▁always ▁able ▁to ▁bridge ▁the ▁very ▁real ▁differences ▁that ▁emer ged ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s ▁over ▁such ▁questions ▁as ▁Pacific ▁security ▁or ▁mult il ater al ▁trade . ▁What ▁the ▁committee ▁did ▁provide , ▁however , ▁was ▁a ▁framework ▁and ▁a ▁context ▁for ▁partners hip . ▁Its ▁very ▁creation ▁reflected ▁a ▁conscious ▁decision ▁by ▁both ▁Canada ▁and ▁Australia ▁to ▁purs ue ▁as ▁m ature ▁and ▁independent ▁nations ▁a ▁relationship ▁that ▁began ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 8 9 0 s ▁as ▁a ▁simple ▁by - product ▁of ▁Britain ' s ▁Victor ian ▁Empire . ▁ ▁In ▁recent ▁years ▁there ▁has ▁been ▁growing ▁support ▁for ▁the ▁idea ▁of ▁freedom ▁of ▁movement ▁between ▁the ▁UK , ▁Canada , ▁Australia , ▁and ▁New ▁Zealand ▁with ▁citizens ▁able ▁to ▁live ▁and ▁work ▁in ▁any ▁of ▁the ▁four ▁countries , ▁similar ▁to ▁the ▁Trans - T as man ▁Tra vel ▁Arr ang ement ▁between ▁Australia ▁and ▁New ▁Zealand . ▁ ▁Def ence ▁history ▁and ▁relations ▁Canada ' s ▁and ▁Australia ' s ▁militar ies ▁have ▁fought ▁alongside ▁each ▁other ▁numerous ▁times ▁including ▁World ▁War ▁I , ▁World ▁War ▁II , ▁the ▁Korean ▁War ▁and ▁many ▁United ▁Nations ▁Security ▁Council - san ction ed ▁miss ions . ▁ ▁The ▁Battle ▁of ▁Kap y ong ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁many — and ▁most ▁pro l ific — examples ▁of ▁Australian ▁and ▁Canadian ▁forces ▁fighting ▁together ▁within ▁a ▁close ▁proxim ity . ▁The ▁Korean ▁War ▁battle ▁which ▁occurred ▁between ▁ 2 2 – 2 5 ▁April ▁ 1