Australia more or less walked directly into the middle of WWII, because England was fighting, and Australia is part of the commonwealth. That means we have to help out England every time they stumble into a war. Many Australians are pushing to become independent, though.
The Northwest Ordinances were the framework for the settlement and government of the Northwest Territory.
Northwest Territory date of confederation was July 15, 1870.1869
The Northwest territory was divided into uniform townships and sections. The Northwest territory lasted from 1787 to 1803 when it was then admitted into the US.
The Netherlands began to colonize Indonesia in the early seventeenth century.
Indonesia
Indonesia lies to the north-northwest of Australia.
The closest islands northwest of Australia are those of East Timor, followed by the islands of Indonesia. Some of the 17000 Indonesian islands directly northwest of Australia are Bali, Java, Flores, Sulawesi, Komodo, Sumbawa and Lombok.
Southwest of the Phillippines, Northwest of Indonesia, Southeast of India and North of Australia.
The largest group of islands directly to Australia's north is Indonesia.
The country you are probably talking about is New Zealand.
Indonesia is the closest country that located to the west of Australia. Timor Leste is also an island that is located directly to the west.
Directly to the north of the Northern Territory in Australia is Indonesia.
Northwest Australia is part of the Australian continental land mass. There is no sea between. However, north of northwest Australia is the Timor Sea, while east of that is the Arafura Sea, which lies directly above the Norhern Territory.
Melville Island lies to the northwest of the Northern Territory coast, in Joseph Bonaparte Gulf. However, to Australia's northwest is the island of Timor, which is divided between East Timor and Indonesia.
Well you see Papua New Guinea and Indonesia both lie directly north of Australia. And this is not a fake answer :)
The answer is Indonesia.