Hence why we need to fight it, I never understood why the US government keeps trying to legislate everyone elses choices.
Fair use isn't called fair use anywhere but the US, it's fair trading or fair dealing in other jurisdictions. Australia call it fair dealing, so you guys do have it, it's just under another name.
Good luck fighting it - those of us who cannot vote for your government cannot hope to directly influence it.
Australia had some fair use provisions but most of these were removed when we signed up to "harmonise" our copyright laws with the DMCA. These provisions are still less than those available in the US. For example, there is no legal right in Australia to make any backup copy of any copyrighted work that you buy (ie. CDs or DVDs).