[Hebrews 11:6]

Seeing the Aussie landing reminds me of something I’ve long wondered: was there ever a serious, realistic threat of Japan actually invading Australia?

[colorado tanker]

Oh, absolutely. The Japanese were within a few miles of taking Port Moresby and establishing a base of operations against Australia. On a number of occasions they bombed Darwin.

The reason we landed at Guadalcanal was to stop the Japanese invasion of the Solomons for the purpose of flanking and cutting supply lines to Australia.

So, the Allied fear was very real. Now, did the Japanese actually have a plan to invade Australia? I've never heard they got that far.