Australia
Capital - Canberra
Chief of State - Queen Elizabeth II (since 2/6/52)
Head of Government - Prime Minister John Winston Howard (since 3/11/96)
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Queen Elizabeth II

Prime Minister John Howard

• As an ally to the US, Australia commits troops to war on the Iraqi regime, which began 3/19/03 at 8:40PM CST.
• Suspends processing claims from Afghans requesting asylum 12/24/01.
• Troops arrive in Afghanistan 12/3/01
• Has deployed 150 elite Special Air Services troops as well as 1400 other military personnel and military hardware to the Persian Gulf.  (11/1/01)
• Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
• Prime Minister of Australia
• Governor-General of Australia
• Government Services for Australians
• Australian Commonwealth Government Information
• Department of Foreign Affairs
• Australian Embassy in Washington D.C.
• US Embassy in Canberra