Why did Australia join WW1 and WW2?

Strong ties to Britain: Although Australia was a nation of its own, they still had strong ties to Britain, with 90% of the population having a british background. When Britain declared war, Australia felt obliged to declare war, too. read more

Why Australia became involved in WW1. They became involved in august 1914 because Britain was preparing to declare war on Germany. Australia became involved in WW1 for a lot of reasons. The first reason that they were involved in the first war is because of Australia’s mother country (Britain). read more

Prime minister for war: When WW1 started, Australia's Prime Minister, Andrew Fisher, immediately promised Australian support for Britain. He famously declared that"Australians will stand beside the mother country to help and defend her to our last man and our last shillings". Summary: During WW1, Australia had strong ties with Britain. read more