Australia and the world

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Africa

Discover records about Australia’s relationships with African nations.

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Seven huskies towing a dogsled carrying two people and their supplies across.

Antarctica

Australia is responsible for part of the coldest, windiest and least hospitable continent in the world, as well as some of the ground-breaking scientific research that takes place there.

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Asia and the Pacific

Discover records about Australia’s relationships in Asia and the Pacific region.

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Evdokia Petrov being escorted to a waiting plane by diplomatic couriers

Cold War

The Cold War was a period of tension between the United States and the Soviet Union from 1945 to 1991. In Australia it was marked by political stand-offs, the space race, spy rings and defections.

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HRH Queen Elizabeth the 2nd and Sir Robert Menzies

Europe and the United Kingdom

Discover records about Australia’s relationships with European nations.

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American president Lyndon B Johnson waving from his motorcade surrounded by a crowd.

North America

Discover records about Australia’s relationships with North American nations.

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A football player evading an intercept during the World Cup match between Uruguay and Australia.

South America

Discover records about Australia’s relationships with South American nations.