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Australia
Australia is the sixth largest country in the world, and located south of Papua New Guinea and Indonesia, in the Southern Hemisphere.
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What is the distance and travel time from Port Augusta to Alice Springs?
From Port Augusta to Alice Springs by road is a distance of 1223km. The journey takes about eleven hours, driving non-stop.
What is the common emblem of Spain Germany Albania Australia and US?
Oh, what a lovely question! The common emblem shared by Spain, Germany, Albania, Australia, and the United States is the noble eagle. Majestic and strong, the eagle symbolizes freedom, power, and courage in each of these beautiful countries. Just like the eagle, may you soar high and reach your full potential, my friend.
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Do most Australians go to university?
Yes. According to 2006 figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics, 57% of people living in the cities and urban areas of Australia attended university. Although the figure is lower in rural areas, a great many more people live in the city. This figure was up from 44% in 1996, so the trend is increasing upwards.
Is June a summer season for Australia?
No, it is the first official month of winter in the temperate parts of the country, since Australia is in the southern hemisphere. The tropical parts of Australia are in their 'dry season' during June.
Why was corporal punishment banned in schools?
In certain States Parents did not like their children being spanked at school.
If children were misbehaving or disobeying the teacher, the teacher would send them to the office and if the offense waranted it then the principal would administer a paddling..Corporal Punishment is still legal in 20 States in the US with signed parental consent. since 1971 (30) US States have discontinued corporal punishment in public schools other states have discontinued corporal punishment in private schools..
However in all 50 states in the US it is still legal for the parents to administer corporal punishment to their own children if it is done with reasonable force.
What demographic stage is Australia?
Currently, Australia is a Stage Four Country :) I had to do a project on this.
How much does it cost to get your gun licence in Victoria Australia?
it can cost 600.00 dollors to go for your gun licence.
What do you think of when you think of Australia?
My FIRST thought every time i hear Australia is their beautiful accent, I love to hear people from Australia talk. And next thing is their exotic animals like kangaroo's, flamingo's, seal's, wildlife and the sunsets. I hope to see Australia someday. From what I've seen on TV it looks tremendous.
Why did Queensland not want to federate?
Not all of Queensland was reluctant - it was the sugar cane growers who knew that the intended implementation of an official White Australia Policy (for which legislation was planned) would affect their cheap labor. For decades, north Queensland had employed South Pacific Islanders, referred to as "Kanakas", who were excellent workers, and cheap to employ. Australian workers were more reluctant to labour in the hot Australian sun; they complained about their conditions; and they were required to be paid more, that to the labour unions. Canegrowers did not want to lose their advantage. However, the remainder of Queenslanders wanted to be part of the Federation.
Western Australia was a remote colony, and believed that in matters of trade with the eastern colonies, Western Australia would be disadvantaged and dominated by larger, more empowering colonies like New South Wales and Victoria.
Why are ranching and mining important industries in Australia?
Both open-pit and underground mining is done in Australia, producing a range of materials including gold, copper, silver, uranium, zinc, nickel and iron. Australia is also responsible for producing around 95% of the world's opal supply. Some of the more famous coal mines in Australia are the Hunter Valley Mines, which produce up to 11 million tonnes of coal annually.
Mining has been going strong in Australia since the gold rushes of the mid 1800's. Although coal was discovered earlier than this, it was slow to get up and running as a viable economic resource for the country, however Australia is now the world's biggest exporter of coal, and it is responsible for a large majority of the country's electricity supply. Hundreds of people work in mining jobs all over Australia and reap the rewards of their hard work.
Who Founded the Northern Territory?
It is probably not so much a question of who discoveredthe Northern Territory as who was the first to cross it and chart the region, entering previously unknown territory. This honour goes to John MacDouall Stuart, a Scottish-born South Australian explorer who was the first recorded European to successfully cross the continent from south to north and return alive. It took him five attempts, during which he gained considerable knowledge of the area north of South Australia.
Because of Stuart's successful crossing, the Northern Territory became part of South Australia, from 1863 until it was taken over by the Commonwealth Government in 1911.
What is the tallest tower in Australia?
Australia's tallest tower is the Q1 Tower on Queensland's Gold Coast. The Q1 Tower has 80 floors and is 322 m high. Its nearest rival is the Eureka Tower in Melbourne which, although it has 91 floors, is 297 m high.
Which was an effect of British settlement of Australia?
Australia took their convicts in the beginning, now Australia takes their tourists.
Does the northern territory have a territorial government?
yes and it is run in a similar manner to a state government. it is the same for the ACT
How much does a ferret cost in Australia?
Ferrets are not native to Australia, and as such, there are limits on keeping them as pets.
Australia has strict restrictions on the keeping of ferrets as pets. Live ferrets cannot be imported, due to the risks of disease. The ferrets currently in Australia come from stud farms. Only domesticated ferrets (Mustela putorius furo) are permitted, and not their close relative, the European polecat.
It is illegal to keep ferrets as pets in Queensland or the Northern Territory; in the ACT and Victoria a licence is required.
In Queensland the ferret is a Class 1 declared pest animal, and as such is a prohibited pet. Other Australian states also have restrictions on keeping ferrets as pets.
Ferrets are also banned completely in the Northern Territory.
In Western Australia there are no known laws against keeping ferrets, but there are requirements for identification on ferrets entering that state, to ensure only the domesticated ferret is permitted in.
Areas of Victoria require that ferrets be registered, and some councils limit how many ferrets may be kept on the same premises.
New South Wales has no specific registration requirements, but there are restrictions in some areas regarding the number of ferrets which may be kept.
South Australia has no registration requirements - ferrets can be kept legally as there is currently no feral ferret problem in that state.
There are ferret enthusiast clubs in Tasmania, so ferrets are permitted in that state. There do not appear to be any obvious restrictions.
In the Australian Capital Territory, owners are subject to Animal Welfare Codes of Practice, and ferrets must be licensed.
The best advice is to contact the local council involved about keeping ferrets, and individual councils' policies and guidelines.
Ferrets are quite popular with some groups, and ferret clubs continue to lobby councils and governments to reduce some of the current restrictions. Others are more cautious, wanting to avoid similar problems as those caused by the introduction of foxes and rabbits in Australia.
Australia is a member of the commonwealth of nations which is a loosely iligned group of country's with British colonial history. If Australia were to accept via referendum that it wishes to become separate and independent (on paper) from Britain, then we would become a republic and no longer a Commonwealth country.
What is Australia largest dam?
Australia's largest dam is Lake Gordon, on the Gordon River in southwest Tasmania. When full, Lake Gordon covers an area of about 48,000 hectares. It has a capacity of 12450 million cubic metres.
When was Australia first sighted?
Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders have been living in the Australian continent for thousands of years. In the 1500s, Europeans knew of the existence of New Guinea and the island of Timor, but the first believed to have found the Australian continent was Portuguese explorer Christovao de Mendonca. Mendonca never returned to portugal, but wreckage believed to have been from his ships was found along the Australian coastline. Other sources suggest the first to sight Australia was actually Gomes de Sequeira, also of Portugal, in 1525. His descriptions of the islands he noted when he was blown off course are believed to be islands off the Northern Territory. There is, however, no real proof of this. Several more Portuguese explorers followed, including Louis de Torres, after whom Torres strait is named. The first to chart any part of the Australian continent was explorer Willem Jansz, in 1616. Willem Jansz/Janszoon was a Dutchman who was seeking new trade routes and trade associates. He became the first recorded European to step foot on Australia's shores on the western shore of Cape York Peninsula, on 26 February 1606. However, he believed the Cape to be part of New Guinea, from whence he crossed the Arafura Sea.
What is the hottest month in barbados?
Barbados doesn't have a historically hot month and the differences in months are quite nominal. The temperature is almost constantly between 29- 32 degrees Celsius in the day time and 25- 27 Celsius at night.
Barbados does not either have heat waves like those experienced in Europe from time to time or other parts of the world. The temperature hardly ever goes to 33 - and never goes past there.
What day do you put up your Christmas tree?
I'd say about 8 to 12 days before Christmas. You want it up a while before Christmas, so you can enjoy it, but not too early that the tree is dying before Christmas, or you become tired of it.
Or if its plastic you could put it up sometime in november or december
