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<p>Created page with &#39;<a href="/index.php/Category:Nations" title="Category:Nations">Category:Nations</a> <a href="/index.php/Category:Oceania" title="Category:Oceania">Category:Oceania</a> <a href="/index.php/Category:Pacific_Rim_Alliance" title="Category:Pacific Rim Alliance">Category:Pacific Rim Alliance</a> * &#39;&#39;&#39;Population:&#39;&#39;&#39; 25 million * &#39;&#39;&#39;Aspects:&#39;&#39;&#39; Very Stable, Very Free, Fifth Wave, Repressive Gun Law…&#39;</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>[[Category:Nations]]<br /> [[Category:Oceania]]<br /> [[Category:Pacific Rim Alliance]]<br /> * '''Population:''' 25 million<br /> * '''Aspects:''' Very Stable, Very Free, Fifth Wave, Repressive Gun Laws<br /> Australian society is unique. It is best described as a<br /> minarchist state, with one of the least intrusive and most<br /> business-oriented governments in existence. Many social<br /> functions undertaken by government in other nations are<br /> managed by private institutions here, including some<br /> aspects of social welfare and law enforcement. Weapon<br /> ownership is strictly regulated, but in every other aspect of<br /> life Australians may do almost entirely as they please.<br /> <br /> Australia is a [[Fifth Wave]] nation, not far behind [[Japan]]<br /> in technology. Australian scientists are among the best<br /> ecologists in the world, due to their long struggle<br /> against a series of ecological disasters in the Australian<br /> wilderness. Australia also enjoys proximity to<br /> some of the widest expanses of shallow tropical ocean in<br /> the world, and has long been known for expertise in kelp-farming,<br /> fish-ranching, and other forms of pelagic agriculture.<br /> Since the 2030s Australia has been an important food<br /> exporter to the populous nations of Asia.<br /> <br /> Australian foreign policy has long defended its society<br /> against Asian encroachment. Australians are painfully<br /> aware how tempting their rich and almost-empty country<br /> might be to certain Asian powers. Part of the Australian<br /> response has been staunch support for the [[Pacific Rim Alliance]], whose other members are either too prosperous<br /> or too distant to conquer the island continent.<br /> <br /> For decades, [[Indonesia]] has been Australia’s primary<br /> rival. Early in the century Australia supported Indonesian<br /> stability, fearing the flood of refugees that would follow<br /> any collapse of the central government. After a policy shift<br /> in the 2010s, Australia began to (covertly and overtly) support<br /> secession movements within the Indonesian empire,<br /> leading to the formation of Australian-backed client states<br /> in East Timor, Irian Jaya province, and the Moluccas. This<br /> strategy has been moderately effective, although since the<br /> formation of the [[Transpacific Socialist Alliance|TSA]] Indonesia has pushed back with an<br /> aggressive foreign policy of its own. Australia remains<br /> deeply involved throughout Oceania and Southeast Asia.</div>

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