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.
Including Tasmania, the island state of Australia, as the largest island, the third largest island of Australia would be Kangaroo Island.
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 an island state of the Common wealth of Australia. Its capital city is Hobart. The island is named after Abel Tasman, a Dutch 17th Century explorer.
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.