Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Ngarava yacho yakaramba iri pedyo neAustralia kusvikira pakati pa1940, apo yakaendeswa kunoshanda kumabvazuva kweAtlantic, kusanganisira kuvhima ngarava dzeGermany uye kutora rutivi muOperation Menace. Mukati ma 1941, "Australia" yakashanda mudzimba uye mvura yeIndian Ocean, asi yakapiwazve sechikepe chikuru cheAnzac Squadron mukutanga kwa1942. Sechikamu chesimba iri (iro rakazotumidzwazve zita rokuti Task Force 44, ipapo Task Force 74), "Australia" yakashanda mukutsigira mauto ehondo yeUnited States uye amphibious operations muSouth-East Asia yose kusvikira kutanga kwa1945, kusanganisira kubatanidzwa muhondo pa
Gungwa reCoral neChitsuwa cheSavo, kumhara kwevaAmphibians paGuadalcanal neLeyte Gulf, uye zviito zvakawanda munguva yeNew Guinea campaign. Akamanikidzwa kudzokera shure kwenyaya yezvikwata zveKamikaze panguva yekupinda kweLingayen Gulf. Kukoshesa basa rekuvaka ngarava muAustralia kune ngarava dzeBritish Pacific Fleet kwakaita kuti cruiser yeAustralia iende kuEngland kunogadziriswa, kwaaive pakupera kwehondo.