A popular way to shorten the phrase 'Western Australia', a large state that covers the west coast of Australia.
This term has gained popularity after the COVID-19 pandemic gave many Australians a sense of pride in their state, an interest in state
politics and a negative view of other states.
This
may be particularly noticeable in Westralia because of Premier Mark McGowan's decision to close the border from the rest of Australia. While eastern states
people and the national
liberal government hated the premier for isolating them, Westralians everywhere were on board and separate from the rest of Australia flourished, with tourism actually being somewhat positively affected with less residents going overseas.
This re-ignited a conversation of whether Western Australia should be part of Australia at all and creating a distrust in the Liberal party that led to many safe seats being lost to Labor in the
2022 election, and the term 'Westralia' is really a way of showing your state identity.
Person 1: "I love westralia. It's epic."
Person 2: "We should become our own country! We have mining, agriculture, tourism - and Marky Mark of course! What's to lose?"
Person 1: "You're so right. Imagine how the arrogant eastern states like New South Wales and Victoria
will survive without our food,
money, wine..."
Person 2: "If we do, we should probably take South Australia, Northern Territory and Tasmania with us. You know, to be nice."
Person 1: "Nah, I'm okay with the NT and Adelaide, but we should just sell Tasmania to
New Zealand."