I know Australia Infront. I actually see the work of, and correspond with, a lot of great Australian designers. And oddly enough a lot of the contributions to my Ad Graveyard come from your part of the world. But I don't think nationalistically - well, maybe aside from being aware of Japanese design and Scandanavian design, which definitely seem to be their own worlds. But overall, design trancends geography and governments.
Good design is good design.
So I don't actually pay attention to where most of it comes from, to tell you the truth. They'll take print designers and art directors, teach them to be web designers, get them on salary while they're learning, and then find them jobs. Pretty amazing business plan. It's inspiring to be part of that, because it has the power to change lives. That may sound phony, but it is the truth.