The Australian Republic is an island country in Oceania.
Australia in the Sixth World[]
Australia is a meta-friendly country. Whatever discrimination exists in Australia is usually against non-Australians and not metahumans - as in those who refuse to assimilate and continue to maintain their foreign cultures, languages, or customs. Asian trolls and orks who became outcasts in their home countries found it to be a welcoming country.[2]
History[]
- Originally settled as a Penal Colony by the British Empire.
- 1999, Nov 6 - Australia's first referendum regarding whether to become a republic. A "no" vote is returned and Australia remains a monarchy.
- 2003 - Extraterritoriality is granted to Aurora Biofacilities, Broken Hill Proprietary, Mount Isa Mines, Shiawase Corporation, and Tesseract.[3]
- 2006, Jul 27 - The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) succeeds in cloning live samples of the extinct Tasmanian tiger from frozen tissue samples. The CSIRO then announces the birth of a healthy specimen.[4]
- 2011, Dec 24 - The first mana storm on record appears:[5] it strikes the Outback of New South Wales.
- 2012 - 2014 - Impeded by the growing severity of mana storms, the government abandons census taking in the Outback and declares the region a "disaster area".
- 2012, Apr - A huge mana storm washes over Sydney, devastating the capital city for two weeks and cutting it off from the outside world. The storm remains in place to date, circulating around the city and irregularly engulfing it for short, damaging periods.
- 2014 - The pullout of Japanacorps from the tourism industry causes a mini-recession in Australia, prompting outbreaks of anti-Japanese and anti-Asian violence.
- 2018, Jul 24 - The spaceplane America disintegrates in orbit and much of the wreckage lands on Longreach, Queensland, killing 300 residents.
- 2022, Oct 24[6] - The Commonwealth of Australia enters into a mutual support pact with New Zealand, forming the Australia and New Zealand Allied Confederation (ANZAC).
- 2030 - Angered by lack of support, the city of Sydney declares its independence. The New South Wales state capital is moved to Canberra, and the Sydney Metropolitan Council governs the city.
- 2030 - The Australian Security Intelligence Organisation and the Federal Police are merged to form the Australian Intelligence and Security Enforcement (AISE) agency.
- 2030 - Broken Hill Proprietary and Mount Isa Mines amalgamate to form Australia's largest homegrown corporation: Tanamyre Resources.
- 2045, Nov 3 - Tanamyre Resources begins transforming the World Square building in Sydney into an arcology.[7]
- 2061 - The vote to become a republic is cast yet again, and a "yes" is finally achieved.[1]
- 2064 - Australia annexes New Guinea as part of the ANZAC to bring peace and stability into the region, installing an Australian-controlled puppet government to control the island's resources.[8]
Government[]
Politics[]
- Mercenary work in Australia.[10]
- Imperial Japanese troops stationed until the death of Emperor Kenichi.[11]
Foreign Relations[]
Economy[]
Corporate Presence[]
- Renraku Computer Systems[13]
- Renraku attempted a "greening" of the Great Victoria Desert.[14]
- Shiawase Atomics[15]
- Novatech runs an aerospace facility in Woomera.[17]
Cities[]
- Sydney
- Melbourne
- Canberra
- Perth
- Woomera
- Normanton
- Cairns
Crime[]
Shadows[]
- Shadowland node in (at least) Sydney[18]
- Yakuza presence
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Sixth World Almanac p. 136
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Target: Awakened Lands p. 22
- ↑ Target: Awakened Lands p. 17
- ↑ Sixth World Almanac p. 15
- ↑ Shadowrun Third Edition p. 25
- ↑ Sixth World Almanac p. 35
- ↑ Sixth World Almanac p. 63
- ↑ Shadows of Asia p. 158
- ↑ Year of the Comet p. 129
- ↑ Fields of Fire p. 24
- ↑ Year of the Comet p. 106
- ↑ Seattle Sourcebook p. 147
- ↑ Corporate Download p. 78
- ↑ Corporate Download p. 80
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 Corporate Download p. 97
- ↑ Year of the Comet p. 17
- ↑ Year of the Comet p. 16
- ↑ Target: Matrix p. 27
Index[]
- Rigger Black Book p. 26, 36
- Shadows of Asia p. 22, 24, 27, 38, 76, 82, 158 (timeline), 160, 164, 191, 192 (map), 210, 223, 226
- Sixth World Almanac p. 136 - 137
- Target: Awakened Lands
- Target: Wastelands p. 60 (map), 92, 93
- Vice
- Year of the Comet p. 16, 17, 101, 154
Semi-official Sources[]
- The novel Find Your Own Truth is set in England.
- Australasia: Ka-Ge, Issue 7, p. 19 - 29
External Links[]
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