DUI's - Bebaffled By It All!

[mooncat]

Can anybody shed some light on this for me ? :
I travelled all over Australia for four months in my trusty Ford Falcon Stationwaggon and eventually rocked up into Darwin on 1st August. On my second night there I made a stupid mistake. I'd parked the Beast at about 8pm in a parking zone that was restricted from 8am in the morning to 8pm at night, had a couple of beers, and was just about to leave when I spotted some friends from Perth, hence a couple more beers.
Later on I decided that I had to get the car out of the restricted zone before morning so, stupidly, I got in it and drove. I did an illegal U-Turn and the cops pulled me, breathoed me, and I was banged up for the night for DUI. Next day I was in court and I recieved a twelve month suspension and a 600 dollar fine. I paid the fine straight off.
Upon arriving in Perth a month later I checked to see if I was suspended in WA at the Dept. of Planning and Infrastructure. Nothing showed up. I have since checked again three times on the internet and found that I have no suspension in WA. I again checked in person at the DPI, nothing on my license record. The cop in Darwin said it will be recorded on computer in all states. Other people say it won't.
Can someone please tell me what the/my situation is in this great and crazy country ? Has anyone got a similar story ? Can I drive in WA or what ? I'm bebaffled by it all.(I have a WA license by the way and the Darwin cop said they couldn't take it off me. He said I was banned, not the license)
Mooncat : :togo: