The arguments for and against, Recruitment and conscription, Australia and World War I, History, NSW Introduction The Australian Prime Minister William Hughes' call for conscription was a consequence of heavy Australian casualties being experienced on the Western Front in World War I and a decline in volunteers to enlist to fight at home.
The Size of the Defence Force and Army How Can Conscription be Introduced? Regular Army Capacity: the Training Load The need to deploy a substantial force to East Timor has placed unanticipated stresses on the Australian Regular Army.