I hate to say it, but it's just geoblocking. (Mind cloudflare hates me most of the time across all regions.) I've experienced this (geoblocking) sort of behaviour, for what must be close to 17 years. But Australia seems to be the backyard to test out little ideas. I don't think a day goes by without I run into it ... if I cared enough I might use that proxy ... nah f'em who cares, lets move onwards.
