ITunes Store location changes mysteriously

I have updated my iPhone 4S and iPad 2 to the new IOS6. And now iTunes Store keeps changing store location automatically on me and I can't buy nor update any of my apps since my ID only works with the US store. Please help.

Go to the music store and scroll all the way to the bottom. There should be a drop down menu with a circle-shaped flag beside it. Click on it and make your best guess which one is Australia. I hope you understand this, because I wasn't quite sure how to word it.

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http://www.apple.com/support/itunes/contact.html
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