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'''Australia''', officially the '''Commonwealth of Australia''', is a continent and [[Settler colonialism|settler-colonial]] state.
'''Australia''', officially the '''Commonwealth of Australia''', is a continent and [[Settler colonialism|settler-colonial]] state.

Revision as of 04:42, 11 May 2022

Commonwealth of Australia
Yarraanbaa
Koey Daudai
Flag of Commonwealth of Australia
Flag
CapitalCanberra
Largest citySydney
Recognised national languagesEnglish
Dominant mode of productionCapitalism
Leaders
• Monarch
Elizabeth II
• Prime Minister
Scott Morrison
Area
• Total
7,692,024 km²
Population
• 2022 estimate
25,928,400


Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a continent and settler-colonial state.

History

In 1956, Australia joined the imperialist Five Eyes alliance.[1]

In 1972, Prime Minister Gough Whitlam from the Labor Party was elected and implemented universal healthcare and free college.[2] In 1975, he recognized independence of Papua New Guinea and returned ancestral lands to the Gurindji people[3] but was overthrown by the CIA shortly after[4] with the help of governor-general John Kerr, who was a former CIA asset.[5]

References

  1. Richard Norton-Taylor (2010-06-25). "Not so secret: deal at the heart of UK-US intelligence" The Guardian. Archived from the original on 2013-12-05. Retrieved 2022-01-08.
  2. Jenny Hocking (2008). Gough Whitlam: A Moment in History (pp. 321–5). The Miegunyah Press. ISBN 9780522857054
  3. "Gough Whitlam – In Office". National Archives of Australia. Archived from the original on 2013-04-19. Retrieved 2022-01-08.
  4. William Blum (2003). Killing Hope: U.S. Military and CIA Interventions Since World War II. London: Common Courage Press. ISBN 1-56751-252-6
  5. Guy Rundle (2020-07-17). "The PM, the spy and the governor-general: what John Kerr didn’t tell the palace" Crikey. Archived from the original on 2022-03-23. Retrieved 2022-05-08.