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[[File:Sydneynight.png|thumb|right|300px|Sydney prior to its devastation at the hands of the Covenant]] | [[File:Sydneynight.png|thumb|right|300px|Sydney prior to its devastation at the hands of the Covenant]] | ||
The Unified Earth Government became a full-fledged governing entity in 2170 and gained full autonomy and authority over Earth and her colonies in 2204. As a nation on Earth, Australia has been directly subordinate to the [[United Nations]] ever since. Australia has a long history as a stable economic powerhouse. Because of this, it has become home to many [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] military installations and technological sites.<ref name="ENC"/> The most prominent include [[HIGHCOM Facility Bravo-6]], where the members of the [[UNSC Security Council]] gather, and the [[Sydney Synthetic Intellect Institute]] in [[Sydney]], as well as the [[Office of Naval Intelligence|ONI]] [[Beta-5 Division Ordnance Testing Facility]] at [[Swanbourne]], Perth. The latter, also known as the B5D Ordinance Testing Facility, oversaw the development of [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/S variant|SCOUT-class Mjolnir]] for the [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Mark V|Mark V]] platform, and later the upgrading of it for [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Mark VI|Mark VI]]. At some point, Australia replaced the [[Wikipedia:Flag of Australia|union flag]] canton on its flag for a new national flag, featuring a large, gold [[Wikipedia:Commonwealth Star|Commonwealth Star]] on a green field—the national colors of Australia—instead. | The Unified Earth Government became a full-fledged governing entity in 2170 and gained full autonomy and authority over Earth and her colonies in 2204. As a nation on Earth, Australia has been directly subordinate to the [[United Nations]] ever since. Australia has a long history as a stable economic powerhouse. Because of this, it has become home to many [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] military installations and technological sites.<ref name="ENC"/> The most prominent include [[HIGHCOM Facility Bravo-6]], where the members of the [[UNSC Security Council]] gather, and the [[Sydney Synthetic Intellect Institute]] in [[Sydney]], as well as the [[Office of Naval Intelligence|ONI]] [[Beta-5 Division Ordnance Testing Facility]] at [[Swanbourne]], Perth. The latter, also known as the B5D Ordinance Testing Facility, oversaw the development of [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/S variant|SCOUT-class Mjolnir]] for the [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Mark V|Mark V]] platform, and later the upgrading of it for [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Mark VI|Mark VI]]. At some point, Australia replaced the [[Wikipedia:Flag of Australia|union flag]] canton on its flag for a new national flag, featuring a large, gold [[Wikipedia:Commonwealth Star|Commonwealth Star]] on a green field—the national colors of Australia—instead. | ||
===Covenant War=== | ===Covenant War=== | ||