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The Australasian Confederation, commonly known as Australasia, is a country in Oceania. It consists of numerous islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. Neighbouring countries include the Netherlands through their colonial possessions in the Dutch East Indies, the Portugal through their colony of East Timor and Germany through their colonial possessions in the Pacific Ocean (German New Guinea and the Solomon Islands).

Formation and history[]

Weltkrieg[]

The Antipode Dominions saw a mixed performance in the Great War. Initial success occurred in 1914 with the capture of German New Guinea. While in 1915, a humiliating defeat occurred in the Gallipoli Campaign, and 11,000 ANZAC troops were killed in that fiasco. Following Gallipoli, the Australasians saw success in the Sinai and Palestine Campaign. Harry Chauvel, Commander of the ANZAC Mounted Corp, won subsequent victories at Beersheba and Jerusalem, and the Ottoman’s loss of a dozen divisions resulted in irreplaceable losses. Chauvel’s gains were reversed – through 1918 and 1919 – with the arrival of Ludendorff’s veterans from the Spring Offensive, and Entente forces eventually were made to withdraw to entrenched positions in Palestine, until the Peace with Honour was signed in 1919. To their embarrassment, the Antipode Dominions were not recognized as distinct entities from Britain, and the return of German New Guinea was met with outrage in the press.

Melbourne Riots[]

The Antipode Dominions anger proceeded unabated until the Victorian Police Strike of 1923, which devolved into a week of rioting that required military intervention to end. In response to the purported "Melbourne Commune", George V enacted the Emergency Protocols, appointing Thomas Blamey as Minister of Security and the military. In 1924, the two Dominions were merged in the Consolidation of Resources Act. George V appointed William Birdwood as Governor General, and elections and federal parliaments were suspended to mitigate the occurrence of another revolt.

Consolidation of Resources Act[]

In 1925, the British Revolution led to a disruption in communication and a colonial seizure. David Murray Anderson, the commander of the China Station, had assumed control of the Overseas Fleet and enacted the "Anderson Protocol"- mutinies were suppressed and colonial staff were evacuated to Australia. Charles Vyner Brooke, the exiled White Rajah of Sarawak, is one notable evacuated colonial who has since resided in Sydney, and is considered to be a popular socialite and humanitarian. The Australasian Station and British Overseas Fleet were merged into a single Australasian Fleet. A minor naval expansion was carried out in the 1920s, though much of the fleet remained mothballed.

Economic Depression[]

While the military is in good shape, William Birdwood rules in stagnation, and has done little to tackle the economic Depression which has persisted in Australasia since the loss of Britain as an export market. Furthermore, the influential Australasian Guard, formed in 1925, is becoming increasingly dissatisfied with Stanley Bruce, the leader of the National Party, and is calling for radical measures to tackle the Depression and bring revanchism to all who threaten the Antipodes.

Politics[]

Governor-General: William Birdwood (born 13 September 1865)

Prime Minister: Billy Hughes (born 25 September 1862)

Minister for External Affairs: Vernon Sturdee (born 24 March 1890)

Minister for Trade and Customs: William Vanneck (born 3 January 1883)

Attorney-General: Adam Hamilton (born 20 August 1880)

Director of the Joint Intelligence Bureau: Winston Dugan (born 3 September 1876)

Minister for Defence: J. E. Duigan

Chief of the General Staff: Ralph Alexander Cochrane (born 24 February 1895)

Chief of Staff of the Australasian Confederation Naval Board: William Edward Parry (born 1893)

Chief of the Air Staff: Philip Game (born 30 March 1876)

Under the appointed position of Governor-General, William Birdwood has been able to keep Australasia stable and secure for many years; however, lately there has been growing unrest and a rise in racism, and there are many calling for a new Australasian regime.

Military[]

Army[]

The Australasian Army is large and well-organized. It consists of several infantry divisions, along with a good number of cavalry divisions, together with a few garrisons to defend strategic positions such as Port Moresby and the island of Tasmania. Despite not being equipped with advanced weapons, the Australasian Army is sometimes looked with envy by the Canadian Army, for it is larger, better organized and better led - as several of the more progressive and reform-minded British generals settled in Australasia. For the future, there are plans for the formation of a few Marine divisions in the Australasian Army.

Air Force[]

The Australasian government concentrated its military investments in the army and the navy and therefore the Royal Australasian Air Force has been neglected. At the moment there is only a division of tactical bombers, but there are plans for an expansion of the air force and the construction of several naval bombers.

Navy[]

The Royal Australasian Navy is comprised of several ships from the Weltkrieg-era, and a good transport force to send the troops where they are most needed. However, a modernization and an expansion of the navy is in the works for the near future.

Foreign relations[]

Australasia is a member of the Entente, an alliance of the Dominion of Canada, French Republic, British India, Sardinia, and the West Indies Federation.

Culture[]

The exiled “White Rajah” Charles Vyner Brooke is a major figure in Sydney high society.

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