Australia's badminton history first began in 1900, when the sport was played and was considered a popular pastime for church groups which played the game in church halls. In 1932,
Badminton Australia was established which led to the formation of the national team. Nicknamed the Falcons, the Australian team made their international team debut when the men's team competed in the
1955 Thomas Cup.
Men's team Australia qualified for their first
Thomas Cup in 1955 after defeating
New Zealand 7–2 in the Australasian zone qualifiers. The team then lost 9–0 to
Denmark in the inter-zone playoffs. In the
1961 Thomas Cup, the Australian team failed to advance further after losing the first round to
Thailand. The team were eliminated in the group stages after losing to
Indonesia and
India in Group D. The team failed to qualify for the next two editions of the championships but returned to the
2018 Thomas Cup. The team lost all their matches in Group A against
China,
France and
India. In 2020, the team qualified for the
2020 Thomas Cup but withdrew from the competition due to travel costs and quarantine restrictions in the country. The team were then replaced by
Tahiti.
Women's team The Australian women's team made their
Uber Cup debut in
1975 after defeating
New Zealand. The team missed their chances of entering the second round after losing narrowly to
Canada. The Australian women's team won every
Oceania Women's Team Championships and qualified for the
Uber Cup consecutively in the 2010s. In 2020, the women's team withdrew from the
2020 Thomas & Uber Cup along with the men's team. The team won the first two Oceania Mixed Team Championships in 1999 and 2002. The team won every mixed team title in the 2010s. The mixed team continued their win streak by winning the
Oceania Mixed Team Championships for the sixth time in 2023. This qualified them for the
2023 Sudirman Cup in
Suzhou. ==Competitive record==