User:EthanKoenigsberg/Australia (AWOW:W) (WIP page)

Republic of Australia is a nation in A World of War: World. It reformed itself into a republic since 2020 as to finally remove the last of the British influence and currently in a war against UK since December 2031 and invading Mozambwelawi since 2030 and is a major power of the game currently.

Pre-World at War (1788-2016)
Full details on history could be found on Wikipedia and information below may be inaccurate.

Before year 1788, Australia is mainly inhabited by Aboriginals. After James Cook explored Australia by land, the British colonised Australia in 1788 with convicts, military and settlers in the First Fleet with them settling in Botany Bay. Later, explorers had explored Australia between 18th century to middle 19th century century by ship.

With the British colonising Australia, the local people are reduced overtime due to diseases that they are not immune to and battles against them. Australia also became an immigration place, especially the Chinese and other Asian people during a gold rush, as well as other Europeans. By the end 19th century, the British had essentially claimed whole Australia and nationalism for Australia also rose during that time.

In 1901, a federation is established with colonies and Australia outlaws Asian immigrants to live in Australia (except those currently in) until 1960s. During World War I, many men from Australia went to Gallipoli and later participated the Battle of the Somme. The battle in Gallipoli became well-known to Australia and New Zealand for a century now. After WWI, Australia had obtained German colonies in New Guinea. During WWII, Australia had aided support in the European theatre partially in WWII's last years and in the Pacific theatre. Migration to Australia boomed after that time, due to war given to Europe, many European migrants went to Australia at numbers of millions.

Rights for indigenous people and women started to become more equal as male citizens do in late 20th century. During that time, Australia took part in some proxy wars during the Cold War such as the Korean War and the Vietnam War. In the 21st century, practically nothing happened in Australia currently apart from politics in OTL.

Fall of Commonwealth and Parke (2016-2020)
Between 2016 to 2020 most is invented and is not canon

Australia has separated from the Commonwealth of Nations in 2016 and since major organisations such as the UN collapsed due to conflicts, Australia saw the chance to reunite New Zealand as it should be again. In 2017, prime minister Malcolm Turnbull and the current parliament was overthrown by many revolutionaries who seek to remove the last British influence. After this, president Frank Parke took over the government and moved the capital to Sydney again.

During that period, New Zealand is annexed at May 2017. A pursuing Isolation policy made by Parke himself and his force on his own senate and parliament is enforced. Alliances are dissolved from this result, embassies are still operating but not funded well. However this policy still allows a globalised type of economy and freedom, meaning it won't affect anything but intervention.

Between 2017 to 2020, Australia has basically done nothing but isolating themselves what they call the "Period of Separation". It also risks itself to become NPC in map game terms. Until 2020, Jonathan Kadenzies took over the government by election (four years; technically three days) and then changed election laws to allow leader to reign until death.

Kadenzies (2020-2029)
Partially between 2020 to 2029 is invented and combined from original turn

During Kadenzie's term, the Australian Agency for Astrology (AAA) (later renamed to simply the Oceanian Space Programme [OSP]) is established with a group of scientists. Satellites are now sent up a lot of times due to this until the establishment of a colonisation project that aims to make Australia colonise Mars and establish a long-term base.

Provinces
They are divided into territories, autonomies and provinces. Officially, the rest of Oceania is de jure part of Australia, but Madagascar is held as colony not as part of it. Note that Canberra however doesn't share the capital with the same name (the city itself).



Largest Cities
''This is a biased list so some cities aren't really included even though they might have more significant population than ones here. The list also includes their colonies. The list is as of 2029 and partially 2031''
 * 1) Sydney: 5,456,000 (2031) (capital)
 * 2) Melbourne: 5,245,000 (2031)
 * 3) Denpasar: 4,195,000 (2031)
 * 4) Brisbane-Gold Coast: 3,190,000 (2031) (both Gold Coast and Brisbane merged in 2026 even though they are kind of distant)
 * 5) Perth: 2,534,000 (2031)
 * 6) Adelaide: 2,098,000 (2031)
 * 7) Antananarivo: 1,985,000 (2029)
 * 8) Toamasina: 1,340,000 (2029)
 * 9) Mahajanga: 1,120,000 (2029)
 * 10) Auckland: 1,020,000 (2029)
 * 11) Wellington: 919,000 (2029)
 * 12) Dili: 702,000 (2031)
 * 13) Canberra: 676,980 (2029)
 * 14) Newcastle: 604,000 (2029)
 * 15) Christchurch: 587,290 (2029)
 * 16) Port Moresby: 573,000 (2031)
 * 17) Townsville: 496,000 (2029)
 * 18) Hobart: 319,300 (2029)
 * 19) Cairns: 245,000 (2029)
 * 20) Mackay: 231,000 (2029)

Religion
There is no state religion however since the rise of paganism, Australia's population is now mostly made up of Muslims (subjugation of Lesser Sunda), pagans and irreligious people (which make up 29.2% for them). Christianity still exists but at 10.4%, mostly Catholic or Anglican.

A religious organisation called "Archbishop of Uluru" created by some cultists and led by a bishop formerly part of the Roman Catholic Church emerged and claim they are rightful Christians. A church recently built (probably 2025) near Uluru (Ayers Rock) by members and claim this is a holy site for God and as the members would say God will continue spread good faith to Australia eventually. Most urban areas in former central Northern Territory are believers in this "church". Only 26,000 in Australia are members of this church and the number is slowly increasing but not as much, in average only 1,200 are converted and 500 are being born as them per year, so there is no significance even for Australian government.

Languages
There is no official language in Australia, however the accepted language is an English varient called "Australian English", while New Zealand has a different varient of English being taught here. Nearly almost not many people speak English as mother tongue apart from English but as a secondary or tertiary language especially to immigrants or those subjugated by Australian force which education they've being provided for children and adults as a program.

Other languages such as some Maori (need to vertify) languages and many various Aboriginal languages exist but are dumped down to only at least 198,000 in total combined. Indonesian is still widely popular in the Lesser Sunda regions still.

Culture
Australia is currently a multicultural nation but since the start of 2026, the Australian government had forcibly rearranged some official names to English names again and since integration of Madagascar, the place names of it as well. Since 2029, Australia is starting to shift back to its culture back in the 20th century again from cuisine to civilian fashion and other diaspora, especially in Greek, Italian and Balkan diaspora influences such main cuisines to everyday life.

Indegenious people such as Aboriginals, Maori and other local people in Polynesia, New Guinea, former Indonesia and Madagascar still exist but those numbers are increasing at a faster rate (especially those of Muslim faith) than any diaspora and by the start of 2040s as some people predict., the English and other European diaspora would've being no longer a majority and other Oriental diaspora (Chinese, Japense, Korean, Vietnamese) would dominate.