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{{Infobox country|conventional_long_name=Commonwealth of Australia|native_name=Yarraanbaa<br>Koey Daudai|image_flag=Australia flag.png|mode_of_production=Capitalism|capital=Canberra|area_km2=7,692,024|largest_city=Sydney|population_estimate=25,928,400|population_estimate_year=2022|leader_title1=Monarch|leader_name1=Elizabeth II|leader_title2=Prime Minister|leader_name2=Scott Morrison|national_languages=English}} | {{Infobox country|conventional_long_name=Commonwealth of Australia|native_name=Yarraanbaa<br>Koey Daudai|image_flag=Australia flag.png|mode_of_production=Capitalism|capital=Canberra|area_km2=7,692,024|largest_city=Sydney|population_estimate=25,928,400|population_estimate_year=2022|leader_title1=Monarch|leader_name1=Elizabeth II|leader_title2=Prime Minister|leader_name2=Scott Morrison|national_languages=English}} | ||
'''Australia''', officially the '''Commonwealth of Australia''', is a continent and settler-colonial state. | '''Australia''', officially the '''Commonwealth of Australia''', is a continent and [[Settler colonialism|settler-colonial]] state. | ||
== History == | == History == | ||
In 1956, Australia joined the imperialist [[Five Eyes]] alliance.<ref>{{News citation|journalist=Richard Norton-Taylor|date=2010-06-25|title=Not so secret: deal at the heart of UK-US intelligence|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2010/jun/25/intelligence-deal-uk-us-released|newspaper=The Guardian|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131205003607/http://www.theguardian.com/world/2010/jun/25/intelligence-deal-uk-us-released|archive-date=2013-12-05|retrieved=2022-01-08|quote=}}</ref> | In 1956, Australia joined the imperialist [[Five Eyes]] alliance.<ref>{{News citation|journalist=Richard Norton-Taylor|date=2010-06-25|title=Not so secret: deal at the heart of UK-US intelligence|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2010/jun/25/intelligence-deal-uk-us-released|newspaper=The Guardian|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131205003607/http://www.theguardian.com/world/2010/jun/25/intelligence-deal-uk-us-released|archive-date=2013-12-05|retrieved=2022-01-08|quote=}}</ref> | ||
In 1972, Prime Minister [[Gough Whitlam]] from the [[Australian Labor Party|Labor Party]] was elected and implemented [[universal healthcare]] and free college.<ref>{{Citation|author=Jenny Hocking|year=2008|title=Gough Whitlam: A Moment in History|chapter=|section=|page=321–5|quote=|pdf=|city=|publisher=The Miegunyah Press|isbn=9780522857054|doi=|lg=|mia=|title-url=|chapter-url=|trans-title=|trans-lang=}}</ref> In 1975, he recognized independence of [[Papua New Guinea]] and returned ancestral lands to the Gurindji people<ref>{{News citation|journalist=|date=|title=Gough Whitlam – In Office|url=https://www.naa.gov.au/explore-collection/australias-prime-ministers|newspaper=National Archives of Australia|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130419124214/http://primeministers.naa.gov.au/primeministers/whitlam/in-office.aspx|archive-date=2013-04-19|retrieved=2022-01-08|quote=}}</ref> but was overthrown by the CIA shortly after | In 1972, Prime Minister [[Gough Whitlam]] from the [[Australian Labor Party|Labor Party]] was elected and implemented [[universal healthcare]] and free college.<ref>{{Citation|author=Jenny Hocking|year=2008|title=Gough Whitlam: A Moment in History|chapter=|section=|page=321–5|quote=|pdf=|city=|publisher=The Miegunyah Press|isbn=9780522857054|doi=|lg=|mia=|title-url=|chapter-url=|trans-title=|trans-lang=}}</ref> In 1975, he recognized independence of [[Papua New Guinea]] and returned ancestral lands to the Gurindji people<ref>{{News citation|journalist=|date=|title=Gough Whitlam – In Office|url=https://www.naa.gov.au/explore-collection/australias-prime-ministers|newspaper=National Archives of Australia|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130419124214/http://primeministers.naa.gov.au/primeministers/whitlam/in-office.aspx|archive-date=2013-04-19|retrieved=2022-01-08|quote=}}</ref> but was overthrown by the [[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]] shortly after<ref>{{Citation|author=William Blum|year=2003|title=Killing Hope: U.S. Military and CIA Interventions Since World War II|chapter=|section=|page=|quote=|pdf=|city=London|publisher=Common Courage Press|isbn=1-56751-252-6|doi=|lg=|mia=|title-url=https://williamblum.org/books/killing-hope/|chapter-url=|trans-title=|trans-lang=}}</ref> with the help of governor-general [[John Kerr]], who was a former CIA asset.<ref>{{News citation|author=Guy Rundle|newspaper=Crikey|title=The PM, the spy and the governor-general: what John Kerr didn’t tell the palace|date=2020-07-17|url=https://www.crikey.com.au/2020/07/17/john-kerr-palace-letters-whitlam-cia/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220323230431/https://www.crikey.com.au/2020/07/17/john-kerr-palace-letters-whitlam-cia/|archive-date=2022-03-23|retrieved=2022-05-08}}</ref> | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
Revision as of 15:17, 8 May 2022
Yarraanbaa Koey Daudai | |
|---|---|
 Flag | |
| Capital | Canberra |
| Largest city | Sydney |
| Recognised national languages | English |
| Dominant mode of production | Capitalism |
| Government | |
• 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
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Jenny Hocking (2008). Gough Whitlam: A Moment in History (pp. 321–5). The Miegunyah Press. ISBN 9780522857054
- ↑ "Gough Whitlam – In Office". National Archives of Australia. Archived from the original on 2013-04-19. Retrieved 2022-01-08.
- ↑ William Blum (2003). Killing Hope: U.S. Military and CIA Interventions Since World War II. London: Common Courage Press. ISBN 1-56751-252-6
- ↑ 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.