Commonwealth of New South Wales

The Commonwealth of New South Wales, otherwise known as the CNSW, or simply the Commonwealth, is an independent UNSC-aligned state within what was the UNSC's Outer Colonies. Founded in 2554 with the signing of Treaty of Newcastle, the Commonwealth of New South Wales controls a total of nine star systems, containing a total of fourteen habitable planets and moons. The CNSW is one of the largest nominally-independent human nations currently in existence, with a stable and self-supporting economy, a powerful military, and an independent culture. Due to its location within the Outer Colonies, the Commonwealth often finds itself cooperating with UNSC forces in fighting Insurrectionist organisations, Covenant remnant factions, and more recently, the Banished. 
The Commonwealth's beginnings were conceived on the planet New South Wales at the beginning of the Insurrection, when the Eureka Rebellion was declared with backing from the United Front. However, UNSC forces, with popular support, ended the rebellion peacefully. The began in 2525, and New South Wales was a major part of the UNSC"s efforts in maintaining garrisons and supply routes in the Outer Colonies, leading to a large amount of investment into the planet's industry and military defences. With its population expanding rapidly due to War refugees, New South Wales was one of the few planets in the Outer Colonies to survive the war, and her isolated position led the planet's authorities and population to begin supporting a growing independence movement - seen as what the planet was due, to the material assistance and manpower dispatched to the UNSC. Finally, after negotiations and debates that occurred for much of 2553, New South Wales would receive their independence from the UEG after a convention and referendum in 2554. 
The Commonwealth was officially declared on the 31st of January 2554, integrating several different cultures from planets under one banner, centered on the capital city of Monash. The remainder of the 2550s would be spent fighting Insurrectionist and Covenant remnant incursions whilst building an independent national identity, however with the rise of the Cortana and the Created Crisis, the Commonwealth was thrown into disarray as their major partner and ally was subjugated by the Created. 
Despite Cortana's fall in 2559, and the collapse of her empire soon after, the Commonwealth would find itself in an entirely new, dangerous environment. With the UNSC's withdrawal into the Inner Colonies, the Commonwealth would branch out and seek new alliances with other nations, to form a protective bubble for not only the Commonwealth, but all democratic nations abandoned by the UNSC. Despite the challenges posed by alien incursions into the Glasslands, the rising threat of the Banished, and the staunch opposition posed by Insurrectionist organisations and alliances, the Commonwealth shall push forward, no matter the odds, until they achieve peace and victory.
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==History ==
In the 2440s, as the second wave of human colonisation began to spread into the Outer Colonies, the colony ship UNSC Eureka, and its two escorts, the Tassafaronga and Redgum, were sent to the Antipodes System, which contained one planet and two moons that were habitable for human settlement. The colony of New South Wales was established on the 17th of July 2444, receiving its name from the Australian state on Earth most colonists migrated from. From there, the colony had a migration boom in the 2450s and 2460s, as many Inner Colonies residents moved to the planet. In much the same way as colonial Australia had back on Earth in the 19th Century, a series of gold rushes and mining booms rapidly expanded the colony's financial revenue and its overall prosperity. By 2488, the colony had 34 million citizens, with another 7 million on the moons Tasmania and Barton, and a permanent UNSC presence in the form of a small anti-piracy squadron and several battalions of UNSC Army personnel.
However, the Insurrection influenced some of the population, who clamored for independence. The rebels, who called themselves the Southern Cross Alliance, made contact with the United Front, who began to supply them with finance and a small reserve of weapons. The SCA was fooled into believing that once they rebelled, the population would welcome them with open arms, and support the revolution. However, on the 5th of July 2492, as the 4000 members of the SCA attempted to seize the planet's capital of Monash, they were met with a small militia force made up of the city's citizens. From there, with UNSC support taking the form of Falcon gunships, they forced the SCA to lay down their weapons and surrender. The population of New South Wales was mostly made up of Inner Colony immigrants and descendants of the original colonisers from Earth, who wanted no part in secession. 
This attempted coup, which highlighted the need for planetary defence forces, pushed the UNSC to establish official New South Wales units made up of the planet's citizens. The militarised yet easy-going culture allowed for a relaxed discipline within these units, however during the Human-Covenant War the many battalions made up of New South Walers proved themselves reliable and effective, as did the ships crewed by the men and women recruited from the Antipodes System. By 2525, the population of New South Wales had reached 56 million people, which rapidly increased over the next few years, as the planet and its moons became a focal point of the UNSC's efforts to resettle refugees from colonies glassed by the Covenant.
Throughout the Human-Covenant War, the planet's industrialised facilities around Newcastle and Geelong, and its orbital shipyards would produce equipment for the UNSC at rates that almost matched some Inner Colonies. A total of 3 million New South Walers would enlist in the UNSC, and several specialised units would be raised and trained on the planet. The most famous of these units, the 2/48th ODST Battalion, would provide the core of the officer cadre that would lead the CNSW's defence force. The HCW also turned the system into a huge naval hotspot. The singular dockyard in the system at the turn of the 25th Century would balloon into three different companies, all running a combined total of eight shipyards able to produce vessels up to the size of destroyers. It also became a UNSC martialing point for fleets rotating in and out of combat, and a base for several quick-reaction forces
The Covenant would find the planet in 2550, however due to the requirements of other battles and fronts, only a small fleet of four vessels would be dispatched to conquer the planet. However, determined UNSC resistance would see the destruction of the vessels. The Covenant planned to send a much larger fleet to the system in 2552, however the Great Schism and the Battle of Earth diverted the resources meant to be dispatched to New South Wales elsewhere.. Anticipating another attack, the colonial government would fortify the outer moons, going so far as to build three surface MAC platforms on the moon Barton. These defences would not be put to the test, however, as the Human-Covenant War would end in 2553, leaving New South Wales one of the only remaining Outer Colonies.
During and after the war, New South Wales had grown very close economically and militarily to the colony world Darwin, which was in a star system several lightyears from the Antipodes System. Darwin, and the moon Cameron, had also remained unscathed during the Human-Covenant War, and as such the two began to cooperate more as the UEG struggled to reintegrate its surviving colonies. Due to the loyalist nature of both colonies, they would assist UNSC efforts to rebuild the shattered empire, however the newfound freedom and distance from other colonies led to New South Wales and Darwin advocating for a more autonomous form of government. As such, a referendum would be held in March 2553 on the topic of independence, to which the populace overwhelmingly voted for. 
A constitutional convention was called in June 2553, inviting representatives from Darwin and Cameron to join the discussions. At first the UEG was skeptical, but assented to the verdict of independence once it was established that the nation would continue to align itself with the government on Earth. This assurance led to both nations forming the Commonwealth of New South Wales, a federation of the planets and systems that would operate in a completely autonomous manner, whilst acting as a UNSC-aligned regional power.
Throughout the 2550s, the governments of New South Wales have worked to establish good relations with several nations in the Orion Arm, most notably the UEG and the United Territories of Fukushi, both of whom are steadfast in their commitment to a UNSC-aligned Outer Colonies. This commitment has waned in the wake of the Created Crisis, however, and the retraction of the UEG's territory to the Inner Colonies, as per the Hartmann Plan of 2561. This has left New South Wales and Fukushi in a precarious position, as they continue to battle elements of the URF, NCA, and Covenant remnant factions. Most notably the Banished have come to the forefront as the two's greatest enemy, with the threat of their invasion constantly looming over the two. As such, per the Nagami Agreement of 2562, the two have formed a defensive pact with the aim of discouraging Banished expansion towards the two.
New South Wales continues through the 2560s as a patriotic, proud, yet isolated nation. With fourteen systems and 350 million people, it is likely in order to survive in the unknown clime of the Outer Colonies in the 2560s that new allies must be made, and enemies must be put to the sword, to secure a safe, stable future for the nation.
==Government==
===Executive Branch===
The executive branch of the Commonwealth is the Federal Cabinet. Chosen by the leader of the ruling party, the cabinet includes 24 ministers of differing positions, who all assume key roles in the policy-making and governance of the Commonwealth. The most important of these behind the Prime Minister themselves is the Treasurer, who creates the nation's budget and makes economic and financial decisions to be voted upon in the legislative branch. The Cabinet can change at the whim of the Prime Minister, and if the ruling party loses the election, another party is elected and they create their own Federal Cabinet.
===Legislative Branch===
The legislative branch is the New South Wales Parliament. Containing a total of 500 members in the Lower House (The House of Representatives), and 150 members of the Upper House (The Senate), these bodies are where the Federal Cabinet is chosen from, and where representatives are elected to their position directly by the populace. Each member of the Lower House represents an electorate from one of the five core worlds of the Commonwealth, with each electorate containing roughly 300,000 people. The citizens within the electorate then vote for a candidate to represent the electorate, and the winner is chosen through a system of Single Transferable Voting (STV). It is much the same with the Senate, although senators do not represent single electorates but rather regions with approximately one million citizens each. The term of a senator is six years, whilst those of a Lower House representative is three years. Whichever party has the most amount of sitting Members of Parliament within the Lower House is then declared the winner, and they form the federal government.
===Judicial Branch===
The judiciary of New South Wales comprises judges who sit in federal courts and courts of the Planets and Territories of the CNSW. The High Court of New South Wales sits at the apex of the Commonwealth court hierarchy as the ultimate court of appeal on matters of both federal and planetary law. The large number of courts in New South Wales have different procedural powers and characteristics, different jurisdictional limits, different remedial powers and different cost structures. Under the New South Wales Constitution, the judicial power of the Commonwealth is vested in the High Court of NSW and such other federal courts as may be created by the federal Parliament. These courts include the Federal Court of NSW and the Federal Circuit and Family Court of NSW. Federal jurisdiction can also be vested in Planetary courts. The Supreme Courts of the Planets and Territories are superior courts of record with general and unlimited jurisdiction within their own Planet or Territory.
==Territory==
===Planets===
=====New South Wales=====
New South Wales is the namesake planet of the Commonwealth, and the most important to its organisation and success. The largest and most populous world in the Commonwealth, New South Wales has a population of 96 million. It serves as the capital, financial and governmental hub of the nation, with the largest concentration of military forces in the CNSW on the surface or in the space around New South Wales. 
A temperate planet, New South Wales is lush with grasslands, forests and plains, with a moderately-sized mountain range on the continent Irwin (right). Irwin is where the heaviest concentration of the planet's citizens live, containing the large cities of Newcastle and Banksia, and the capital of the Commonwealth, Monash. The other two continents, Eora (Centre) and Bradman (left), are very resource-rich landmasses, with most of the planet's mining and agricultural operations taking place there. The planet leans towards the centre of politics, with the largest party in regional elections being the socially-liberal Federalist Party.
=====Darwin=====
Darwin is the second planet within the Commonwealth. Unlike New South Wales, Darwin was founded by colonists from the planet Imber, and as such has an established and central British culture as part of its identity. Darwin acts as the judicial center for the Commonwealth, with the High Court of New South Wales located in its capital city of Newtown. Darwin is the third most populous world in the CNSW, with a total count of 48 million people living on its two continents. Darwin is the headquarters of Sentinel Systems, the largest manufacturer within the Commonwealth, producing military equipment, cars, spaceships and other consumer goods.
Darwin's environment is a very arid planet, with spots of grasslands and tropical regions along the coast. The two continents, Murray (left) and Indrag (right), both have large amounts of deuterium under their surfaces, which has led to Darwin being the Commonwealth's main source of the vital fuel. Newtown is located on Indrag. Darwin leans left politically, with the most popular party in regional elections being the Darwin Labour Front, a social-democratic faction.
=====New Corinth=====
New Corinth is the second most-populous world in the Commonwealth, despite not being a founding planet. Integrated into the wider Commonwealth society in 2556, the planet has a population of 55 million people, spread out over four continents. These continents (Isthmia, Lechaio, Archaia and Troezen) all have varied environments, ranging from mountain ranges and deserts to grasslands and glaciers. The capital of the planet, Demetrius, is on Troezen, and acts as the planet's central population centre, spaceport and military command zone. New Corinth's economy is centered around tourism and weapons production, with several subsidiary companies operating on the planet owned by Evelyn Arms, Sentinel Systems, Dawes Naval Concern and even Misriah Armoury. New Corinth also has a large mining industry, with the main export from the planet's mines being large quantities of bauxite and lithium.
New Corinth is building a series of defensive military emplacements on and around the planet, that have been undergoing construction since 2564. Based off of New South Wales' highly-effective and extensive Caldwell Orbital Defence Grid, the New Corinth ODG is expected to be as comprehensive, albeit not as large due to the planet's smaller population and overall diameter. Politics on New Corinth are dominated by the Federalist Party, a socially-liberal party that currently governs the Commonwealth as a whole as of 2569.
=====Terrigal=====
42 million people (to be expanded).
===Moons===
=====Barton=====
Barton is the largest habitable moon in the Antipodes System, orbiting New South Wales. Home to 14 million people, its high concentration of minerals and favourable position has made the planet a military fortress. The Reyes-McLees Corporation's NSW subsidiary, Cockatoo Dockyards, is headquartered on the moon, as are the regional branches of Misriah Armoury and Evelyn Arms, New South Wales' biggest firearms producer. In orbit is the Commonwealth's largest military shipyard, and on the surface are a wide range of factory complexes, mines, and commercial towers. It is estimated that over 55% of the planet's workforce work in the defence industry, or a company aiding them in their operations. 
Another temperate world, Barton has two main continents, Hughes and Macquarie. The two feature large amounts of plains and forests, and mountain ranges dot the surface. The capital of Barton, New Canberra, is situated on the continent of Macquarie (left). The planet's political ideology leans slightly towards the right, with the planet's current State government being the conservative National Party.
=====Tasmania=====
Tasmania is the second habitable moon in the Antipodes System, orbiting the barren planet of Calypso II. With a population of 10 million, it is often used as a military staging post due to its location being further out in the solar system. Tasmania is a mostly mining world, with a moderately-sized tourism and manufacturing industry. As of 2560 there are several commercial shipyards in orbit around the moon, and a military shipyard under construction, run by Cockatoo Dockyards. Tasmania has a heavy French culture, as a large amount of French civilians had migrated to the world after its colonisation, during the New South Wales Gold Rush.
Tasmania's two continents, Tassigny (left) and Bougainville (right), are both mostly temperate climates, with the exception of the Tasmanian Alps stretching across the northern part of Tassigny. The capital city, Devonport, is located on the east coast of Tassigny. Tasmania's political leanings are similar to Barton, as the 2565 regional elections were won by the conservative National Party.
=====Cameron=====
Cameron is Darwin's smallest and only habitable moon. With a population of 7 million it is the least populous state in the Commonwealth, however its revenue is mainly gained from its tourism industry. The moon is littered with luxury resorts and tourist attractions, that are the backbone of Cameron's economy. Cameron is a distinct outlier within the Commonwealth, with the first colonisers being Dutch. As such the moon has a heavy Benelux culture, and many places and settlements named after Dutch and Belgian locations and historical figures. Cameron also supplies the most manpower per capita to the CDF to any other world in the Commonwealth. 
Its capital city, New Rotterdam, is located on the smallest continent, Zeeland. The other two continents, Friesland (left) and Flanders (right) are sparsely populated compared to Zeeland. The world as a whole is mostly grasslands and forests, with some tropical areas lush with jungles. The political leanings of the planet are similar to Darwin, with a left leaning political clime. The current state government is made up of a coalition of liberal and social democratic parties. 
===Occupied Territories ===
As of 2568, the Commonwealth currently has ten systems administered as part of the Commonwealth Territorial Administration. Not regarded as states, these ten systems account for fifteen planets and 86 million people within the Commonwealth. Whilst able to vote and participate in regional elections, they are not able to vote in federal elections. These ten systems (Dawes, Nobetov, Grisham, Port Stanley, Aotearoa, Traitoris, Cilicia, Hrungnir, Elendil and Breckrenridge) have close ties to another six independent systems that act as protectorates of the Commonwealth, which were liberated from the clutches of the Wasteland Domain during the Nexus War. 
An oddity in this is the Forerunner Nexus World Pine Gap. Captured in the closing days of the Nexus War, Pine Gap is administered not by the CTA, but instead the New South Wales Military Authority. The world is an extremely significant asset in the Commonwealth's defensive network throughout the Outer Colonies, and as such has a permanent naval and army garrison surrounding the planet. It also contains contingents of military personnel and scientists from the Ectanus Command, and the Federation of Lanua. 
==Military==
Main article: Commonwealth Defence ForceThe Commonwealth Defence Force is the organisation tasked with defending the CNSW's planets and colonial possessions. The CDF maintains three main branches: The New South Wales Army (NSWA), Commonwealth Naval Forces (CNF) and the Commonwealth Marine Corps (CMC). These branches, including the Commonwealth's expansive Commonwealth Reserve Forces, employ a large proportion the population, with New South Wales' defence industry employing over 9% of the population. The main reasons for this is the highly militarised culture of the CNSW, and the implementation of National Service. This requires all 18 year olds out of secondary school to serve 3 years in the defence force, and another 12 in the reserves. 
==Foreign Relations==
===United Earth Government===
The relations between the Commonwealth and the UEG is a cordial one. Official relations were established following the CNSW's founding, with UEG embassies and UNSC foreign expeditionary bases scattered around the territories of the Commonwealth. The UNSC and Commonwealth Defence Force have cooperated multiple times fighting Covenant remnants and Insurrectionist forces, with the largest cooperation between the two being the integration of a CDF Mobile Expeditionary Unit into a UNSC task force fighting URF units on the planet Darack. Economic and financial relations are also friendly, with the CNSW using UNSC credits as its form of currency. 
In the wake of the Created Crisis, the CNSW was first isolated by the UEG's apparent domestic issues, as they scrambled to consolidate their control of the Inner Colonies. However, in 2561, the Hartmann Plan was unveiled, displaying the UEG's apparent withdrawal into the Inner Colonies. At first, relations soured, as the Commonwealth perceived that they had been betrayed by the UEG, however the UNSC would confirm their commitment to the Commonwealth in the form of economic assistance. The UEG's policy in the Outer Colonies turned from colonial rule to the sponsoring of friendly governments to patrol and consolidate UEG influence in the Glasslands, and a keystone in this doctrine was the continuance of assistance and support to both the Commonwealth, but also the Ectanus Command and other friendly nations (such as the Federation of Lanua.
===United Rebel Front===
The United Rebel Front have openly declared the Commonwealth of New South Wales as a colonial aggressor state, and as such neither organisation have any official contact or dialogue between them. Commonwealth forces and URF rebel groups have engaged in conflict numerous times, during Operation: MANDATE and when CDF units have served with the UNSC in anti-Insurrection operations. URF vessels have also often intruded upon Commonwealth space, leading to them either being captured and the crew detained, or destroyed if the ships choose to fight the Commonwealth's large navy.
===Swords of Sanghelios===
The Commonwealth's interactions with the Swords of Sanghelios have been limited but productive. As one of the few worlds not to be glassed by the Covenant (although its population did expand rapidly due to the onset of refugees), the hatred of alien species does not run as deep on other planets. As such, there is an official embassy in New South Wales, and legations have been sent both ways in the hopes of organising trade between the two factions. A small detachment of Z Special Unit Troopers have been sent to ANVIL Station to learn from both UNSC Spartans, and Sangheili Rangers. It is expected the Commonwealth will continue its doctrine of cooperation with the Sangheili as the 2560s go on, as the UEG cannot be relied upon to be the Commonwealth's only ally. 
===The Banished===
The Commonwealth's current interactions with The Banished have only been those of conflict. Their first interaction was a naval skirmish above the planet New Corinth, which the Commonwealth won handily. However, Banished raids into Commonwealth territory, and even an attempted conquest of the colony Terrigal, have occurred, and the two factions view each other with disdain. Due to the Commonwealth's association with the UEG and the Swords of Sanghelios, the Brute-dominated faction considers them to be enemies in the way of their expansion and conquest. The Nexus War, fought against a Banished fiefdom, has also reduced the chances of any friendly interactions between the two factions for the foreseeable future.
===United Territories of Fukushi===
The United Territories of Fukushi get along well with the Commonwealth, although the former's commitment to supporting the UEG as an Inner Colony state has contributed to their cordial, yet distant relations as of late. Cooperating in multiple military operations in the 2550s, the Created Crisis put a halt to most cooperation between the two as communications were cut and the two nations fortified and isolated themselves from the outside world. In the aftermath, communication was re-established, but as the Commonwealth flexed its muscles and expanded into the void left by the UEG's Hartmann Plan, Fukushi would contract and solidify its gains, leading to a diplomatic split as New South Wales decried Fukushi's lack of commitment to defending the Outer Colonies.
===Theban Commonwealth===
The relationship between New South Wales and Thebes is a distant one. The two nations, whilst knowing of each other and controlling territory that does come close to each other's borders, the two nations do not maintain any diplomatic relations, nor do they have any active channels of official communication. However, during the Created Crisis, when Thebes came under attack from Forerunner Guardians, New South Wales came into contact with the remnants of the Theban fleet, whereupon they replenished their supplies and ammunition, and refitted several of the older ships in order to effectively combat Cortana's empire. As the Created Crisis has ended, relations between the two independent nations have warmed, and there is talk of establishing official diplomatic relations.
===New Colonial Alliance===
The New Colonial Alliance is one of the more openly hostile and actionable rebel groups the Commonwealth has fought. Coming into direct conflict during the crisis on New Zanzibar, several NCA-aligned worlds have underwent raids from several CDF special operations groups, such as Z Special Unit and the NSW Pathfinders. In exchange, NCA-backed privateers have often attempted to raid Commonwealth merchant shipping, coming under attack from CNF naval vessels. Despite the Created Crisis halting most conflict, during the Frontier Brush War the NCA assisted Banished forces in attacking CDF rally points, even openly participating in the war's largest naval battle, the Battle of Breckenridge II. After the defeat suffered by the NCA and Wasteland Domain, NCA naval power has been heavily reduced, to a point where the NCA is no longer a threat to the Commonwealth.
===Federation of Lanua===
===Athenian League===
==Economy==
The economy of the Commonwealth is based off of the mixed-economy structure, where private corporations and government enterprises interact equally within the markets. Whilst the politics of the Commonwealth is quite democratic and has a heavy focus on capitalism, nationalisation is often a hotly-debated topic within Parliament. Whilst central planning is often discouraged, government intervention can and has occurred often in times of crisis, and in the defence sector. Subsidies for NSW's weaker export industries, such as agriculture and consumer vehicles, are funded indirectly buy the large amounts of capital gained from exports in other areas, such as military equipment, natural resources and advanced electronics.
NSW's largest industry is its shipbuilding sector. Composed of twenty five different companies that make up over 35% of the Outer Colonies' entire shipbuilding industry's profits from Financial Year 2568-69, it employs 12 million Commonwealth civilians in defence and civilian sectors. The largest corporation, Sentinel Systems, is a giant of industry that extends its reach across almost all of the Commonwealth's economy. Its strong suit in the naval industry is civilian ships, namely merchant vessels. The largest company solely focused on shipbuilding, Federation Industries, is the largest employer in the industry, and has supplied the Commonwealth Defence Force with dozens of warships and designed several notable classes of ships, such as the Midnight-class cruiser and the Redgum-class frigate.
Other industrial strongsuits for the Commonwealth is the exports of merit goods and heavy machinery. New South Wales' exports are heavily reliant on shipments of high-level industrial technology, such as automated assembly lines and advanced maintenance kits, and her sizable defence industry continuously supplying independent nation-states and other members of the GDI with military equipment. This has led to several planets not within the GDI to drift into NSW's sphere of interest, due to their reliance on NSW shipments of weaponry to maintain national defence. The types of equipment vary, from smallarms manufactured by Evelyn Arms to Scorpion MBTs produced under license by Sentinel Systems, and even warships built on order for fledgling planets looking to establish a naval defence in their system. NSW's defence industry also has a large research & development sector. The Commonwealth has been at the forefront of technological development, designing and producing new systems for not only military but also civilian use. The defence industry is unequivocally tied to the civilian sector, and as such technological growth in one sector motivates more expansion in the other. 
The Commonwealth's economy is also considered the largest in the Outer Colonies. Whilst the Ectanus Command is by far the larger nation, NSW's economic stability and structure that was created from the UEG's in 2554 is more stable and organised than Ectanus, which was founded from the chaos of Cortana's rule. As such, The New South Wales Dollar is used by the members of the Glasslands Defence Initiative as the trade currency between them, with each nation holding their financial reserves in NSW Dollars (although it is mandated to have UEG Credits as part of the reserves). Whilst more independent nations prefer not to deal with NSW Dollars, especially those who are diametrically opposed to NSW's ideology (such as the Olduvai Republic), nonetheless as the most stable currency in the Outer Colonies (and an outright refusal by several Insurrectionist nations to use the UEG's currency), the NSW Dollar has found itself to be the dominant currency in the post-Created Balkanised Outer Colonies.
New South Wales also excels in exporting alcohol and luxury merit goods to other nations in the Outer Colonies. New South Wales is famous for its wineries on the continent of Irwin, and the manufacturing of spirits and beer in what is considered the "Lager Capital of the Outer Colonies", the city of Yenda, which employs over 50,000 people of the city's population of 900,000 in the alcohol industry. Popular brands of beer in the Outer Colonies are Jacksons', Black Bay Brewing Co., Randall & Sons, and Eora Bitters. Spirit-wise, wine, whisky, scotch, rum and vodka are all produced by various companies in New South Wales, the largest of which is Eureka!, producing all manner of alcoholic and luxury goods. There also exist a few breweries established by former members of the Covenant, that have somewhat broken into the market with the dispensation of traditional Sangheili and Jiralhanae spirits. Whilst not particularly widespread, they have garnered a small base of clients they cater to, as they slowly grow in popularity, especially among the younger generation.
==Culture==
New South Wales' culture is extremely similar to that of the 20th-21st Century Australian culture, in of itself a subset of Western Civilisation's core ideologies. As such, most New South Welshmen have an easy-going attitude and quite inclusive within society. The independent streak that motivated the Insurrection motivated New South Wales in a different way, as they fought to show that they were equal, and in some cases better, than Inner Colony military units. It also motivated their push for independence in 2554, and their want to expand their borders to not only grow New South Wales, but also provide a larger federal structure for planets that were struggling to survive on their own. Whilst it is true that the Commonwealth can be considered an imperialist power, this imperialism is not stimulated by greed but rather the core belief within the country of humanitarianism, although this has infringed on a planet's right to exist independently on two occasions.
New South Wales is a nation severely focused on education at both primary, secondary and tertiary levels. All students must complete every year of learning until Year 10, when they are allowed to drop out to take an apprenticeship in a trade. If not, they must then stay until Year 12, when they complete their final exams, which gives them a score out of 100 in relation to their last year's results. This TAR (Tertiary Admissions Rank) helps students to get into universities depending on how high their level is. New South Wales has a large number of galactic-class universities rivalling those within the UEG's borders, such as Monash University, the New Sydney Institute, the University of Zeeland and the University of Technology and Science.
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