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Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the southern hemisphere comprising the mainland of Oceania, Earth's smallest continent, the major island of Tasmania, and numerous other islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans.

Neighbouring countries include Indonesia, East Timor, and Papua New Guinea to the north, the Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, and New Caledonia to the northeast, and New Zealand to the southeast. Australia is the only continent occupied by a single country.

In the 26th century Australia is a member state of the Association of Oceanic and Micronesian Nations (AOMN) geo-political / economic bloc. This association allows for administration at a regional level.

Background


Australia has six states, two major mainland territories, and other minor territories. The states are New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, and Western Australia.The two major mainland territories are the Northern Territory and the Australian Capital Territory (ACT).

Australia contains many civilian space ports and other such facilities including: (i) Serpentine ISFT Dock, Western Australia & (ii) Bathurst Space Port Facility, New South Wales (QANTAS Aerospace)

A space elevator is also located in the state of Tasmania near lake Mackenzie.

UNSC
The UNSC has many bases and facilities in Australia, including:


 * HIGHCOM Facility Bravo-6
 * Sydney Synthetic Intellect Institute
 * UNSC Regional Command HQ, Sydney
 * ODST Extreme Environmental Training Centre, Simpson Desert

AI
To assist the Australian infrastructure network with local coordination & administration, an AI named Nura operates from a hosting installation in Canberra. The AI delegates instructions through a number of sub-interfaces located in all major Australian cities and installations.

Nura was key in coordinating an effective defense against Covenant ancilliary operations in the Southern Hemisphere during the Second Battle of Earth.