It is a groundbreaking video format converter you can use to convert video & DVD files. Convert video. Rip video. Save in iPod, iPhone, PSP, PDA, cell phone formats. Do it all with this powerful video file converter.
sometimes they have a region code attached to them and you may have to have firmware loaded into it to access australian telephone networks, but yeah it will work, but america of all places to buy it? obviously money isn't a consideration echnically the actual phone and firmware is the same but u will need to get it unlocked to allow ur aussie simcard and plan to work on the american iphone.

Provides five ways to rip Blu-ray DVD to PC, AVI, DVD, ISO, iPod, MP4, WMV, MPEG, DivX, etc.

just buy it in australia. u can get a cheap iphone 3g from 3
good luck
I don't know good freeware, usually the free version only have the basic functions and poor services.
The best video format for iphone is avc mp4 videos, you can try RZ Video Converter, it can convert any videos from one format to another format, such as vob to iphone videos, it can cut videos via setting start time and end time, it can merge/join multiple video files in various formats into one video file.
You can download super from afterdawn.com, it is able to convert between all video formats

With TOD Converter, it is so easy to quickly and perfectly convert tod file.

You can also rip dvds to computer in regular video file formats, learn how to do this by following this link
I think the Movavi Video Converter is your best choice,It alway works well for me.
Input Video Formats:
AVI (including DivX, XviD, MJPEG, and other codecs), DV AVI, MPEG 1,2, MP4 (including H.263, H.264, and other codecs), Windows Media Video (WMV, ASF), 3GP (3GPP, 3GPP2), QuickTime (MOV, QT), DVD (VOB, IFO), MOD, DAT (VCD, SVCD).

Mac MTS Converter is especially designed for all High-Definition video lovers to convert MTS files to all kinds of video and audio files.

New: M2T, MTS, MKV, VRO, Flash (FLV).
All key formats are supported!
Output Video Formats:
AVI (including DivX, XviD, MJPEG, and other codecs), MPEG 1,2, MP4 (including H.263, H.264, and other codecs), Windows Media Video (WMV), 3GP (3GPP, 3GPP2), QuickTime (MOV, QT) Real Media (RM, RMVB).
New: Flash (FLV).