judging by your comments in TJ's thread, you want it for general travel happy-snaps, correct? it comes down to your priorities.
i'm a Canon boy so i'd suggest something like a 400D body for ~$1100 and a 17-40mm f/4L USM for another ~$1100 as an awesome walk-around travel-photo package.
throw in a $150 50mm f/1.8 or f/1.4 prime for a bit of fun portraiture with heaps of bokeh.
again, all depends what you want out of it...
www.qualitycamera.com.au is the place to go.