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It didn't.

Australia and Oceania are two completely different things.

Australia is a country and a continent. It lies within the political region known as Oceania, which comprises also the islands of New Guinea, New Zealand and various other island nations in the South Pacific.

By geographical definition, Oceania is not a continent.

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