to fool German spies.
They were on a break.
There was a shortage of food during WW2!
YES
Australia does have gold deposits, but many other places in the world do as well.
No country conquered Australia during WW2 or any war.
Australia
You could get to places faster
Australia became free of Britains constitutional links during World War 2, ending it's colonial status. With British defeats at the hands of the Japanese forces allowing Japan to threaten Australia, Australia turned to the United States for assistance. While politically and economically close still, after World War 2, Australia became less dependent on Britain.
Gallipoli.
Canberra
Canberra
the Europeans