oday cannot be
             applied to make decisions on an event from 1942. Australia's support for Britain was
             basically undisputed until this point. Many international decisions were being made by
             Britain on Australia's behalf. 'External policy remained, in effect, largely the prerogative
             of Whitehall.' Australia's international relations and international politics was very
             much intertwined with Britain. This was partly because Australia was a young nation
             and 'exhibited many of the characteristics of a colony.' Also contributing to the large
             British influence in Australia was simply the fact that 'Australia could not take its own
             decisions and defend itself' 'Australia had to rely on a major ally' . 2002 for various
             reasons a different story. Australia's has grown up sixty years and there has been more
             time to make mistakes and to learn from them.
             There is truth in Britain misleading Australia, or telling Australia what they wanted to
             hear. A comment from Churchill illustrates this claim. In 1940 Churchill reassured
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