Australia

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Official Site: Australia
Wikipedia: Australia
CIA World Factbook: Australia
U.S. Department of State: Australia
Official Site: European discovery and the colonisation of Australia
National Geographic: Australia
YouTube Video: Australia (Time: 2:34)

Australia Recent News

News.com.au: Australia
Official Site: ABC Online
The Australian: Australian News
The Daily Telegraph: South East Australia News
Google News Search: Australia
smh.com.au: The Sidney Morning Herald
Perth Now: Perth News
Adelaide Now: Adelaide News

Australia Vacation

Mahalo's page on Sydney Vacation
Mahalo's page on Melbourne Vacation
Mahalo's page on Wellington Vacation
Mahalo's page on Great Barrier Reef Vacation
Mahalo's page on Perth Vacation

Australian Travel Information

Wikitravel: Australia
Lonely Planet: Australia
About-Australia.com: Australia
PleaseTakeMeTo.com: Australia
Travellerspoint: Australia Travel Guide

Australia Politics

Wikpedia: Politics of Australia
Australianpolitics.com: Australian Politics Main
Australianpolitics.com: Australian Heads of Government & Opposition Leaders
Official Site: Australian Labor Party

Australia Government Sites

Official Site: Prime Minister of Australia
Official Site: Queen & Commonwealth
Official Site: Australia Government
Official Site: Parliament of Australia
Official Site: Governor-General of Australia
Official Site: High Court of Australia
Official Site: Federal Court of Australia
Wikipedia: Queen of Australia
Wikipedia: Parliament of Australia
Wikipedia: Separation of Powers in Australia

Australia Foreign/International Relations

Official Site: Minister of Foreign Affairs
Official Site: Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Australian Embassy: International Relations

Australia Whaling

Google News Search: Australia
YouTube & Google Video Search: Whaling in Australia
Reuters: Australia challenges Japan whaling on YouTube (2007)
TerraDaily.com: Australia To Push For Permanent End To Japanese Whaling (2007)

Australian Uranium

Mahalo's page on Australian Uranium Mining
World Nuclear Association: Australia's Uranium and Who Buys It
BBC News: Russia in Australia uranium deal (2007)
BBC News: Australia PM defends nuclear sale (2007)
Economist.com: The Indian exception (2007)
YouTube & Google Video Search: Uranium Mining in Australia

Australia Economy

Wikipedia: Economy of Australia
Official Site: Department of Industry, Tourism and Resources
International Monetary Fund: Australia and the IMF
Hertiage Foundation: Index of Economic Freedom of Australia
World Trade Organization: Australia and the WTO
Economist.com: Country Briefings: Australia

Australia Military

Official Site: Australian Army
Official Site: Military History
Wikipedia: Australian Army | Australian Defence Force
Wikipedia: Royal Australian Navy | Royal Australian Air Force

Australia Facts and History

Wikipedia: History of Australia | Territorial Evolution of Australia
atmitchell.com: History of the Australian Nation
About-Australia.com: Australia Facts

Australia Maps and Geography

Creative Commons image by "CIA World Factbook"

Creative Commons image by "CIA World Factbook"

World Atlas: Australia
Official Site: Geoscience Australia
Wikipdeia: Geography of Australia | Climate of Australia | Drought in Australia
NationalGeographic: Australia Map

Tasmania

Official Site: Tasmania Online
Official Site: Discover Tasmania
Wikipedia: Tasmania | Hobart, Capital of Tasmania
BBC News: Tasmania

Australia Landforms

Mahalo's page on Uluru
Official Site: Australian Landforms and their History
Official Site: The Great Barrier Reef
Wikipedia: Nullarbor Plain | Mount Augustus | Deserts of Australia
Australia Museum Online: Gooses Bluff | Nullarbor Plain
Fraserisland.net: Fraser Island
Earth Observatory: Gosses Bluff Impact Crater
WorldAtlas.com: Australia Major Landforms

Australia Capital

Mahalo's page on Canberra
Wikipedia: Canberra
Wikitravel: Canberra
BBC Weather: Canberra

Australia's Major Cities

Mahalo's page on Sydney
Mahalo's page on Melbourne
Mahalo's page on Adelaide
Mahalo's page on Perth
Wikipedia: Sydney | Melborune | Adelaide | Perth
Official Site: City of Sydney | City of Melbourne | City of Perth
Lonely Planet: Adelaide

Australia Photos and Videos

Google Image Search: Australia
TrekEarth: Australia
OzShots.com: Australia Photo Database
YouTube & Google Video Search: Australia | Australia Documentary
Dailymotion Video Search: Australia | Australia Documentary
National Geographic: Australia Videos

Australia Culture

Mahalo's page on Australian Food
Mahalo's page on Australian Wine
Official Site: Culture and the Arts
Wikipedia: Culture of Australia
Wikipedia: Deomgraphy of Australia | Immigration to Australia

Aborigines

Official Site: Minister of Indigenous Affairs
Wikipedia: Indigenous Australians
Aboriginal Art: Aboriginal Australia Art & Culture Center
NIT.com: National Indigenous Times
IMDb: Rabbit-Proof Fence (2002)

Animals and Marine Life

Wikipedia: Fauna of Australia | Amphibians of Australia | Fish in Australia | Birds of Australia
Environment.gov Sharks in Australian waters | Whales, dolphins and porpoises | Marine Turtles
Environment.gov: Kangaroos | Feral animals in Australia
Australian Fauna.com: Platypus | Koala | Brushtail Possum

Sports in Australia

Official Site: Australian Sports Commission
SportsAustralia.com: Australia Sports
totaltravel.com: Water Sports in Australia
Wikipedia: Sport in Australia
Wikipedia: Australian Rules Football in Australia
Wikipedia: Rugby League in Australia
Official Site: Cricket in Australia

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Guide Note

The Commonwealth of Australia is an island continent located in the southeastern hemisphere between the Pacific and Indian Oceans. Comprised of several islands including mainland Australia, Tasmania and several other small islands, Australia has one of the highest living standards in the world and boasts a 100% literacy rate.

Fast Facts

Capital: Canberra
Population: 21,260,000 (2008 estimate)
Currency: Australian Dollar
Area: 2,969,906 square miles
Official Language: English
85% of inhabitants live in urban areas
Home to the Great Barrier Reef
Government: Federal Parliamentary Democracy and Constitutional Monarchy

History

Australia has been inhabited for over 40,000 years by indigenous people, often called Aborigines, who were largely nomadic hunter-gatherers. In 1770, Captain James Cook sailed and mapped the east coast, claiming it as British territory. His discovery led to the creation of a British island penal colony in 1788. Australia remained mostly a place of banishment until gold discovery in 1851 caused prospectors to colonize the area. In 1901, Australia declared its independence and formalized its constitution, which is partly adapted from that of the United States.

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