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 == Australia foreign relations == 

 Hi, would you be having any knowledge on Australia-UK relations preceding 1882? We are working on The Ashes article, and I believe that the reason that the Ashes situation was allowed to manifest was because of underlying cool relations between UK and Australia. If my theory is true, and you have knowledge on the same, please could you mention something on the two country's relations preceding 1882, on the Ashes' talk page? Thanks,  = = "