I thought it was established that Bev was speaking hypothetically when she spoke of Australia as a "holdout" from the United Earthgov. --Emperorkalan 01:05, 17 May 2006 (UTC)

Well, Articles of the Federation established that United Earth came into existence in 2130, but Beverly line does establish that Australia joined United Earth in 2150 along with at least a few other states. The only way to reconcile these dates is to assume that United Earth was established in 2130, but that some other nations were still holdouts until 2150. -- Sci 10:39 17 May 2006 UTC