Both are quite good countries to live, and will have a much lesser crime rate than SA. Perhaps you should travel to both and see which one suits you. You can also apply for a work visa in Australia, which can allow you to travel and work in Australia for a year.
Come to Australia, there are a lot of South Africans.
I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.