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'''Australia''', officially the '''Commonwealth of Australia''', | '''Australia''', officially the '''Commonwealth of Australia''',<ref name="wp unsc">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/factions/unsc ''Halo Waypoint'': UNSC]</ref> is a [[National government|country]] established on the continent of the same name in [[Earth|Earth's]] southern hemisphere. Australia is densely populated and is home to both tropical and desert environments.<ref name="ENC">''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]'', p. 296-297 (2011 edition)</ref> Sydney currently serves as the capital of the [[Unified Earth Government]],<ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/factions/ueg ''Halo Waypoint'': UEG]</ref> as well as the location of the UEG's primary headquarters, the headquarters of [[UNSC Fleet Command]], and [[HIGHCOM Facility Bravo-6]], the headquarters of the [[UNSC High Command]] and the [[UNSC Security Council|Security Council]].<ref name="wp unsc"/> At some point, Australia replaced the [[Wikipedia:Flag of Australia|union flag]] canton on its flag for a new national flag, featuring a large, gold [[Wikipedia:Commonwealth Star|Commonwealth Star]] on a green field — the national colors of Australia — instead.<ref name="chapter1"/> | ||
==History == | |||
===Early history=== | |||
In [[1788]], the first migrants arrived in Australia. This day was eventually marked as "[[Wikipedia:Australia Day|Australia Day]]".<ref name="chapter1">''[[Halo: Glasslands]]'', Chapter 1</ref> | |||
[[File:Sydneynight.png|thumb|right|250px|Sydney prior to its devastation at the hands of the Covenant]] | |||
The Unified Earth Government became a full-fledged governing entity in 2170 and gained full autonomy and authority over Earth and her colonies in 2204. As a nation on Earth, Australia has been directly subordinate to the [[United Nations]] ever since. Australia has a long history as a stable economic powerhouse. Because of this, it has become home to many [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] military installations and technological sites.<ref name="ENC"/> The most prominent include [[HIGHCOM Facility Bravo-6]], where the members of the [[UNSC Security Council]] gather, and the [[Sydney Synthetic Intellect Institute]] in [[Sydney]], as well as the [[Office of Naval Intelligence|ONI]] [[Beta-5 Division Ordnance Testing Facility]] at [[Swanbourne]], Perth. The latter, also known as Ordnance Testing Facility B5D or the B5D Ordnance Testing Facility, oversaw the development and testing of [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/S variant|SCOUT]] and [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/R variant|RECON-class Mjolnir]] for the [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Mark V|Mark V]] platform, and later the upgrading of the [[SCOUT-class Mjolnir]] for [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Mark VI|Mark VI]] (the prototype version for the Mark VI [[RECON-class Mjolnir|Recon armor]] was developed right alongside its Mark V version). Prior to this, it had also collaborated with [[Chalybs Defense Solutions]] to produce [[OPERATOR-class Mjolnir]]. | |||
===Covenant War=== | |||
The [[Covenant War]] had been well underway for years by the time [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor]] variants were being developed and tested at the B5D Ordnance Testing Facility. During the war, the [[UNSC]] supplanted the UEG's civilian government provisionally as an emergency measure. After the [[fall of Reach]], the [[UNSC Security Council]] convened at Bravo-6 to hear what transpired from Lieutenant [[Wagner]] and to plan for the defense of Earth, its discovery by the [[Covenant]] having been deemed not only inevitable but imminent as well. [[UNSC Fleet Command]] had previously maintained headquarters in two locations: [[New Alexandria (location)|New Alexandria]], [[Reach]], and Sydney, Australia, Earth. With the utter destruction of the HQ on Reach, the one in Sydney took over as the definitive headquarters for all of FLEETCOM. When the Covenant did finally arrive in October of [[2552]], Australia, and Sydney specifically, was one place that came under attack. It was apparent that the Covenant understood the city's importance to the UNSC's war effort. The entire country suffered bombardment throughout, but Sydney was especially devastated. The UEG headquarters, the FLEETCOM headquarters, and HIGHCOM Facility Bravo-6 managed to survive the attack, however. | |||
===Post-war period=== | |||
[[File:HIGHCOM Escalation.png|thumb|250px|HIGHCOM Facility Bravo-6 in 2558]] | |||
Following the cessation of war with the Covenant, governing power was transferred back to the Unified Earth Government in full, at least officially. Dr. [[Ruth Charet]] was inaugurated as the new president and the primary UEG headquarters in Sydney saw this transition come to pass. As the only FLEETCOM HQ out of the two to survive the war, Sydney's Fleet Command headquarters continued to oversee all of FLEETCOM. Bravo-6 continued to serve as the headquarters for the security council and [[UNSC High Command]], where many important decisions were made in the next few years. It was there that [[Kilo-Five]] was formed, it was there that the security council decided to launch [[Operation: FAR STORM]], and it was there that Captain [[Thomas Lasky]] and Commander [[Sarah Palmer]] appeared after the [[Requiem Campaign]]. The Beta-5 Division Ordnance Testing Facility in Swanbourne was used as a testing site for the [[Materials Group]]'s GEN2 iteration of [[EVA-class Mjolnir]]. | |||
On October 28, [[2558]], a [[Guardian]] arrived at Earth under the direction of [[Cortana]] to Sydney, activating its electromagnetic pulse. The {{UNSCShip|Plateau}} was in the air above it at the time.<ref>''[[Halo: Fractures]]'', [[Rossbach's World (story)|Rossbach's world]]</ref> | |||
==Geography== | |||
===Locations=== | |||
*Canberra | |||
*[[Melbourne]] | *[[Melbourne]] | ||
* | *Perth | ||
**[[Swanbourne]] | |||
***[[Beta-5 Division Ordnance Testing Facility]] | |||
*[[Sydney]] | *[[Sydney]] | ||
**[[AMG Transport Dynamics]] facility | |||
**[[UNSC Fleet Command]] headquarters | |||
**[[HIGHCOM Facility Bravo-6]] | **[[HIGHCOM Facility Bravo-6]] | ||
**[[Parthenon]] | **[[Parthenon]] | ||
** | **Sydney Central Bank | ||
**[[Sydney Harbour]] | **[[Sydney Harbour]] | ||
**[[Sydney Synthetic Intellect Institute]] | **[[Sydney Synthetic Intellect Institute]] | ||
**Unified Earth Government Primary Headquarters | |||
**[[Wheatley University]] | **[[Wheatley University]] | ||
==Known residents== | |||
{{col-begin}} | {{col-begin}} | ||
{{col-2}} | {{col-2}} | ||
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*[[Terrence Hood]] | *[[Terrence Hood]] | ||
{{col-end}} | {{col-end}} | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
File:CovenantAustralia.png|Covenant intelligence concerning Australia at the start of the [[Battle of Earth]]. | File:CovenantAustralia.png|Covenant intelligence concerning Australia at the start of the [[Battle of Earth]]. | ||
File:Aussieorbit.png|Australia in 2557 | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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*''[[Halo: Uprising]]'' | *''[[Halo: Uprising]]'' | ||
*''[[Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary]]'' | *''[[Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary]]'' | ||
**''[[Terminal | **''[[Terminal/Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary|Terminals]]'' | ||
*''[[Halo: Glasslands]]'' | *''[[Halo: Glasslands]]'' | ||
*''[[Halo: The Thursday War]]'' | *''[[Halo: The Thursday War]]'' | ||
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*''[[Halo: Fractures]]'' | *''[[Halo: Fractures]]'' | ||
**''[[Rossbach's World (story)|Rossbach's World]]'' | **''[[Rossbach's World (story)|Rossbach's World]]'' | ||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
{{Ref/Sources}} | {{Ref/Sources}} | ||
[[Category:Continents]] | |||
{{Earth Nations}} | {{Earth Nations}} | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Earth]] | ||
