Torrenting itself is not illegal in Australia, however, like in most countries in the world, downloading and sharing copyrighted materials is prohibited, and there are a few laws against it. The Copyright Amendment Bill of 2015, passed in 2018, is probably the most significant one. Pressed by the actual and all the potential lawsuits, ISPs in Australia are working very hard to avert copyright claims from content creators and publishers. They block censored torrent websites and proxy servers and mirror sites that give you access to such sites or their duplicates. Google is also forced to remove links to infringing sites, proxies, and mirrors, which will make them even more difficult to access in the future. At ProPrivacy, we do not provide legal advice, but as always, we recommend you research and investigate the law of the country you're staying in. Also, it's highly advisable to secure your connections with a VPN whenever possible, in case you accidentally find yourself in a gray area of the law.