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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
===Geography=== | ===Geography=== | ||
Australia has tropical and desert environments. | Australia has tropical and desert environments.{{Ref/Reuse|ENC}} [[List of animals|Jellyfish]] were known to swarm tide lines on Australian beaches.{{Ref/Novel|Halo: Ghosts of Onyx|Chapter=26}} | ||
====Locations==== | ====Locations==== | ||
*[[Melbourne]] | *[[Melbourne]] | ||
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[[File:Sydneynight.png|thumb|right|250px|Sydney prior to its devastation at the hands of the Covenant]] | [[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. | 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/Reuse|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=== | ===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. | 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, was one place that came under attack. It was apparent that the Covenant understood the importance of Australia to the UNSC. The country was heavily bombarded. | When the Covenant did finally arrive in October of [[2552]], Australia, was one place that came under attack. It was apparent that the Covenant understood the importance of Australia to the UNSC. The country was heavily bombarded.{{Ref/Reuse|ENC}} | ||
===Post-war period=== | ===Post-war period=== | ||