The ANZAC Relationship New Zealanders and Australians have fought together in wars. The Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC) served at Gallipoli, Turkey, during the First World War, and the anniversary of the original landing (25 April 1915) became a kind of national day for both countries. Australia is more concerned than New Zealand about military threats from Asia. In 1951 Australia and New Zealand made an alliance with the United States, ANZUS. In the 1980s New Zealand and the US disagreed about the nuclear aspect of the alliance, and the US stopped cooperating with New Zealand under ANZUS. In the 2000s Australia took part in the US-led invasion of Iraq, but New Zealand refused to go. Forces from Australia and New Zealand have been involved in peacekeeping operations in Bougainville, Timor Leste (East Timor), the Solomon Islands and Tonga.
Posted on: Sat, 01 Feb 2014 23:43:19 +0000
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