It is the first and largest air attack against Australian territory.
This was the first time any Australian territory had been occupied by an enemy force.
The place of the Australian Territories within the federal system has been controversial.
Most Australian external territories are in different time zones.
Each Australian external territory has a specific postal and philatelic history.
Some Australian territories were, for historical reasons, also allocated top-level domains.
Papua ceased to be an Australian territory on 16 September 1975.
The former Australian territory was transformed into a major Japanese naval and air installation.
Despite the island being an Australian territory, only 15% of residents are of European descent.
It is the only Papuan language on Australian territory.
