“After first being promised in October, then being delayed into November, Apple has finally rolled out iOS 6 Map’s turn-by-turn voice navigation functionality to its users in Australia,” Mark Gurman reports for 9to5Mac.

“Responding to a customer email in September regarding the feature’s availability in Australia, former Apple Senior Vice President of iOS Scott Forstall said that the data needed to be exceptional and qualified before the on switch was flicked,” Gurman reports.

Read the comments below the full article to see how Apple’s done with Maps Down Under here.

MacDailyNews Note: Oy, Aussies, how ya goin’, mates?

[Thanks to MacDailyNews Readers "Fred Mertz" and "Dan K." for the heads up.]