| Australian occupation of British Borneo and the Netherlands East Indies | |
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| Part of the aftermath of World War II | |
 Soldiers of the Australian 2/31st Battalion passing through the town of Bandjermasin in Borneo as they took responsibility for the area from the Japanese on 17 September 1945 | |
| Location | British Borneo and the eastern islands of the Netherlands East Indies |
| Objective | Post-war occupation |
| Date | 1945–1946 |
| Executed by | Morotai Force |
Units of the Australian military occupied the eastern islands of the Netherlands East Indies in the period between the end of the Pacific War in August 1945 and the re-establishment of the Dutch colonial government in the region in early 1946. While British-led forces in Java and Sumatra became drawn into the Indonesian National Revolution, the Australian Government and military successfully managed to avoid being caught up in the conflict.