My experience in Australia with permanent jobs has been all with 3 months probation. Only once did it get used -- by me to exit a job with a multinational that

My experience in Australia with permanent jobs has been all with 3 months probation. Only once did it get used -- by me to exit a job with a multinational that turned out to be a very bad fit for me. HR didn't know what to do, they thought it was only for them to use. Made them read their contract's fine print.