Military support: Veteran Commonwealth soldiers participating in the 50th Merdeka Day parade at Dataran Merdeka. Some of them are Australians who had served in Malaysia during the Emergency and the Confrontation.
While Australia’s diplomatic presence in Malaysia was established almost 60 years ago, our shared history stretches back to WWII when Australian soldiers fought in defence of Malaya.
JUST over 50 years ago, as Malaysia celebrated its inaugural National Day, the then Prime Minister of Australia, Sir Robert Menzies, expressed his hope for the relationship between our two countries.
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