@Spens1, this should hopefully answer your question about the Australian Union.
It's my first wikibox (that I'm prepared to share)!
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The
Australian Union is an
intergovernmental union of the nations of the
Australian continent. The union currently has seven members - six sovereign nations and one autonomous entity - who cooperate on political and economic matters. Established in 1985 by the
New Albion Accords, the Union was established to secure regional cooperation between the Australian nations at the height of the
Silent War. Over the following decades, the Union has become closer together, including the adoption of a
free trade area between the six nations, and moves toward a common currency, the
Austral, expected to be progressively introduced from 2020. The French territory of
Baudinia joined the Union in 2007 following a period of
detente, although it has remained outside the free trade zone and future currency union. The
Great Assembly of the Union is the legislative body of the organisation, which has few powers at present, but more powers are being transferred to the Union's elected body and its non-elected counterpart, the
General Secretariat, each comprised of representatives of each member state. The economic benefits afforded by membership in the AU have prompted interest in further nations joining, with
New Guinea and
Papua undertaking the processes for admission, while
Maluku,
the Solomon Islands,
East Timor and
Vanuatu have all lodged applications for membership. Conversely, the desire for closer union between member states has prompted questions about Baudinia's membership as a non-sovereign entity. Some questions remain as to the exact role the Union will take in the Asia-Pacific region; whether a political union should be pursued, for example, but overall the Australian Union is a stable and prosperous entity.