Melbourne is in the continent of Australia. It is the capital city of the Australian state of Victoria.
The continent of Australia should not be confused with the geographical regions of either Oceania or Australasia, neither of which is a continent.
Melbourne is one of Australia's main cities. Australia is in the continent Oceania (or Australasia, as it is sometimes known).
Melbourne is the capital of Victoria, in Australia and is therefore in the continent of Australia.
Sydney, Canberra and Melbourne are all major cities in the continent and country of Australia.
The continent of Australia
Sydney, Melbourne and Canberra are all major cities in Australia.
Sydney, Melbourne, and Brisbane are in the continent (and nation) of Australia.
The countrylink XPT travels between Sydney and Melbourne. The Canberra Xplorer also goes to both Sydney and Melbourne.
The nearest state capitals to Canberra are Sydney and Melbourne.
Melbourne, Canberra, Perth, Adelaide, Brisbane, Sydney
On the highway, via means to go "by way of". For example, if you are travelling from Sydney to Melbourne, you may ask "How far is it from Sydney to Melbourne via Canberra?", i.e. going through Canberra on the way.
Well there are little country towns outside of canberra, but the main cities are Sydney and Melbourne.
The main highway between Canberra and Melbourne (indeed, Sydney and Melbourne) is the Hume Highway. It roughly follows the path of explorers Hume and Hovell, who first explored an overland route between Sydney and Port Phillip Bay in 1824.
sydney kangaroos, Melbourne outbacks, canberra mates
The capital of Australia is Canberra. It is located in the Australian Capital Territory and serves as the political and administrative center of the country.
Lyndon Johnson: 20 - 23 October 1966 (Canberra, Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, and Townsville) and 21 - 22 December 1967 (Melbourne)George Bush: 31 December 1991 to 3 January 1992 (Sydney, Canberra, and Melbourne)Bill Clinton: 19 - 23 November 1996 (Sydney, Canberra, and Port Douglas)George W Bush: 22 October 2003 (Canberra) and 2 - 5 September 2007 (Sydney)Barack Obama: 16 - 17 November 2011 (Darwin and Canberra)
The placement of Canberra was the result of a compromise between the two dominant cities of Australia, Sydney and Melbourne. It lies between the two, a little inland, but is closer to Sydney. Given that Australia is such a vast continent, the capital cities are quite spread apart, particularly Perth and Darwin.