Australia Prepared

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{{Infobox film

| name = Australia Prepared

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| distributor = J and N Tait{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article120370000 |title="AUSTRALIA PREPARED" AT THE PALACE. |newspaper=The Evening News|location=Sydney |date=18 July 1916 |accessdate=16 March 2015 |page=6 |via=National Library of Australia}}

| studio = Australasian Films

| released = {{Film date|1916|07|10|df=yes}}{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article121339447 |title=Advertising. |newspaper=The Sunday Times |location=Sydney |date=9 July 1916 |accessdate=16 March 2015 |page=28 |via=National Library of Australia}}

| runtime = 60 minutes

| country = Australia

| language = silent

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File:Australia Prepared (1916).webm

Australia Prepared is a 1916 Australian documentary film to show the country's preparation for World War I.{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article1596060 |title="AUSTRALIA PREPARED.". |newspaper=The Argus |location=Melbourne |date=18 July 1916 |accessdate=16 March 2015 |page=6 |via=National Library of Australia}}{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article74674695 |title=AUSTRALIA PREPARED. |newspaper=The Ballarat Courier |location=Vic. |date=18 July 1916 |accessdate=16 March 2015 |page=4 Edition: DAILY |via=National Library of Australia}}

It was inspired by the British propaganda film Britain Prepared (1915) and was commissioned by Senator George Pearce. Filming took several months.{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article121339458 |title=AUSTRALIA PREPARED. |newspaper=The Sunday Times |location=Sydney |date=9 July 1916 |accessdate=16 March 2015 |page=28 |via=National Library of Australia}}

Unlike many Australian silent movies, a copy of it survives.