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Australia is a | Australia is a nation-state in the pacific ocean and the largest island in the world. As of 2024, the population of Australia is slightly over 27 million people<ref>https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/people/population/national-state-and-territory-population/mar-2024</ref>. The name Australia comes from 'Terra Australis', meaning 'Great southern land'. Australia is a very large country about the same size as the USA or China, however the inland is mostly uninhabitable desert and so the population is clustered around a few major cities. Owing to its geographic isolation, Australia is ecologically unique and has many animals and plants not found in the rest of the world. | ||
The current prime minister of Australia as of 2024 is Anthony Albanese of the Labor Party. He is known for doing nothing and consistently being outmaneuvered by the leader of the opposition, hairless sociopath Peter Dutton. | |||
'''Early history''' | |||
The land currently known as Australia was first occupied by humans starting some several ten thousand years ago. The aboriginal population of Australia existed as a neolithic hunter-gatherer society for the most part, however evidence exists for early adoption of basic agricultural methods and some small villages. Australia was not entirely isolated from the rest of the world, as south-east Asian traders occasionally visited the continent. | |||
Australia was colonized by the British Empire starting with the arrival of the famous 'first fleet' of convicts in 1787, with the intent of establishing a prison colony. Australia became a federation in 1901, achieving some limited autonomy from the empire. Australian politics in this era was dominated by disputes between states over free trade VS protectionism. | |||
'''Socialism in Australia''' | |||
Early Australian politics was noted for a strong union movement, however Australian trade unionism never embraced Marxism and instead was largely influenced by utopian socialist British and American thinkers. Australia was the first country in the world to elect a social-democratic government to power with the election of the Australian Labor Party (The ALP) in 1903. The ALP sold out the country during the first world war under prime minister Billy Hughes (who later defected and founded the predecessor to the modern day liberal party, the chief partner in Australia's centre-right coalition), sending one hundred thousand young men to die for no reason out of blind loyalty. The ALP was also known for its commitment to the white Australia policy, a system to prohibit immigration from 'non-white' countries primarily targeted against Chinese laborers who were seen as undercutting local wages. Today the ALP is a social democratic neoliberal party that is in full alignment with its masters in the USA, however ALP prime ministers have occasionally showed signs of wanting sovereignty - such as Gough Whitlam, who was sacked by the governor general in a CIA backed coup in 1975. | |||
The Communist Party of Australia achieved some electoral success and even had a senator in parliament, Fred Patterson. In the 1950s, the right-wing Menzies government attempted a referendum to ban the CPA, however it was narrowly defeated. The CPA was considered such a threat that the government planned a scheme of fascist repression that involved arresting thousands of communists with their families and engaging in ethnic cleaning of 'asiatic' populations<ref>https://legacy.quadrant.org.au/opinion/tony-thomas/2012/10/australia-s-civil-war-almost/</ref> | |||
'''Australia today''' | |||
Despite nominal independence, Australia remains a puppet state of the USA. Its geography as a small Asian country does not justify geopolitics that are wedded to [[NATO]] and Five Eyes.<ref>https://youtu.be/UcQPX7Bz_QM?t=9075</ref> It is an example of a thalassocratic state, with its small population clustered on the coastline, more interested in policing its Pacific neighbours on behalf of the US than developing its own enormous landmass.<ref>https://youtu.be/MwJpSRqQsQU</ref> | |||
Haz views Australia as an irrelevant country and predicts that it will be occupied by China, which will bring people, industry, and infrastructure.<ref>[[:File:The Khan answers the AQ.png]]</ref> | Haz views Australia as an irrelevant country and predicts that it will be occupied by China, which will bring people, industry, and infrastructure.<ref>[[:File:The Khan answers the AQ.png]]</ref> | ||
Revision as of 09:11, 14 November 2024
Australia is a nation-state in the pacific ocean and the largest island in the world. As of 2024, the population of Australia is slightly over 27 million people[1]. The name Australia comes from 'Terra Australis', meaning 'Great southern land'. Australia is a very large country about the same size as the USA or China, however the inland is mostly uninhabitable desert and so the population is clustered around a few major cities. Owing to its geographic isolation, Australia is ecologically unique and has many animals and plants not found in the rest of the world.
The current prime minister of Australia as of 2024 is Anthony Albanese of the Labor Party. He is known for doing nothing and consistently being outmaneuvered by the leader of the opposition, hairless sociopath Peter Dutton.
Early history
The land currently known as Australia was first occupied by humans starting some several ten thousand years ago. The aboriginal population of Australia existed as a neolithic hunter-gatherer society for the most part, however evidence exists for early adoption of basic agricultural methods and some small villages. Australia was not entirely isolated from the rest of the world, as south-east Asian traders occasionally visited the continent.
Australia was colonized by the British Empire starting with the arrival of the famous 'first fleet' of convicts in 1787, with the intent of establishing a prison colony. Australia became a federation in 1901, achieving some limited autonomy from the empire. Australian politics in this era was dominated by disputes between states over free trade VS protectionism.
Socialism in Australia
Early Australian politics was noted for a strong union movement, however Australian trade unionism never embraced Marxism and instead was largely influenced by utopian socialist British and American thinkers. Australia was the first country in the world to elect a social-democratic government to power with the election of the Australian Labor Party (The ALP) in 1903. The ALP sold out the country during the first world war under prime minister Billy Hughes (who later defected and founded the predecessor to the modern day liberal party, the chief partner in Australia's centre-right coalition), sending one hundred thousand young men to die for no reason out of blind loyalty. The ALP was also known for its commitment to the white Australia policy, a system to prohibit immigration from 'non-white' countries primarily targeted against Chinese laborers who were seen as undercutting local wages. Today the ALP is a social democratic neoliberal party that is in full alignment with its masters in the USA, however ALP prime ministers have occasionally showed signs of wanting sovereignty - such as Gough Whitlam, who was sacked by the governor general in a CIA backed coup in 1975.
The Communist Party of Australia achieved some electoral success and even had a senator in parliament, Fred Patterson. In the 1950s, the right-wing Menzies government attempted a referendum to ban the CPA, however it was narrowly defeated. The CPA was considered such a threat that the government planned a scheme of fascist repression that involved arresting thousands of communists with their families and engaging in ethnic cleaning of 'asiatic' populations[2]
Australia today
Despite nominal independence, Australia remains a puppet state of the USA. Its geography as a small Asian country does not justify geopolitics that are wedded to NATO and Five Eyes.[3] It is an example of a thalassocratic state, with its small population clustered on the coastline, more interested in policing its Pacific neighbours on behalf of the US than developing its own enormous landmass.[4]
Haz views Australia as an irrelevant country and predicts that it will be occupied by China, which will bring people, industry, and infrastructure.[5]
Australia is home to a local branch of Infrared, the Eureka Collective.
