Talk:United States of Australia (United States of Australia)

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What exactly is the POD with this? How does the United States of Australia differ from *here*'s Australia, other than being bigger? Nik 06:17, 2 Aug 2005 (UTC)

- The counterfactual supposes Australia became a republic in the 1850s and has had a US-style political system ever since then. This would have had considerable influence on history, especially in the Asia-Pacific region. Cprhodesact 22:44, 2 Aug 2005 (UTC)

Ah, sounds interesting. I don't know much about Australian history. Was there a movement to do just that in OTL? If so, what prevented it *here*? If not, what caused it *there*? Nik 00:26, 3 Aug 2005 (UTC)

I like the idea though I must agree; What happened to cause this. Is Australia sill in a state of unrest, what links with Britain, WWI and WWII, what political state is it in: communism or capitalism? I'm demanding too much, work at your own pace, but i'd love to see this developed.--Iamcon 13:28, 11 July 2007 (UTC)

I've just added a page explaining the POD as I see it. I'll keep expanding when I feel like it. Cprhodesact 23:40, 11 July 2007 (UTC)

Eureka was a minor rebellion - some miners complaining of high taxes and too many Chinese. But there's nothing to say it couldn't have spread. Even today, people look back on Eureka with patriotic fever and republican sentiment. Cprhodesact 01:28, 3 Aug 2005 (UTC)

Maybe it can be a convergence of factors: more republicans deported to australia (irish & canadians), slightly more reactionary colony authorities, Commissioner Rede attack right away (leading to a bigger battle) and maybe some undercover help from another country who wanted to stick it to britain (france or the dutch had outpost nearby).--Marcpasquin 00:10, 4 Aug 2005 (UTC)

[edit] National Flag proposals

here are a few proposals for a national USoz flag--Marcpasquin 00:10, 4 Aug 2005 (UTC)

eureka flag

based on the british white ensign in the same way the US flag *here* was based on the british red ensign

the southern cross over the red-sand land