Has been interesting to watch this develop. There was plenty of resistance to the project. Local government was against it and after lossing in the courts charged almost £1m in fees for construction permits. Then the cost of opening the memorial was transferred to the trust after the government reneged on paying these costs.

Canada contributed cash and resourses. Not sure that Australia put anything in. If they did it has not made the news here.

Defence Secretary Philip Hammond accused of hypocrisy over Bomber Command Memorial - Telegraph

Harper Government Provides Support for Bomber Command Memorial in London, United Kingdom - Yahoo! Finance


An example of the make up of Bomber Command is seen in the casualties list for 103 squadron RAF for 1939 to 1945.

Australia 74
Argentine 1
Burma 1
Canada 132
Dominion of Newfoundland 1
England 598
India 1
Jamaica 1
Jersey 1
Luxembourg 1
Northern Ireland 10
New Zealand 16
Republic of Ireland 8
Scotland 62
South Africa 2
Southern Rhodesia 2
United States of America 4
Wales 31
Yugoslavia 1