The Dragon versus the Koala

It did not start with a conventional attack. There were no shells or missiles to herald the start of hostilities. Instead, it began with a match; a conflagration that turned Australia’s natural environment against it in a destructive wave that brought it to its knees.

With its greatest ally fighting for its life, Australia was abandoned to fend for itself at the bottom end of the world. Facing a foe much larger than itself, they watched the Chinese military pick apart its defenses and drive it towards inevitable surrender.