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Where and what is Australia? This may seem a silly question but that is the first thing to ask really. Australia is a country that is also an island continent located straddling the Indian Ocean and South Pacific. Australian Map information: More detailed maps of Australia are available from GeoScience Australia. A useful map over view comes from LonelyPlanet Specific city maps are available from Whereis.com.au

Clear Fact File Capital Canberra Biggest City Sydney Population 19.1 Million Currency Australian Dollar Official name is: The Commonwealth of Australia The Australian Bureau of Statistics Provides most of Australia's statistics   Australia is big, really big, it is essentially the same distance across as the USA. Its' area also quite easily covers the same area as main land Europe.

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Why is Australia important? Australia, similar to many countries is important in contributing to the diversity of the world's nature, culture and technology. Australia contributes to world nature by containing areas like: Unique Environments eg The Great Barrier Reef Unique wildlife eg Kangaroos, Koalas Australia contributes to world technology by development of things like: Science/research eg CSIRO

Australian contributes to world Culture by It's actors and actress, Classical and Popular music. eg Kylie Minogue eg Soprano Louise Page Australia is also important to the people that live, work and play in Australia and celebrated on the 26th of January each year. Australia Day 2004 ClearlyExplained.Com

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News about Australia   The best sources of news about the goings on in Australia are from the local media. Australia Broadcastion Corporation News (ABC News) Google News Headlines Australia Newspaper sources: from www.news.com.au How does Australia work? Australia, similar to other countries, can be thought of as a combination of three basic themes that interact with each other. The natural components of Australia, the Cultural components and the technological components. Australian Nature Covers the unique animals, plants, environments, weather and geology. Australian Technology The infrastructure of Australia is maintained by transport, communication. It is being able to control and store energy and information sources through Australia. Australian Culture Covers the human and social aspects of Australia inlcuding people, places, government, history, music, arts. Australian Culture From the Australia's Department of Foreign Affairs

The local commercial TV networks are a good source of news Nine Seven Ten There is also a Multilingual news service from SBS for speakers of languages other than English. How to get to Australia? There are a wide range of airlines that fly to Australia. Qantas is Australia's International Carrier Sydney International Airport provides a list of airlines that fly into and out of Australia. Perth International Airport also provides a list of airlines that fly into and out of Australia. Almost every citizen from other countries need a visa to visit Australia. How to work in Australia? A visa and a work permit are essential. How to live(immigrate) to Australia Please refer to the Australian department of immigration for official details.

What is the history of Australia? Very concisely.... Australia's civilisation is the youngest in the world being only around 200 years old, though one could say practically it is only around 100 years old with the first 100 years being 'set-up time'. Before European civilisation Australia's human habitation for tens of thousands of years had been by local hunter gather societies we call aborigines. Timeline of Australia A brief outline from the BBC world service Ancient Heritage Modern Society of Australia From the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

The National Library of Australian History provides links an other information to Australian history such as... The National Archives of Australia Provides many historical perspectives of Australia. Famous Australian Explorers Is presented by Enchanted Learning and covers the major early explorers

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The Future of Australia? The future of Australia is about trying to make predictions about how it will evolve or change. What might Australia be like in the next 10, 20, 30, 100, 200 years time? What will occur to australia's environment, culture and technology. What will be the impact of these things be on each other?

Australia's Future Directions The government's vision for higher education future. Future of Australia's weather From the CSIRO investigate predictions of weather trends in the coming years

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