1 USD? That's nuts... no wonder the first ones that jump on our sales are the Aussies.
At least shipping has gotten better. During Covid, we stopped shipping First Class because stuff wasn't getting delivered... we could only ship FedEx. Now we can ship First Class with some confidence that you will get it (we still can't tell you WHEN, though).