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General
General rank	27
Anthem	Advanced Australia Fair<video type="youtube" id="PtcILZFqJGw&autoplay=0&loop=1" width="100%" height="25px" frame="false" position="center" />
Capital	New South Wales

Demographics
Language	English
Population	1008 ▼

Politics
President	Arfman
Party	Australian Parliamentary Party

Economics
Currency	Australian Dollar (AUD)
Minimum salary	1.00 AUD

Military
Territories	5

Communication
IRC	IRC

Last update

April 11, 2012

This is an article about the country, Australia. For the continent, see Australia (continent).

Australia is a nation located in the southeastern hemisphere of the New World. After a long history of war with its neighbor Indonesia, an agreement has being signed that embodies neutrality in each other's conflicts, in return for peace between the two countries. Australia has a relatively recent history of Training Wars with New Zealand, along with a complicated relationship between the two nations.

Government Structure

The Australian Government is divided into three branches, the executive, the legislative and the judicial.

File:Icon position politics president 32.gif The Executive

The executive is in charge of the day to day running of the country.

The executive branch of the government is vested in the office of the prime minister, who is duly voted by the people of Australia. It consists of the Prime Minister and their appointed Cabinet members.

Prime Minister

The Prime Minister of Australia is elected on the fifth day of every month by the citizens of Australia. However, due to Australia's history of being wiped out and PTOs there has been occusions when the Prime Minister was elected by the community on the forum.

The Prime Minister is the head of state, head of government, the chief diplomat of Australia, and the commander in chief of the various armed forces.

Cabinet

Main article: Government Positions of Australia

Each term, the Prime Minister of Australia selects politicians to assist him in the day-to-day running of the country. The Cabinet Ministers are the Prime Ministers advisors and also manage their respective departments through the Australian government. The Prime Minister has the full power to appoint or remove any Minister or Department.

Position	Minister\|Party	Deputy\|Party	Intern\|Party
Prime Minister	Arfman (APP) Greenimp (APP)	-	-
Advisors	Larni Kaddlestorm(ANP) Xavier Griffith(AIP) Majester(AIP)	-	-
Military Advisors	srg91 (Citizen of China) (N/A) Henry the 8th (Citizen of Brazil) (N/A) Mack Craft(Citizen of China) (AP)	-	-
Chief of Staff	Aussie Vegeta (APP)	-	-
Minister of Finance	Paul J Keating (APP) James Keane (APP)	Phoenixgreen (APP)	Michael Kitselaar (APP)
Minister of Defence	Mudkip McMudkip (APP)	irule777 (APP)	TwinParadox (APP)
Minister of Foreign Affairs	alimilano (Europe) (ANP) Binda33 (Regional) (APP)	Klonam (ANP)	Sheraz Ahmad (APP)
Minister of Immigration	Koyaanisqatsi Max (APP)	Callumh123 (ANP)	Sheraz Ahmad (APP)
Minister of Information	Im2DamGood4Yu (APP)	miniate (APP)	-
Minister of New Player Relations	Marcos Arolia (APP)	Roboa (APP)	-
Senate Liason	Phoenixgreen (APP)	-	-
Ambassador Program	Klonam (ANP) Marcos Arolia (APP)	-	-

File:Icon position politics partymember 32.gif The Legislative

The Legislative Branch of the government consists of the Senate, which operates through the Congress implemented through the eRepublik system. Senators are elected on the twenty-fifth of each month. The entirety of Senate operations are conducted through the eAustralian forums. A Speaker is elected out of each newly elected Senate who operates as the moderator of debates and the manager of bills and voting.

The Legislature of Australia shall be vested in a Senate, composing of the various free citizens of Australia.

The Senate shall have the power to allocate and create monies, set tax rates, pass the citizen fee, declare war on another nation, pass a proposed alliance, shall impeach the Prime Minister when it is called for, and provide citizenship when the Executive Branch approves.

The Senate shall have the power to impeach the Prime Minister when the following criteria have been met; there must be an official hearing to impeach the Prime Minister that shall take 2 days to debate and 1 day to vote on impeachment, a 66% vote must be held in order to impeach. Impeachment may be charged with the following criteria: high crimes against the nation, stealing, perjury, abuse of powers, inadequacy in his ability to govern, a lack of confidence by the Senate, or a ⅔ referendum by the people.

Current Senate

Main article: Congress of Australia

The Current Speaker team consists of:

Witherd1 - Speaker
Infin - 1st Deputy Speaker
James Keane - 2nd Deputy Speaker

Party	Seats	% of Seats
Australian Independent Party	9	22 %
Australian National Party	7	17%
Aus Betterment Coalition	6	15%
KnightHawks Military Council	6	15%
Australian Parliamentary Party	12	30%

File:Icon position politics partypresident 32.gif The Judicial

Main article: Inspector General

The Judicial consists of the inspector General.

The Inspector General is elected two days after each Prime Minister election. Because of the level of security of the position, incumbents must be Senators or Order of Australia recipients and their nomination must be seconded by another Senator and only a majority vote may elect an Inspector general.

The IG's main duties are to watch the Senate and Cabinet sections of the forums, and ensuring that no office holder is breaking any of the laws. If they do suspect anything, they may call for an investigation, which could lead to that office holder's loss of forum privileges.

File:Icon - national goals set 32.jpg Political Parties

Main article: Parties of Australia

Main article: Minority Parties of Australia

The following are the parties that currently exist:

As of Day 1,604 the parties are as follows:

Party Name	Party President	Orientation	Members
Australian National Party	Devin Seay	Center-right, Libertarian	78 ▬
Australian Independents	H. Nelson	Center, Libertarian	101 ▲
Australian Parliamentary Party	PhoenixGreen	Center, Libertarian	122 ▲
KnightHawks Military Council	Scotty	Center, Authoritarian	61 ▼
Green and Gold Party	Someguy9123	Center, Libertarian	36 ▼
Aus Betterment Coalition	wingfield	Center, Libertarian	45 ▲
Australian Advancement Party	lenny evans	Center, Libertarian	7 ▼
True Blue Party	Paul Farrugia	Center-left, Libertarian	7 ▲
Australia Plus	Burton Hotaling	Center, Libertarian	6 ▲
Republic of Australis	Ili Lamshar	Center-left, Authoritarian	4 ▼

Geography

Australia is comprised of the mainland of the Australian Continent as well as the island of Tasmania. Bordering countries include, Indonesia to the north, New Zealand to the south east, Argentina to the north east and finally Brazil to the west.

At several times, Australia has held colonies in New Zealand and Peru.

The original territory of Australia is composed of several regions: New South Wales (occupied by ), Victoria (occupied by ), Tasmania, South Australia, Western Australia (occupied by ), Northern Territory, Queensland (occupied by ),

Its current territories are listed below:

	Original Owner	Resource	Map
Tasmania		Cattle
Missouri		Cattle
North East States		Granite
Northern Territory		Saltpeter
South Australia		Grain
Volhynia		Grain

Country map-Australia.png

Economy

File:Icon taxes 32.gif Taxes

Product	Work Tax	Import Tax	VAT
Food	0%	15%	3%
Weapon	0%	10%	2%
Aircraft weapon	0%	0%	0%
Moving ticket	0%	0%	0%
House	0%	15%	3%

Raw material	Work Tax	Import Tax	VAT
Food raw material	0%	15%	-
Weapon raw material	0%	15%	-
Aircraft weapon raw material	0%	0%	-
House raw material	0%	15%	-

Last update: 12 April 2016

File:Icon embargo 32.gif Trade Embargoes

This country doesn't have any trading embargoes at the moment.

File:Icon hospital 32.gif Industry

Currently Australia has a 60% weapons bonus (due to having saltpeter, rubber and aluminum resources) and 40% food bonus (grain and cattle).

File:Militaryicon.png Military

Military operations of the Australian government is handled by the Australian Ministry of Defence.

Australian Defence Force

Main article: Australian Defence Force

The Australian Defence Force (ADF) is the official military organisation responsible for the defence of Australia and her borders. The Australian Defence Force is the only government backed military organisation within Australia, receiving government funding to supply soldiers to fight in Australian Battles. The ADF is directly accountable to the Department of Defence.

The ADF is comprised of Australian citizens who wish to defend Australia from her enemies and aid her allies in their times of need. All citizens of Australia are welcome to join the ADF, there is no strength requirement.

File:Icon mppfight 32.gif Militias

Militias are paramilitary organizations which are separate from the Australian Defence Force. The current militias are:

Current Wars

Australia is currently not at war with any nations.

File:Icon alliance signed.gif.png Alliances

This is a list of Australia's Mutual Protection Pact with other nation(s):

This country doesn't have any mutual protection pacts at the moment.

Society

Order of Australia

	“ For the purpose of according recognition to Australian citizens and other persons for achievement or for meritorious service. ”
	(Prime Minister Cottus Arci)

Established January 6, 2009, the Order of Australia is way of the Government to give recognition to individuals who have been very active in the Australian Resistance, the Rebuilding, and the Current Government.

A medal awarded to those honored by the Order of Australia.

The ranks within the Order are in this order:

Knight/Dame (AK/AD)
Grand Officer (AGO)
Commander (AC)
Officer (AO)
Member (AM)

The Australians who've received this prestigious honour:

Knights/Dames of the Order (AK/D):

Sir Zaney (AK)

Sir Cottus Arci (AK)

Sir Derek Apollyon (AK)

Grand Officer of the Order (AG):

MachineMadness (AG)

Patti11 (AG)

corny-ratbag (AG)

Commanders of the Order (AC):

Cerridwen Voeland (AC)

Alex Australis (AC)

H.Nelson (AC)

Officers of the Order (AO):

Xavier Griffith (AO)

Sir_c0nstant (AO)

Srg91 (AO)

Members of the Order (AM):

Ottogustavo (AM)

Timeoin (AM)

Binda33 (AM)

Widdows9000 (AM)

Schoft (AM)

Mack Craft (AM)

^{[April 2010 OA Repients]}

The OA Survival Plan was approved by the Senate on February 3, 2009. In the plan, all recipients of the Order of Australia, who are inactive citizens, will be prevented from dying by the NBA buying Q1 food and donating it to their account to keep their wellness up. The logic for such a plan is that:

All OA's are likely to be high in exp. points/stats, so it keeps them alive and keeps our ranking up.
It's a golden retirement, and serves as a testament to their hard work, that they do not die. Also, it provides our newer citizens a dream of one day being eligible, and kept 'alive' in a dignified, immortal state.

New Player Society

The New Player Society is in place to better introduce and integrate new players into the eAustralia community. There is a mentoring program in place where mentors will contact new players (mentees) and introduce them to various aspects of the game, and explain any questions new players may have on discovering the world of eRepublik.

The mentors will aim to introduce players to the forums and the IRC where many other players congregate and discuss a range of topics relating to both in and out of game. This way, new players will find friends and forge bonds of comradeship, encouraging teamwork which is vital for the wellbeing of eAustralia.

History

Main article: History of Australia

Australia is one of the many countries that have been around since the very beginning of eRepublik. Australia has had a long history of war and hardship, including that of wars and political take overs involving it's neighboring countries Indonesia and New Zealand as well as Brazil and South Africa. However it has risen from the ashes numerous times reclaiming it's original regions and reinstating peace.

Dartreal has written a series of comics on the history of Australia. These articles can be found here: List of Dartreal's Comics

Major Historical Events

Indonesia-Australia War

Main article: Indonesia-Australia War

April 13, 2008 to April 18, 2008

An apparently inappropriate letter written by Neo26988 to the Indonesian president isnuwardana sealed Australia's fate. When the war module was implemented, he declared war on Australia with only one congressman voting not to go to war.

Brazil-Australian War

Main article: Brazil-Australia War

December 12, 2009 to December 24, 2009

Brazil Declared war in December 2009 taking Western Australia and Northern Territory. By the end of December, Australia had regained it's territories, however Brazil blocked the path to their original regions through a resistance war in South Africa.

The Great Southern War

Main article: Great Southern War

March 6, 2010 to May 13, 2010

On March 5th a PTO occurred in South Africa that saw Brazil and Argentina swiftly seize control of the country. Soon thereafter, Australia declared war and The Great Southern War began.

Angels and Demons

March to August of 2010

An Indonesian group under the name of Angels and Demons PTOed Australia for around 5 months. They were able to take control of the Australian Senate and elect themselves into position of President.

Political History

Prime Ministers of Australia - A history of Prime Ministers of Australia since December 2007
Cabinet Ministers of Australia - A history of all Cabinet Positions since October 2008
Inspector General - A history of Inspector Generals of Australia since May 2009
Congress of Australia - A history of Congress of Australia since December 2008
Parties of Australia - A history of Political Parties in Australia

External Links

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 :''This is an article about the country, Australia. For the continent, see [[Australia (continent)]].''
-'''Australia''' is a nation located in the southeastern hemisphere of the New World. It was annexed by [[Indonesia]] on April 18, 2008, as a result of the [[Indonesia-Australia War]]; however, since the [[Contract:Agreement for the Independence of Australia|Agreement for the Independence of Australia]] and the [[Contract:Australian - Indonesian Region Return Agreement|Australian - Indonesian Region Return Agreement]], the regions of [[New South Wales]], [[Victoria]], [[Northern Territory]], [[Queensland]], [[Tasmania]] and [[South Australia]] have been regained. Australia became whole again after [[Western Australia]] was liberated in a resistance war against Indonesia.  A further agreement between [[Australia]] and [[Indonesia]] embodies neutrality in each other's conflicts, in return for peace between the two countries. Australia has a relatively recent history of Training Wars with [[New Zealand]], along with a complicated relationship between the two nations.
+Australia is a nation located in the southeastern hemisphere of the New World. After a long history of war with its neighbor [[Indonesia]], an agreement has being signed that embodies neutrality in each other's conflicts, in return for peace between the two countries. Australia has a relatively recent history of Training Wars with [[New Zealand]], along with a complicated relationship between the two nations.
-==History==
+== [[File:Icon - Congress.jpg]] Government Structure ==
-:''Main article: [[History of Australia]]''
-Australia was among the first countries in the beginning of eRepublik. Australia's population grew slowly and has been though many wars, mainly with [[Indonesia]] and as of a year ago, [[New Zealand]]. The first President of Australia was [[zaney]], the patriot who would later lead Australia through the war and back to independence. Later on, [[Neo26988]] wrote an inappropriate letter to the Indonesian president. When the war module was introduced, they declared Australia an enemy and she was completely invaded within a few days. This lasted for nearly a year and a half.
+The Australian Government is divided into three branches, the executive, the legislative and the judicial.
-Many Australians moved to the [[United Kingdom]] and fought in wars to gain their strength to eventually try and get the country back from the Indonesians. This lasted for many months however Australia has been apart of many different wars mainly containing [[Brazil]], [[Indonesia]] and [[South Africa]]. The biggest moment in history was when an Indonesian group under the name of Angels and Demons PTOed Australia for around 6 months. They took a lot of money and were able to elect themselves into the Senate and electing some as President. Australian's eventually drove them out and have since been invaded by [[Indonesia]] and [[New Zealand]] countless times.
+=== [[File:Icon_position_politics_president_32.gif‎]] The Executive ===
-==Government and Politics==
+The executive is in charge of the day to day running of the country.
-The Australian government is divided into three branches.  The executive deals with the enforcement of laws and overall management of the country.  The Senate is the democratic view of the people of Australia who work on debating and voting on government policies and laws.  Finally, the Inspector General works as the moderator and judicy of the Government.
+The executive branch of the government is vested in the office of the prime minister, who is duly voted by the people of Australia.
+It consists of the Prime Minister and their appointed Cabinet members.
-===Executive===
+==== Prime Minister ====
-====Prime Minister====
+The Prime Minister of Australia is elected on the fifth day of every month by the citizens of Australia. However, due to Australia's history of being wiped out and PTOs there has been occusions when the Prime Minister was elected by the community on the forum.
-:''Main article: [[Prime Ministers of Australia]]''
+The Prime Minister is the head of state, head of government, the chief diplomat of Australia, and the commander in chief of the various armed forces.
-The Prime Minister of Australia is elected on the fifth day of every month by the citizens of Australia. However, due to Australia's history of being wiped out and PTOs there has been occusions when the Prime Minister was elected by the community on the forum. Upon taking office, a Prime Minister's first set of duties require him to organise his cabinet ministers, who assist him in the running of the country. There have been thirty-seven Prime Minsters since the beginning of the New World.
+==== Cabinet ====
-[[File:Lodge.jpg|thumb|left|The Lodge, the official residence of the Prime Minister of Australia.]]
-The Lodge was simply a Q5 House that is donated from the outgoing Prime Minister, to the new Prime Minister (much like the real life [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lodge counterpart]). The Lodge was finished on February 3, 2009, just in time for Prime Minister [[Cottus Arci]] to take office. Due to the Version 2 upgrade, the house degraded and was eventually demolished.
-Currently, [[Larni Kaddlestorm]] is the Prime Minister of Australia, after winning the Febuary 2012 and Marcch 2012 Prime Ministerial (Country President) elections.
-====Government Departments and Cabinet of Ministers====
 {{Main|Government Positions of Australia}}
-{{Main|Cabinet Ministers of Australia}}
-Each term, the Prime Minister of Australia selects politicians to assist him in the day-to-day running of the country.  The Cabinet Ministers are the Prime Ministers advisors and also manage their respective departments through the Australian government.  The Prime Minister has the full power to appoint or remove any Minister or Department.
+Each term, the Prime Minister of Australia selects politicians to assist him in the day-to-day running of the country. The Cabinet Ministers are the Prime Ministers advisors and also manage their respective departments through the Australian government. The Prime Minister has the full power to appoint or remove any Minister or Department.
-''''' Update In Progress '''''
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 ! width=190px| Minister|[[Party]]
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-! width=190px| CoS/Intern|[[Party]]
+! width=190px| Intern|[[Party]]
-! width=190px| Advisor|[[Party]]
-! width=190px| Funding Advisor|[[Party]]
 |-
 | Prime Minister
-| [[Larni Kaddlestorm ]] ([[Australian National Party|ANP]])
+|
-| [[greenimp]] ([[Australian Parliamentary Party|APP]])
+*[[Arfman]] ([[Australian Parliamentary Party|APP]])
-| [[Jon Malcom]] ([[Australian Parliamentary Party|APP]])
+*[[Greenimp]] ([[Australian Parliamentary Party|APP]])
-| [[Mack Craft]](Citizen of [[China]]) ([[Alpaca Party|AP]]); [[Xavier Griffith]] ([[Australian Independence Party|AIP]]); [[Majester]] ([[Green and Gold Party|GGP]]); [[venja]] (Citizen of   [[Brazil]]) ([[Partido Democrata Brasileiro|PDB]]); [[srg91]] (Citizen of [[China]]) ([[No Party|N/A]])
+| -
 | -
 |-
-| Minister for Foreign Affairs
+| Advisors
-| [[McMatty]] ([[Aus Betterment Coalition|ABC]])
+|
-| [[Marcos Arolia]] ([[Australian Parliamentary Party|APP]]),  [[witherd1]] ([[Aus Betterment Coalition|ABC]]), [[Klonam]] ([[Australian National Party|ANP]])
+*[[Larni Kaddlestorm]]([[Australian National Party|ANP]])
-| -
+*[[Xavier Griffith]]([[Australian Independence Party|AIP]])
+*[[Majester]]([[Australian Independence Party|AIP]])
 | -
 | -
 |-
-| Minister of Finance
+| Military Advisors
-| [[James Keane]] ([[Overseas Party|N/A]])
+|
-| [[Paul Keating]] ([[No Party|N/A]])
+*[[srg91]] (Citizen of [[China]]) ([[No Party|N/A]])
-| -
+*[[Henry the 8th]] (Citizen of [[Brazil]]) ([[No Party|N/A]])
+*[[Mack Craft]](Citizen of [[China]]) ([[Alpaca Party|AP]])
 | -
 | -
 |-
-| Minister of Defence
+| Chief of Staff
-| [[Mudkip McMudkip]] ([[Australian Parliamentary Party|APP]])
+|
-| [[StanEslah]] ([[Australian Independence Party|AIP]])
+* [[Aussie Vegeta]] ([[Australian Parliamentary Party|APP]])
-| -
 | -
 | -
+|-
+| Minister of Finance
+|
+* [[Paul J Keating]] ([[Australian Parliamentary Party|APP]])
+* [[James Keane]] ([[Australian Parliamentary Party|APP]])
+|
+* [[Phoenixgreen]] ([[Australian Parliamentary Party|APP]])
+|
+* [[Michael Kitselaar]] ([[Australian Parliamentary Party|APP]])
+|-
+| Minister of Defence
+|
+* [[Mudkip McMudkip]] ([[Australian Parliamentary Party|APP]])
+|
+* [[irule777]] ([[Australian Parliamentary Party|APP]])
+|
+* [[TwinParadox]] ([[Australian Parliamentary Party|APP]])
+|-
+| Minister of Foreign Affairs
+|
+* [[alimilano]] (Europe) ([[Australian National Party|ANP]])
+* [[Binda33]] (Regional) ([[Australian Parliamentary Party|APP]])
+|
+* [[Klonam]] ([[Australian National Party|ANP]])
+|
+* [[Sheraz Ahmad]] ([[Australian Parliamentary Party|APP]])
 |-
 | Minister of Immigration
-| [[Arfman]] ([[Australian Parliamentary Party|APP]])
+|
-| [[Madcow]] ([[No Party|N/A]]); [[PhoenixGreen]] ([[Australian Parliamentary Party|APP]])
+* [[Koyaanisqatsi Max]] ([[Australian Parliamentary Party|APP]])
-| -
+|
-| -
+* [[Callumh123]] ([[Australian National Party|ANP]])
+|
+* [[Sheraz Ahmad]] ([[Australian Parliamentary Party|APP]])
+|-
+| Minister of Information
+|
+* [[Im2DamGood4Yu]] ([[Australian Parliamentary Party|APP]])
+|
+* [[miniate]] ([[Australian Parliamentary Party|APP]])
 | -
 |-
-| Minister of Internal Affairs
+| Minister of New Player Relations
-| -
+|
-| -
+* [[Marcos Arolia]] ([[Australian Parliamentary Party|APP]])
-| -
+|
-| -
+* [[Roboa]] ([[Australian Parliamentary Party|APP]])
 | -
 |-
-| Minister of Information
+| Senate Liason
-| [[Kaltiz]] ([[No Party|N/A]])
+|
-| -
+* [[Phoenixgreen]] ([[Australian Parliamentary Party|APP]])
-| -
 | -
 | -
 |-
-| Minister of New Player Relations and Education
+| Ambassador Program
-| [[Marcos Arolia]] ([[Australian Parliamentary Party|APP]]);[[Jon Malcom]] ([[Australian Parliamentary Party|APP]])
+|
-| [[PhoenixGreen]] ([[Australian Parliamentary Party|APP]])
+* [[Klonam]] ([[Australian National Party|ANP]])
-| -
+* [[Marcos Arolia]] ([[Australian Parliamentary Party|APP]])
 | -
 | -
+|-
 |}
-===Senate===
+=== [[File:Icon_position_politics_partymember_32.gif‎]] The Legislative ===
-The Senate of Australia operates through the [[Congress]] implemented through the eRepublik system.  Senators are elected on the twenty-fifth of each month.  The entirety of Senate operations are conducted through the eAustralian forums.  A Speaker is elected out of each newly elected Senate who operates as the moderator of debates and the manager of bills and voting.
+The Legislative Branch of the government consists of the Senate, which operates through the [[Congress]] implemented through the eRepublik system.  Senators are elected on the twenty-fifth of each month.  The entirety of Senate operations are conducted through the eAustralian forums.  A Speaker is elected out of each newly elected Senate who operates as the moderator of debates and the manager of bills and voting.
+The Legislature of Australia shall be vested in a Senate, composing of the various free citizens of Australia.
+The Senate shall have the power to allocate and create monies, set tax rates, pass the citizen fee, declare war on another nation, pass a proposed alliance, shall impeach the Prime Minister when it is called for, and provide citizenship when the Executive Branch approves.
+The Senate shall have the power to impeach the Prime Minister when the following criteria have been met; there must be an official hearing to impeach the Prime Minister that shall take 2 days to debate and 1 day to vote on impeachment, a 66% vote must be held in order to impeach. Impeachment may be charged with the following criteria: high crimes against the nation, stealing, perjury, abuse of powers, inadequacy in his ability to govern, a lack of confidence by the Senate, or a ⅔ referendum by the people.
 ====Current Senate====
 {{Main|Congress of Australia}}
+The Current Speaker team consists of:
+* [[Witherd1]] - Speaker
+* [[Infin]] - 1st Deputy Speaker
+* [[James Keane]] - 2nd Deputy Speaker
 {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
 |-
 ! halign=left | Party
-! Votes
-! % of Votes
 ! Seats
 ! % of Seats
 |-
 | [[Australian Independent Party]]
-|
+| 9
-| ---%
+| 22 %
-| 6
-| 15.79 %
 |-
 | [[Australian National Party]]
-|
+| 7
-| ---%
+| 17%
-| 1o
-| 26.32%
 |-
-| [[Green and Gold Party]]
+| [[Aus Betterment Coalition]]
-|
+| 6
-| ---%
+| 15%
-| 3
-| 7.89%
 |-
 | [[KnightHawks Military Council]]
-|
+| 6
-| ---%
+| 15%
-| 5
-| 13.16%
 |-
 | [[Australian Parliamentary Party]]
-|
+| 12
-| ---%
+| 30%
-| 11
-| 28.95%
 |-
 |}
-===Inspector General===
+=== [[File:Icon_position_politics_partypresident_32.gif‎]] The Judicial ===
 {{Main|Inspector General}}
-The Inspector General is elected two days after each Prime Minister election.  Because of the level of security of the position, incumbents must be Senators or Order of Australia recipients and their nomination must be seconded by another Senator. An only a majority vote may elect an Inspector general.
+The Judicial consists of the inspector General.
+The Inspector General is elected two days after each Prime Minister election.  Because of the level of security of the position, incumbents must be Senators or Order of Australia recipients and their nomination must be seconded by another Senator and only a majority vote may elect an Inspector general.
 The IG's main duties are to watch the Senate and Cabinet sections of the forums, and ensuring that no office holder is breaking any of the [[Policies of Australia|laws]].  If they do suspect anything, they may call for an investigation, which could lead to that office holder's loss of forum privileges.
-===Political Parties===
+=== [[File:Icon_-_national_goals_set_32.jpg‎]] Political Parties ===
 {{Main|Parties of Australia}}
 {{Main|Minority Parties of Australia}}
-Many of eAustralia's parties have been lost during the several Indonesian conquests, as well as the Political Take over that occurred in 2010. In 2011, the only Political Take overs have been internal ones, such as the one by [[Paul Hamon]], [[RonnyJnrJnr]] and by [[Babis Tsig]] who PTO'd the [[Australian Independents]].
 The following are the parties that currently exist:
-As of Day 1,582 the parties are as follows:
+As of Day 1,604 the parties are as follows:
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 | [[Devin Seay]]
 | Center-right, Libertarian
-| 78 {{Decrease}}
+| 78 {{Steady}}
 |-
 | [[Australian Independent|Australian Independents]]
 | [[H. Nelson]]
 | Center, Libertarian
-|  95  {{Increase}}
+|  101  {{Increase}}
 |-
 | [[Australian Parliamentary Party]]
 | [[PhoenixGreen]]
 | Center, Libertarian
-|  109  {{Increase}}
+|  122  {{Increase}}
 |-
 | [[KnightHawks Military Council]]
-| [[TJ Norton]]
+| [[Scotty]]
 | Center, Authoritarian
-|  66  {{Increase}}
+|  61  {{Decrease}}
 |-
 | [[Green and Gold Party]]
 | [[Someguy9123]]
 | Center, Libertarian
-| 37  {{Decrease}}
+| 36  {{Decrease}}
 |-
 | [[Aus Betterment Coalition]]
-| [[McMatty]]
+| [[wingfield]]
 |  Center, Libertarian
-| 41  {{Steady}}
+| 45  {{Increase}}
 |-
 | [[Australian Advancement Party]]
-| [[eLiam]]
+| [[lenny evans]]
 | Center, Libertarian
-| 8 {{Steady}}
+| 7 {{Decrease}}
 |-
 | [[True Blue Party]]
 | [[Paul Farrugia]]
 | Center-left, Libertarian
-| 6 {{Steady}}
+| 7 {{Increase}}
 |-
 | [[Australia Plus]]
 | [[Burton Hotaling]]
 | Center, Libertarian
-| 5 {{Steady}}
+| 6 {{Increase}}
 |-
 | [[Republic of Australis]]
 | [[Ili Lamshar]]
 |  Center-left, Authoritarian
-| 5 {{Steady}}
+| 4 {{Decrease}}
 |-
 |}
-== Military ==
+== [[File:Icon welcome.gif]] Geography ==
-Military operations of the Australian government is handled by the [[Ministry of Defence (Australia)|Australian Ministry of Defence]].
-The Australian military consists of the [[Australian Army Reserves]], the [[Australian Commando Unit Koalas]] and the [[DropBears]]
+Australia is comprised of the mainland of the Australian Continent as well as the island of Tasmania. Bordering countries include, [[Indonesia]] to the north, [[New Zealand]] to the south east, [[Argentina]] to the north east and finally [[Brazil]] to the west.
-==[[File:Icon-pact.gif]] Alliances==
+At several times, Australia has held colonies in [[New Zealand]] and [[Peru]].
-This is a list of Australia's Mutual Protection Pact with other nation(s):
-{{MPPList|Australia}}
-===[[File:Icon-war.png]] Current Wars===
-Australia is currently not at war with any nations.
-=== Trade Embargoes ===
-{{EmbargoList|Australia}}
-==States and Territories==
 {{RegionsTable|New South Wales|Victoria|Tasmania|South Australia|Western Australia|Northern Territory|Queensland|showprod=1|showmap=1}}
 {{AustraliaMap}}
-==Economy==
+== [[File:Icon donation.gif]] Economy ==
-=== Taxes ===
+=== [[File:Icon taxes_32.gif]] Taxes ===
 {{Taxes|country=Australia}}
-===Currency Rates===
+=== [[File:Icon embargo_32.gif]] Trade Embargoes ===
-This is the current conversion rate from AUD to Gold.
+{{EmbargoList|Australia}}
-[[File:Icon-gold.gif]] 1 GOLD = 1100 AUD
+=== [[File:Icon hospital_32.gif]] Industry===
+Currently Australia has a 60% weapons bonus (due to having saltpeter, rubber and aluminum resources) and 40% food bonus (grain and cattle).
-AUD = [[File:Icon-gold.gif]] 0.001 GOLD
+== [[File:Militaryicon.png]] Military ==
-===Industry===
+Military operations of the Australian government is handled by the [[Ministry of Defence (Australia)|Australian Ministry of Defence]].
-Currently (as at 8 January, 2012) Australia has a 60% weapons bonus (due to having saltpeter, rubber and aluminum resources) and 40% food bonus (grain and cattle).
+===[[File:Icon naturalenemy.gif|32px]]Australian Defence Force ===
+:''Main article: [[Australian Defence Force]]''
+The Australian Defence Force (ADF) is the official military organisation responsible for the defence of Australia and her borders. The Australian Defence Force is the only government backed military organisation within Australia, receiving government funding to supply soldiers to fight in Australian Battles. The ADF is directly accountable to the Department of Defence.
+The ADF is comprised of Australian citizens who wish to defend Australia from her enemies and aid her allies in their times of need. All citizens of Australia are welcome to join the ADF, there is no strength requirement.
+===[[File:Icon_mppfight_32.gif]] Militias===
+Militias are paramilitary organizations which are separate from the Australian Defence Force. The current militias are:
+* [[Australian Freedom Unit]]
+* [[KnightHawks]]
+* [[FuzzyBunnies]]
+* [[Australian Diggers]]
+===[[File:Icon-war.png|32px]] Current Wars===
+Australia is currently not at war with any nations.
+== [[File:Icon_alliance_signed.gif.png]] Alliances ==
+This is a list of Australia's Mutual Protection Pact with other nation(s):
+{{MPPList|Australia}}
-==Culture==
+== [[File:Icon chatroom.gif]] Society ==
 ===Order of Australia===
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 The mentors will aim to introduce players to the forums and the IRC where many other players congregate and discuss a range of topics relating to both in and out of game. This way, new players will find friends and forge bonds of comradeship, encouraging teamwork which is vital for the wellbeing of eAustralia.
+== [[File:History-48.png|45px]] History ==
+:''Main article: [[History of Australia]]''
+Australia is one of the many countries that have been around since the very beginning of eRepublik. Australia has had a long history of war and hardship, including that of wars and political take overs involving it's neighboring countries [[Indonesia]] and [[New Zealand]] as well as [[Brazil]] and [[South Africa]]. However it has risen from the ashes numerous times reclaiming it's original regions and reinstating peace.
+[[Dartreal]] has written a series of comics on the history of Australia. These articles can be found here: [[List of Dartreal's Comics]]
+=== Major Historical Events ===
+==== Indonesia-Australia War ====
+:''Main article: [[Indonesia-Australia War]]''
+''April 13, 2008 to April 18, 2008''
+An apparently inappropriate letter written by [[Neo26988]] to the Indonesian president [[isnuwardana]] sealed Australia's fate.  When the war module was implemented, he declared war on [[Australia]] with only one congressman voting not to go to war.
+==== Brazil-Australian War ====
+:''Main article: [[Brazil-Australia War]]''
+''December 12, 2009 to December 24, 2009''
+Brazil Declared war in December 2009 taking [[Western Australia]] and [[Northern Territory]]. By the end of December, Australia had regained it's territories, however Brazil blocked the path to their original regions through a resistance war in [[South Africa]].
+==== The Great Southern War ====
+:''Main article: [[Great Southern War]]''
+''March 6, 2010 to May 13, 2010''
+On March 5th a [[PTO]] occurred in [[South Africa]] that saw [[Brazil]] and [[Argentina]] swiftly seize control of the country. Soon thereafter, Australia declared war and The Great Southern War began.
+==== Angels and Demons ====
+''March to August of 2010''
+An Indonesian group under the name of Angels and Demons PTOed Australia for around 5 months. They were able to take control of the Australian Senate and elect themselves into position of President.
+=== Political History ===
+*[[Prime Ministers of Australia]] - A history of Prime Ministers of Australia since December 2007
+*[[Cabinet Ministers of Australia]] - A history of all Cabinet Positions since October 2008
+*[[Inspector General]] - A history of Inspector Generals of Australia since May 2009
+*[[Congress of Australia]] - A history of Congress of Australia since December 2008
+*[[Parties of Australia]] - A history of Political Parties in Australia
 ==See also==