It is interesting that you specify Australia there. As articles like https://www.wsj.com/articles/australia-tries-to-shed-status-as-defamation-hotspot-11595934

It is interesting that you specify Australia there. As articles like https://www.wsj.com/articles/australia-tries-to-shed-status-as-defamation-hotspot-11595934180 https://www.wsj.com/articles/australia-tries-to-shed-status-... indicate, Australia has a reputation for being one of the easiest places in the world to sue for defamation. Australian views on this should therefore NOT be taken as a norm.