John Curtin spoke in parliament house stating“Without any inhibitions of any kind, I make it quite clear that Australia looks to America, free of any pangs as to our traditional links or kinship with the United Kingdom. We know the problems that the United Kingdom faces...but we know too, that Australia can go and Britain can still hold on.” (Trevanion, E. 2011) The choice to turn to neighboring countries was an excellent decision made by John Curtin. Curtin sent word out to America that Australia needed to be defended because of the startlingly low number of military protecting his home turf. He also made a decision to bring back his troops from the Middle East. His decision to bring back the Australian soldiers to their homeland made UK and Australia go into a conflicting argument. “As the victorious Japanese forces moved southwards, Curtins disputes with Churchill intensified; there were heated exchanges when Churchill sought to divert the Australian divisions returning from the Middle East to Burma.” (Australian War Memorial, 2013). Winston Churchill, the Prime Minister of Britain, insisted that the Australian military should be sent to Burma
John Curtin spoke in parliament house stating“Without any inhibitions of any kind, I make it quite clear that Australia looks to America, free of any pangs as to our traditional links or kinship with the United Kingdom. We know the problems that the United Kingdom faces...but we know too, that Australia can go and Britain can still hold on.” (Trevanion, E. 2011) The choice to turn to neighboring countries was an excellent decision made by John Curtin. Curtin sent word out to America that Australia needed to be defended because of the startlingly low number of military protecting his home turf. He also made a decision to bring back his troops from the Middle East. His decision to bring back the Australian soldiers to their homeland made UK and Australia go into a conflicting argument. “As the victorious Japanese forces moved southwards, Curtins disputes with Churchill intensified; there were heated exchanges when Churchill sought to divert the Australian divisions returning from the Middle East to Burma.” (Australian War Memorial, 2013). Winston Churchill, the Prime Minister of Britain, insisted that the Australian military should be sent to Burma