What are now the states of Australia existed as separate British Colonies until they federated to form the nation of Australia on 1 Jan 1901.
Australia is a country and a continent, but it is not formally classed as an island. Geographically, Australia is a continent, as it sits on its own tectonic plate, and it is often referred to as an island continent, being completely surrounded by water. However, it is too large to be classed as an island. The world's largest island is Greenland.
If Australia had no culture, it would a country with nothing but a vast void in it. Australia is a multicultural country, but it has its own strong cultural influences. Aboriginal Australia has exerted a stronger influence on the country than many people realise. Swagmen, stockmen and shearers also form a large part of Australia's cultural history. For more details, see the related question.
Austra is the short form of Australia which refers to a country that occupies the whole Australian continent. The largest city in Australia is called Sydney.
Federation in Australia was never certain to happen. Some states wanted to have free trade and others wanted protection for their local manufacturers and producers. Federation meant that all the states could trade freely with each other. Also it was felt that the smaller states would not be able to protect themselves. From time to time there were scares like that the Russians would invade Australia if there was a war between Russia and Great Britain. The main centres of manufacture/production were in Melbourne and Sydney as well as most of the people with money to invest in new endeavors. While all the mainland colonies and Tasmania federated and became Australia, the colonies across the Tasman decided they would form their own country and became New Zealand.
Chickens - more commonly nicknamed "chooks" in Australia - are the most common form of poultry in the country.
Don't know the relevance, but I know oranges comes from South Africa, Australia, Mocambique and more. Depends on the weather of the country....
they arrived by traveling from Africa Jamaica and other country to Australia
The main form of transportation in Australia is the car.
Many of Benjamin Franklin's essays were written in the form of newspaper articles. This encouraged newspapers across the new country to publish them.
Australia is the only country physically on Australia. However, there is a larger region usually matched with Australia (Oceania) to form Australia & Oceania. The countries in this region include Papua New Guinea, Australia, New Zealand, Fiji, Nauru, Palau, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Micronesia, Solomon Islands, Marshall Islands, Samoa, Tonga, and Kiribati.
The conservative party in Australia is the National Party of Australia, originally called the Country Party. In Queensland, the National Party and the Liberal Party have merged to form the LNP, or Liberal National Party.Another conservative party is the Family First Party, a more minor political party.