The Australian flag at the time.
Australia, since 1901 known as the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the southern hemisphere that may have remained under direct British rule during the early years of the Chimeran War.
History[]
Australia unprecedentedly became a place of refuge throughout the Chimeran War. In December 1949, 300,000 people were evacuated from Britain - mostly women and children, along with members of Parliament and their families - and sent to the refugee camp Avalon One in Australia.[1]
By 1952, an estimated eight million people from across the world have fled to Australia in the past three years as the Chimera were so far unable to reach the continent.[2] The sudden influx of refugees was partially due to the anti-immigration policies of the United States under the Noah Grace Administration which forcibly turned refugees away from its shores.[3] Consequently, Australia soon suffered from severe food shortages caused by the overpopulation of refugees and losing its imports from countries that fell to the Chimera.
The Australian government enforced a strict rationing of food and medical supplies, as diseases and starvation were becoming rampantly widespread. However, matters exacerbated as supplies reached critical levels and supply ships from other parts of the world all but ceased operation, causing a violent civil war to break out on August 9, 1952.[2]
The events of Australia's misfortunes have discouraged nearly all recent passages to the continent, in which then U.S. President Harvey McCullen had urged Americans to avoid fleeing to the continent in preference to the safe haven of the Liberty Defense Perimeter.[2] Ultimately, Australia's isolation from the Chimera ended when the aliens invaded sometime during or before 1957.[4]
Trivia[]
- As depicted in Global Resistance, it is possible that the result of Australia's civil war has resulted in the two separate territories of "United Australia" and "Expanded Queensland."
References[]
- ^ Timeline retrieved from the official Resistance website.
- ^ a b c Australia Wracked by Civil War
- ^ President McCullen Reverses Immigration Ban
- ^ Freddie: Freddie Valmore here broadcasting from a cold and snowy New York City. Earlier today, I received an S.O.S. call from Brisbane, Australia.
Dalmyn: Thousands of them just showed up out of nowhere... need help. Food water guns... like a goddamn slaughterhouse oh my go...!!!
Freddie: I don't like hearing that any more than you do but it is my job to bring you the news as I get it. So let's do what we can and say an extra prayer tonight for those folks in Brisbane.