How many wars have been fought by Australia?

Answer 1

Aside from the one where the aboriginals were subjugated, no, and this was not a single war but a series of massacres and general repression, not to mention removal of aboriginal rights and suppression of their culture.
There has never been a civil war in Australia. There has been conflicts with the Indigenous community, but never a war. However, Australia has participated in wars such as World War 1 & 2, Vietnam, etc.

Answer 2

11 conflicts have involved Australian troops in a major fashion with only four of them being considered by history. The forgotten wars were: * The Sudan where 770 served overseas. * The Boer War, when 16,463 served for King and Country, * China's Boxer Rebellion where 560 served, * Malaya where 7,000 served overseas, and in * Borneo, the Aussie's contributed 3,500 men. Because of the Dardanelles in WWI, the Australian Military established itself as a fighting force. A total of 6,500 men were killed or wounded in the first week of combat at The Nek alone. A total of 421,809 men entered the Australian armed services and 331,781 saw overseas service. WWII struck very close to home and required Australia's largest manpower commitment with 993,000 men in uniform. The close proximity of the war mandated an in country military presence for defense so only 575,799 saw overseas service. The Cold War placed 17,164 Australians into the Korean Conflict, and 50,001 men saw service in the Vietnam War. A total of 97 Australian servicemen have been awarded the Victoria Cross for Valor. Australians were involved in the Iraq war 2003 - 2008, including 500 special forces, 3 ships and a fighter squadron, and currently have a 400-person strong Reconstruction Task Force (RTF) deployed in Afghanistan.

Answer 3

Even before Federation, Australia has involved itself in world events, including wars, and this continued after Federation. These included World Wars I and II, the Boer War, Korean War, Vietnam War and more recent activities in Afghanistan and Iraq.

Australia itself has been under direct attack. This happened many times during WWII. Darwin, Broome and Wyndham were all bombed by the Japanese air force, and Sydney Harbour came under attack on two occasions by Japanese midget submarines. Australia's presence in New Guinea during World War II is well documented.

Answer 4

Yes, the Australian military has been involved in numerous wars.

Quoting from Wikipedia,

During its history the Australian Army has fought a large number of major wars, including: Second Boer War (1899-1902), First World War (1914-1918), the Second World War (1939-1945), Korea War (1950-1953), Malayan Emergency (1950-1960), Indonesia-Malaysia Confrontation (1962-1966), Vietnam War (1962-1973) and more recently in Afghanistan (2001 - Present) and Iraq (2003 - Present).

Answer 5

Almost continuously, from convict and military revolts starting in 1794, Roman Catholic-Protestant fights through the 19th Century, to overseas exploits in

Sudan;

South Africa;

German New Guinea, Middle East, Europe and Russia World War 1,

World wide in World War 2 against Germany and Japan.

Korea,

Malaysia-Singapore,

Vietnam,

Namibia, Timor, and a dozen UN sponsored wars in the Middle East and Afghanistan, some still ongoing.

Answer 6

Australia has been involved in most of the world's 20th century conflicts, including WWI and WW2, Korea and Vietnam. Australia was also involved in Iraq.

Answer 7

There is no war in Australia right now. (July 2014 )

Answer 8

No, and there likely will never be a war going on IN Australia. Around it, maybe, involving it, maybe, but unlikely in it.