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No. The Ghan goes from Adelaide to Darwin. The train that goes East-west, from Sydney to Perth, is the Indian Pacific. You can get a train from Brisbane to Sydney, and then catch the Indian Pacific to Perth, but it does not travel there directly.
No. Brisbane is north of Sydney
No, not directly. A train can be caught from Brisbane to Sydney (not the most comfortable of trips). The Indian-Pacific can then be caught from Sydney to Adelaide, and this offers a variety of accommodation, from single and double cabins to just upright seats in the main carriages. From Adelaide one can board the Ghan to Darwin.
Sydney, Melbourne, and Brisbane are in the continent (and nation) of Australia.
The half way point when driving from Brisbane to Sydney, Brisbane is Armidale, Australia.
Melbourne is closer to Sydney than Brisbane is.
Yes. There is a regular train service from Melbourne to Geelong. http://www.viclink.com.au/route/view/1745 go to the link for a list of times of departure and arrival.
Melbourne is closer to Adelaide than Sydney is.
Brisbane is closer to Cairns.
There was no Tsunami that hit Brisbane, and therefore no Tsunami hit Sydney. However there were recent floods that devastated Brisbane and the QLD state of Australia.
It is 921 km by road between Brisbane and Sydney. Air distance is 728 km.
Sydney lies on Port Jackson on the New South Wales coast. It is the capital of NSW. Brisbane, capital of Queensland, is situated on the Brisbane River, near Moreton Bay in the southeast of the state.