27,073 Australians were killed and 23,477 were wounded by enemy action during the war, however when non-battle casualties are included these figures are 39,767 killed and another 66,553 wounded. See "Australian War Casualties". Australian War Memorial. 15 December 2005. Retrieved 4 April 2009.
Wiseman, Nick (18 August 2011). "SECDET Hands Over in Iraq". Army News: The Soldiers' Newspaper. Canberra: Department of Defence. p. 3. Retrieved 19 August 2011.
Although unknown by the British at the time, in 2015 it was reported that recent research had revealed that Spain had planned to invade the fledgling Australian colony in the 1790s with a 100-ship armada. The operation, which was intended to challenge the growth of British influence in the Pacific, would have included an attack on Sydney mounted from Spanish colonies in South America; however, it was subsequently deferred and ultimately abandoned. See Pearlman, Jonathan (26 January 2015). "Spain planned to 'invade' the British colony in Australia in 1790s with 100-vessel armada". The Telegraph. London. ISSN0307-1235.
Although unknown by the British at the time, in 2015 it was reported that recent research had revealed that Spain had planned to invade the fledgling Australian colony in the 1790s with a 100-ship armada. The operation, which was intended to challenge the growth of British influence in the Pacific, would have included an attack on Sydney mounted from Spanish colonies in South America; however, it was subsequently deferred and ultimately abandoned. See Pearlman, Jonathan (26 January 2015). "Spain planned to 'invade' the British colony in Australia in 1790s with 100-vessel armada". The Telegraph. London. ISSN0307-1235.
