Commonwealth of Australia and New Zealand (1983: Doomsday)

The Commonwealth of Australia and New Zealand, also called ANZC or ANZ for short is a large country consisting of most of the Australia-Oceania continent. It was formed as a national unification between several independent countries in Oceania, with Australia and New Zealand forming the backbone of the union.

History
As the capital Canberra remained untouched from nuclear attacks, the central government survived and maintained a basic degree of order and prevented the chaos and anarchy as happened in many other countries. As Sydney, Melbourne and Perth have been destroyed and many people died, the institutional powers were partly concentrated in the hand of the central government.

In the face of the catastrophic situation the long-lasting friendship and intense cooperation between the anglophonic neighbours Australia and New Zealand proved enormously precious. Very quickly the two Commonwealth members intensified their relationship aligning and combining key branches of government, especially military and other security forces, civil protection, agriculture/industry and transportation capacities up to a degree of practically unified government.

Under the impression of growing international cooperation and the beginning formation of new blocks and alliances Australia and New Zealand have declared their formal unification in 1995 as the "Commonwealth of Australia and New Zealand".

The main task of the Commonwealth is defined to secure the survival of as many citizens of the two countries - and to a certain degree- all survivors in the rest of the world. Some Areas in former Indonesia, Papua-New Guinea and Ost-Timor which since the late 1990's have increasingly been used economically by the ANZ are de facto protecorates/possessions though this word is not officially been used by any government. Based on the intense and solid cooperation of two nations which have both weathered Doomsday comparably well, the ANZ is one of the key players in the post - doomsday world.

Especially the military is by far the most efficient and well-equipped compared to other surviving nations/territories. The ANZ navy and army mostly rely on the remains of American military technology and capacities as e.g. the American aircraft carrier USS "Nimitz" (CVN-68)was found in 1997 floating off of  the coast of Papua Newe Guniea by the Australian Navy. In a mission involving nearly the entire Australian and New Zealand naval capacities the Nimitz is towed to the new principal Australian Navy Base located in Cairns and formally integrated into the ANZ-Commonwealth Navy with Cairns becoming the new homebase. The Nimitz is now rechristened as the ANZS "Commonwealth" (ANZ-01) and the new Flagship of the combined ANZ Navy, along with the American submarines already operating under Australian command.

This step caused intense political debates among the population of Australia and New Zealand concerning the re usage of nuclear fission in any way, especially for military purposes. Although a majority agreed to the government plans in a popular vote in both countries, and the anti-nuclear movement centered on the green party grew more and more influential in the ANZ parliament, initiating a similar tendency in all surviving countries.

Nonetheless this allows the ANZ to operate worldwide and provide support, mainly humanitary aid.

The ANZ is a founding member and the initiator of the League of Nations and hosted the foundation ceremony on September 26, 2008 in Canberrra.

Territory
The Commonwealth spans a large part of the Pacific Ocean.

Integral territory
These regions are part of the Commonwealth proper. They have local self-government and send members to Parliament.
 * Australia
 * New Zealand
 * Samoa
 * Micronesia
 * Marshall Islands

External territories
These islands have limited or nonexistent local self-government. Some have very small populations or are used as military outposts. The Commonwealth has little to no actual control over many of the uninhabited islands and has been unable to enforce its claim over the Cocos.
 * Chatham Islands
 * Kermadec Islands
 * Tokelau
 * Marcus Island
 * Ashmore and Cartier Islands (uninhabited)
 * Christmas Island (Indian Ocean)
 * Coral Sea Islands (uninhabited)
 * Cocos Islands (claimed, disputed)
 * Heard and McDonald Islands (claimed, uninhabited)
 * Okinawa (claimed, uninhabited)
 * Miscellanious Islands (claimed, uninhabited)

Associated states
These islands govern themselves under the protection of the ANZC, whether by pre-Doomsday agreements with Australia or New Zealand, or through more recent arrangements. The Commonwealth largely conducts their foreign affairs, but several of these states have seats in the League of Nations.
 * Hawaii
 * Kiribati
 * Tuvalu
 * Vanuatu
 * Cook Islands
 * Niue
 * Norfolk Island
 * Papua New Guinea (de facto)
 * East Timor (de facto)
 * Alaska

ANZAF
ANZAF was first established by order of ANZUS in 1989 to serve Australia, New Zealand, and the territories under the. The ANZAF has increased in size since Australia and New Zealand unified, in order to meet the CANZ's global commitments as the heir to the USA.

The F88 AuSteyr was scrapped as the standard service rifle, and the M16A1 took its place. M16 series rifles & M249's were mass-produced domestically by Thales Australia. MP5 was issued to the Australian Special Forces. M21 was the standard sniper rifle, produced by Metal Storm. The National Infantry Arms Department(NIAD) was set up to regulate the sales of these weapons and it also encourages companies like Metal Storm & Thales Australia in research in new weapons technologies.

Thales Australia developed the F90 AR1 in 1994, a much shorter & lighter version of the F89 AR-2, ANZC designation for the M16A2

The current CANZAF's inventory includes :

The Armoured Regiments operate locally built Leopard One tanks. In the air, the ANZAF's operates Mirage III0 Fighter jets, built and modenized by Pilatus of the Alpine Confederation, as well as Pilatus PC-9 trainers and AEW EC-130, built by the reestablished Commonwealth Aircraft Corperartion (CAC). CAC also manufacters C-130 transports and Huey helicopters are also in service. The "long reach" of the ANZAF's remain the two squadrons of F-111C Aardvarks that entered service in 1973. At sea, locally built "Canberra" class frigates (based on the US Perry frigate) are the main combat type, backed up by "Oxley" class submarines and "Perth" class destoyers. The flagship is the (formerly the USS Nimtz). Her and her battlegroup provide the fleet with its main striking power. The most potent regiment of the CANZ is the Commonwealth Special Air Service Regiment (CSASR), made up of the combined Australian and New Zealand SAS units.

ANZAF's markings were changed in 1996 to conform to the new flag of the Commonwealth. The roundels ended up looking almost exactly like the old Jamaican roundels (albeit with a much more bluish green). But Jamaica no longer has its own national government, much less an air force, so there is no real possibility of confusion.

Only six ANZ-associated states have an Air Militia. For their insignia they follow the old British Commonwealth pattern of replacing the central dot with a local emblem. These are as follows:
 * Alaska: polar bear
 * Hawai'i: humpback whale
 * Kiribati: frigatebird
 * Vanuatu: boar's tusk
 * Papua: bird of paradise
 * East Timor: cockatoo