| Australian involvement | Years |
| New Zealand | 1860-61 |
| Sudan | 1885 |
| Boxer Rebellion (China) | 1900-1901 |
| Boer War | 1899-1902 |
| World War I | 1914-1918 |
| War War II | 1939-1945 |
| Japan (Occupation Force) | 1947-1951 |
| Indonesia (Peacekeeping) | 1947-1951 |
| Korean War | 1950-1953 |
| Korea (Peacekeeping) | 1956-2002 |
| Malayan Emergency | 1950-1960 |
| Kashmir (Peacekeeping) | 1950-1985 |
| Israel/Palestine (Peacekeeping) | 1956-2010 |
| Congo (Medical) | 1960-1964 |
| Cyprus (Civilian Police) | 1964-2010 |
| Vietnam War | 1962-1975 |
| West New Guinea (Support/Miscellaneous) | 1962 |
| Indonesian Confrontation | 1965-1966 |
| Yemen (Peacekeeping) | 1963 |
| Syria (Peacekeeping) | 1974 |
| Sinai (RAAF) | 1976-1979 |
| Sinai (RAAF) | 1982-1986 |
| Lebanon (Peacekeeping) | 1979 |
| Zimbabwe (Infantry) | 1979-1980 |
| Uganda (Support/Miscellaneous) | 1982-1984 |
| Egypt (Peacekeeping) | 1982-2010 |
| Iran/Iraq (Peacekeeping) | 1988-1990 |
| Cambodia (Civilian Police) | 1989 |
| Cambodia (Signallers, engineers, deminers) | 1991-1993 |
| Afghanistan (Signallers, engineers, deminers) | 1989-1993 |
| Namibia (Signallers, engineers, deminers) | 1989-1990 |
| Pakistan (Signallers, engineers, deminers) | 1989-1993 |
| Iraq (RAN) | 1990-2002 |
| First Gulf War | 1990-91 |
| Iraq (Support/Miscellaneous) | 1991-1999 |
| Western Sahara (Communications) | 1991-1994 |
| Yugoslavia (Peacekeeping) | 1992-1993 |
| Somalia (Infrantry, Support/Miscellaneous) | 1992-1995 |
| Bougainville (Peacekeeping) | 1994 |
| Bougainville (Peacekeeping) | 1997-2002 |
| Haiti (Civilian Police) | 1994-1995 |
| Mozambique(Civilian Police) | 1994-1995 |
| Rwanda (Peacekeeping/Medical) | 1994-1995 |
| Sinai (Support/Miscellaneous) | 1993-2005 |
| Guatemala (Peacekeeping) | 1997 |
| Yugoslavia (Support/Miscellaneous) | 1997-2002 |
| East Timor (Infrantry/Peacekeeping) | 1999-2010 |
| Solomon Islands (Peacekeeping) | 2000-2002 |
| Afghanistan War | 2001- |
| Ethiopia/Eritrea (Support/Miscellaneous) | 2001-2005 |
| Solomon Islands (Multi-discipline force) | 2003-2010 |
| Sierra Leone (Support/Miscellaneous) | 2001-2002 |
| Iraq War | 2003 - |
| Indonesia (Signallers, engineers, deminers and Medical) | 2004-2005 |
| Sudan (Multi-discipline force) | 2005-2010 |
| Haiti (RAAF) | 2010 |
World War II (Pacific)
World War II (Pacific) 1939-1945
Nearly one million Australians served in the Second World War between 1939 and 1945. Total deaths are estimated at 39,751 with more than 30,000 taken prisoner.
Iraq
Iraq 2003-
Australia joined the US in its military operation against the Saddam Hussein-led Iraq on March 20, 2003.
Afghanistan
Afghanistan 2001-
Australia has about 1,550 defence personnel committed to the Afghanistan conflict.
East Timor
East Timor 1999-2003
Australia's leadership of a peacekeeping operation in East Timor from 1999 was its largest such operation involving more than 5,500 personnel including the force commander, Major General Peter Cosgrove.
Rwanda
Rwanda 1994-1995
Australia deployed personnel as part of a UN effort to Rwanda in the aftermath of the country’s 1994 genocide. A medical contingent with infantry protection, helped re-establish the Kigali Central Hospital in the Rwandan capital, while combat engineers cleared land mines. Australian soldiers witnessed the 1995 massacre in Kibeho.
Vietnam War
Vietnam War 1962-1975
At 13 years, Australia’s involvement in the Vietnam War was its longest commitment to an armed conflict. Almost 60,000 Australians, including ground troops and air force and navy personnel, served in Vietnam; 521 died as a result of the war and over 3,000 were wounded.
Korean War
Korean War 1950-1953
Members of the Australian armed services were part of a United Nations multinational force that fought against North Korea following its invasion of South Korea on 25 June 1950. There were 340 casualties. The war ended on 27 July 1953, but an Australian peacekeeping presence remained in the country until 1957.
World War II (Europe)
World War II (Europe) 1939-1945
Nearly one million Australians served in the Second World War between 1939 and 1945. Total deaths are estimated at 39,751 with more than 30,000 taken prisoner.
World War I
World War I 1914-1918
World War I remains Australia's most costly conflict in terms of deaths and casualties with more than 60,000 killed and 156,000 wounded, gassed or taken prisoner from the 416,809 men who enlisted.
Boer War
Boer War 1899-1902
Almost 600 Australians were killed during the Second Boer War between the British Empire and the Boer republics in South Africa.