Australia

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Australia, a name from Latin (australis) meaning "southern", is used to refer to both:

• a country, the Commonwealth of Australia;
• a continent in the southern hemisphere, Australia (continent); and
• the Australian government, Government of Australia, officially called the Commonwealth of Australia

For an outline of pages concerning Australian topics, see Outline of Australia

Australia may also refer to:

Film:

• Australia (1989 film), directed by Jean-Jacques Andrien, a story about Edouard Pierson
• Australia (2008 film), by Baz Luhrmann, starring Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jackman

Music:

• Australia (album), an album by the German cross-cultural new age group Cusco
• "Australia" (Guttermouth song) a song by Guttermouth from their 2000 split EP with Australian band Mach Pelican, Chicken & Champagne
• "Australia" (Gyroscope song), a 2008 single by the band Gyroscope
• Australia (Howie Day album), an album by the singer-songwriter Howie Day
• "Australia" (Jonas Brothers song), a song by the Jonas Brothers from their self-titled album
• "Australia" (Manic Street Preachers song), a 1996 single by the Manic Street Preachers
• "Australia" (The Kinks song), a song by The Kinks from their 1969 concept album Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire)
• "Australia" (The Shins song), a song by The Shins from their 2007 album Wincing the Night Away
• "Australia", a song by Russian artist Zemfira.

Ships:

• Australia II, a 12-metre yacht, Australia's first successful America's Cup challenger
• HMS Australia (1888), a ship in the Royal Navy
• HMAS Australia, three ships in the Royal Australian Navy

Other:

• Australia (Beanie Baby), a Beanie Baby bear produced in 2005 in honour of Australia
• Australia (board game), a board game by Ravensburger
• Australian, British Columbia, a locality in Canada
• Australia, an episode of children's sitcom ChuckleVision (from the second series)

See also

• Australasia
• Austrasia
• Austria
• Australian (disambiguation)
• The Australian (disambiguation)
• List of all pages beginning with "Australia"

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