Not just a size thing, it's also the cultural hegemony provided by things like Hollywood, big IT companies, explicit cultural exports, etc.
Australia is fundamentally in the US-led Anglosphere, and debates that originate in the US eventually flow to Canada, Australia, NZ, the UK, and to a lesser degree much of the US-aligned world (e.g. SK, Japan, Israel).
Australia is fundamentally in the US-led Anglosphere, and debates that originate in the US eventually flow to Canada, Australia, NZ, the UK, and to a lesser degree much of the US-aligned world (e.g. SK, Japan, Israel).