Talk:Australasia
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Question: does the city of Sydney also exist *there*? And if so, under what name? --IJzeren Jan 11:36, 13 Jun 2005 (PDT)
- You'd be looking for Sednîr, I think. --Kgaughan 09:47, 22 October 2005 (PDT)
- The Great Oriental War page mentioned a Sideni that was bombed by the Chinese. Should that be changed to Sednîr, or are those two separate cities? Nik 13:14, 1 March 2006 (PST)
- Its the same, I just sometime mess up. --Marc Pasquin 07:05, 3 March 2006 (PST)
ANJAC
The "Austral" mentioned was not a typo but the (rarely used) adjective for the southern hemisphere. The reason was that I wanted to keep a name close to the one used *here* (ANZAC) but that at the time, aothearoa was not part of australasia (and beside it would have destroyed the acronym). It also allowed the presence in it of other nations which *here* were part of the british but not *there*.--Marc Pasquin 10:32, 22 October 2005 (PDT)
- Okay. Sorry for being a bit overzealous on that one. --Kgaughan 11:44, 22 October 2005 (PDT)
- No problem, I appreciate the rest.--Marc Pasquin 16:19, 22 October 2005 (PDT)
Name
Why is the name Australasia *there* rather than Australia? I'm assuming Australia must've been an older varient, since one of the member-states is called English-Australia. Is the term Australia used at all *there*? Nik 22:52, 27 January 2006 (PST)
- Australia simply refer to the island (*here* australia minus tasmania and the other outlying island), Australasia refer to the commonwealth (and would have been used only after 1901). The 2 wouldn't be used interchangebly.--Marc Pasquin 17:51, 28 January 2006 (PST)
- Oh, so Australasia is a nation which is made up of the island (?) of Australia and various other islands? Nik 20:36, 28 January 2006 (PST)
- Marc has it right: Australia refers to the continent itself, Australasia refers to the federation -- Australia and its islands, the Indian Ocean territories, Antarctic territories, New Guinea and Papua, and lastly Aotearoa which doesn't think much of the federation. Elemtilas 22:26, 28 January 2006 (PST)
- Speaking of Aotearoa, I'm surprised of all of the countries in IB, it still hasn't got much info about it, nor a specified caretaker who's decided to take it on. Do we even know what the status of Maori is? I'd assume it's the principal language and it's more widely spoken there than here. It's not like Aotearoa is some tiny atoll in the middle of the Pacific (Hell, even Nauru has more on it!) Doobieous 02:15, 29 January 2006 (PST)
- We know a bit: we know that, like in the NAL, there was an Understanding between the Natives and the later settlers. Maori is the official language and the royal house is Native, though English is spoken as well. We know what their one pound notes look like. I'm sure the Treaty of Waitangi has similar wording and effect as the Solemn League and Covenant. Elemtilas 13:04, 29 January 2006 (PST)
- I've often wondered why Andrew never took it under his wing... Elemtilas 13:05, 29 January 2006 (PST)
- I would argue that I'm not objective about NZ because I dó consider it my Utopia. If anything I am tempted to form a committee with Southern Dave and Wesley and seeing what we can come up with between us. - AndrewSmith 19:15, 29 January 2006 (PST)
- I've often wondered why Andrew never took it under his wing... Elemtilas 13:05, 29 January 2006 (PST)
