Is Australia part of the UK like England, Wales?

The United Kingdom had some power over Australia until the Australia Act 1986 was signed. Despite this, Australia has never been 'part of the UK like England [and] Wales'. read more

The United Kingdom had some power over Australia until the Australia Act 1986 was signed. Despite this, Australia has never been ‘part of the UK like England [and] Wales’. Even before federation in 1901 Australian colonies were self-governing and only relied on the UK for foreign affairs and defence. read more

Wales is part of England and Wales, Great Britain (also known simply as Britain), the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (also known as the United Kingdom, the UK and often pars pro toto as Britain), the British Isles, the European Union (aka the EU) and Europe, but not England. read more

Nevertheless, the United Kingdom remains the second largest overall foreign investor in Australia. In turn, Australia is the seventh largest foreign direct investor in Britain. Due to Australia's history as a colony of Britain, the two nations retain significant shared threads of cultural heritage, many of which are common to all English-speaking countries. read more