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Because Australia was still technically part of the British Empire ( a Dominion) and was bound by an alliance that required it to participate in wars which involved its "sovereign" country( in this case Britain).

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because Australia loved following Britain around

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It's a commonwealth of the British Empire. Being that Britain was directly involved with the war, countries such as Australia and Canada were pulled in.

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Australia is a colony of Britain.

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They were and are a part of the Commonwealth.


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Australia's fought in the Boer War, World War One and Two to support Britain


Which wars did Australia become involved in because of a desire to support Britain?

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Why did Australia initially get involved in World War 2?

They were and are a part of the Commonwealth.