Poster for the Second Australian Imperial Force from World War Two. The AIF was made up of Australians who volunteered for service outside of Australia.
During both World War One and World War Two Australian servicemen, for the most part, could not be compelled to serve outside of Australia, although there was a small exception for some regional service in the Pacific that did come about during World War Two. This mirrored the situation with Canadian servicemen whom, up until late World War Two, could also not be compelled to serve outside of Canada.
That means, for the most part, Australians who served in combat in World War Two were volunteers.
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