Australia is not a state, it is a continent, country, but not an island either. This is possible due to the definition of island ;A piece of land surrounded by water but smaller than a continent. (referenced: www.dictionary.com), which if you look at Australia on a map it suits this description due to the surrounding water aspect but not the continent aspect due to Australia being politically considered a continent. Sometimes Australia is referred to as an island continent. Australia also is it's own country on it's own continent.
Tasmania is Australia's island state.
Tasmania is Australia's only island state.
Australia does not have provinces. It has states.Australia's island state is Tasmania.
Tasmania is Australia's island state, and its smallest state. Originally named Van Diemen's Land by Dutch explorer Abel Tasman who first landed there in 1642, it was renamed Tasmania in 1856, after its discoverer.
The island of Tasmania is Australia's smallest state.
Australia's most southerly state is the island state of Tasmania.
Tasmania, also known informally as the 'Apple Isle'.
Tasmania is Australia's island state, located south of the mainland state of Victoria.
Tasmania is considered a state, and an island. But most formally as a state.
Rottnest Island is in Western Australia.
Australia's largest island is the entire state of Tasmania. It lies south of the mainland, on the eastern side.
The largest island south of the Australian mainland is Tasmania, one of Australia's states. Kangaroo Island is the largest island south of Australia that is not a state.