What exactly is the POD with this? How does the United States of Australia differ from *here*'s Australia, other than being bigger? Nik 06:17, 2 Aug 2005 (UTC)
- The counterfactual supposes Australia became a republic in the 1850s and has had a US-style political system ever since then. This would have had considerable influence on history, especially in the Asia-Pacific region. Cprhodesact 22:44, 2 Aug 2005 (UTC)
- Ah, sounds interesting. I don't know much about Australian history. Was there a movement to do just that in OTL? If so, what prevented it *here*? If not, what caused it *there*? Nik 00:26, 3 Aug 2005 (UTC)
- I like the idea though I must agree; What happened to cause this. Is Australia sill in a state of unrest, what links with Britain, WWI and WWII, what political state is it in: communism or capitalism? I'm demanding too much, work at your own pace, but i'd love to see this developed.--Iamcon 13:28, 11 July 2007 (UTC)
- I've just added a page explaining the POD as I see it. I'll keep expanding when I feel like it. Cprhodesact 23:40, 11 July 2007 (UTC)
Eureka was a minor rebellion - some miners complaining of high taxes and too many Chinese. But there's nothing to say it couldn't have spread. Even today, people look back on Eureka with patriotic fever and republican sentiment. Cprhodesact 01:28, 3 Aug 2005 (UTC)
- Maybe it can be a convergence of factors: more republicans deported to australia (irish & canadians), slightly more reactionary colony authorities, Commissioner Rede attack right away (leading to a bigger battle) and maybe some undercover help from another country who wanted to stick it to britain (france or the dutch had outpost nearby).--Marcpasquin 00:10, 4 Aug 2005 (UTC)
National Flag proposals[]
here are a few proposals for a national USoz flag--Marcpasquin 00:10, 4 Aug 2005 (UTC)
History of New Guinea[]
I'd be interested to know how the State of Papua came to be part of Australasia. In reality, the south eastern part of the Island of New Guinea wasn't annexed by Queensland until 1883. And the north eastern part wasn't annexed by Germany until 1884. ... How would this have been different under this scenario. And why would the colony/province/state have chosen to join the United Provinces? Was it colonised by Australasia? Who were the first Europeans to settle it? Were they British, or Australasian? Or did the Papuans decide to join Australasia, and if so, when?
On a similar but unrelated note, what prompted the New Zealanders to join? What were the relative Maori/European population in NZ at the time of the Eureka Stockade, and were there any reasons for the population to rebel against the British? ... During the 1950s, the Moari Wars were taking place in NZ? How would this have affected the european population's decision to break away from Britain and join Australasia? (to my mind, it would have been a compelling reason to stick with Britain and not join Australia). And how would the Maori population have reacted to such moves? Would they have had any greater protections to their land under an Australasian Government than they had under the Treaty of Waitangi? Somehow I can't see NZ joining in the 1850s, and I can't see Australasi having the money or population to settle Papua without support from the British. ... bearing in mind that PNG was only really collonised after German defeat in WWI and the highlands area wasn't visited by Europeans until around the 1930s. - somebody new.