Did japan invade australia?

In Australia, the government, the military and the people were deeply alarmed after the fall of Singapore in February 1942 about the possibility of a Japanese invasion of Australia. Japan had the military capability, and Australia lacked defenses. read more

The Japanese did not officially invade Australia during World War Two. They did however, bomb the towns of Wyndham and Broome in north-west Australia and attack Sydney Harbour with midget submarines. Areas around Cairns and Townsville were also bombed, in far lesser-known attacks. read more

It wasn’t us the Japanese wanted to invade – it was Timor. However, they reasoned that Darwin would send aid to Timor when such an event took place, so the Japanese decided it was best to take the Northern Territory’s capital out of the equation. read more