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There are a few reasons. Fewer Australians served then Americans in the war. The tactics used were also different, and these can be seen today in Iraq and Afghanistan were the Australian sectors are far safer- this is more to do with the culture of the Australian military who enters a region and associate themselves with the locals, becoming almost part of the society, and thus more likely to be warned of insurgent trouble. The Australians also fight differently, moving stealthily in smaller numbers through an area, making them harder to ambush. An American armoured column can be spotted for miles and be ambushed far more easily than a small squad or a a pair of armoured trucks like those the Australians use.
These factors were all present in Vietnam, plus the Australians had the impressive Chieftain Tank, which was all but impervious to anything the North Vietnamese had. These tanks on more than one occasion helped save Australian units under fire. Lastly man Aussies were trained in jungle warfare and tactics.
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