Australia is invaded by another country what happens?

The way the world is going, if they beat us and managed to subdue/round us up, maybe genocide? then again that would cost them a slave workforce.

Great question. Really thought provoking.

Me, I'm in my cams heading for the front line. 
I'd make sure the family were safe/secure/well fed/well watered before I left.

Politics/Money/Possessions will mean nothing - the food re supply will grind to a trickle, riots, food rationing/food stamps. Sporadic electricity, if any at all.
Depending where an invasion took place, a government moved from Canberra, or even in exile.

If the country is overthrown/surrenders, then I'm a resistance fighter. As my Avatar quote says "Better to die standing up than to live on your knees".

SO if someone was going to attack Australia they would have a few options. First take out Papua New Guinea and use that as a base camp to build up the supplies or do the same in New Zealand or Timor. This would mean it is easier to access the Northern coast however with modern technology it is going to be pretty hard to do this quickly.

The biggest issues countries would have is the connections Australia has and the fact that we are basically in the middle of no where. By the time the set sail for Australia it would be picked up that there is a large convoy of ships. Submarines on the other hand would be able to get a lot closer however again it would be picked up pretty early, although the whole Malaysian airlines incident kind of puts that into question a little.

China has reason to protect Australia as they have a lot of investments here, that being said that could also be a good reason to want to expand and just take over.
Russia, although they are powerful I doubt they would be interested in a country so far away from theirs. For a foreign country to take over Australia would be a pretty hard job, we are a large country, yes we have a small population in relation to other countries but we are spread out over a large space making it harder for one army to take total control. Japan, and South Korea have good reason to attack also as they need more land, they also have a pretty good path to get to us but again, if China saw there was a potential threat they may step in or alert us.

Really you should never rule out any country as a threat as anything could happen at any stage, for all we know the USA could want to attack Australia, I look at the country now! we are basically a mini USA following in their foot steps.

From another angle Australia is the best location to use as a base, we are in the right spot and have good protection, we are a large land mass in the middle of the ocean, we have access to the Indian ocean, South pacific, north pacific and the southern ocean without having to go past any country. You can see people coming and you can plan where and get the resources you need to arm your military.

So from that point of view I can see why the USA wants to be friends with us, also gives more reason to worry about them taking over. May not be a war, it may just be the government say "Oh by the way we are now ruled by the USA".


I believe there is more threat from the USA and the Australian government doing a deal and becoming part of the USA, I have zero confidence in the Australian government and wouldn't be surprised if they are looking at ways to either become a New America or becoming more attached in some way.

So to me the biggest threat is our own government and the USA.

Great topic firestorm, it is something that isn't really discussed, not sure why as it is a very important topic.

Don't take aussie 'mean spirited' stereotypes the way non-aussies do. I call my mates the C***s and S***heads and we'll all meet up regularly and spend hours in a bar, taking turns picking on what's wrong with each other and highlighting particularly embarrassing failures in their life. That's how we roll... if we don't like you, we'll be polite.

Are you being polite? What'd I do wrong ya bastard?

ummmm, what about the vegemite??? I wouldn't say the American public would be all for it, I'm saying the government would be looking at something. If it is not a take over it could be Australia is the first country to join the Amero or something like that giving up power to a central government. One more step closer to the world government.

I don't think there would be a war, more of an announcement that this is happening now. Australians would be pretty pissed at the government if it was a sudden thing, so it would have to be over time, we are in the UN, world court so there would need to be something else to help take the next step forward. We are getting further into debt for no reason, making the country go into a FC would be a good time to turn around and say we have a solution, lets join the Amero, what could possibly go wrong. (cough Euro, Greece).

Personally I don't think outright war would be likely. I feel Australia would take too many resources to take and then would be too difficult to hold. I think something along the lines of political or economic sabotage would be more likely, something subtle that we don't notice until there's an uproar that's too late.

Even if Australia is not invaded directly, all the conflicts occurring in the world, Asia, Middle East, Europe, USA, will cause issues with our export and import business. Think of all the cheap clothing we get from China etc. I think we would be fairly food self sufficient but other items may be an issue.

Well said Frank. Seems most of us agree that China has outwitted us. Those slick bastards. I believe religious war is another world threat to both Australia and America.