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We rented in several Aussie locations earlier this year, the subject of an int'l license never even came up, we showed a US license and cc - that was it.
We've never needed an international license to drive in any country - Australia, NZ, Europe, UK, the Middle East, etc (although I just found out yesterday I need one to drive in Indonesia, where I live - who knew?).