Australia

1 January 1901 was the date when Federation occurred in Australia. Federation meant the joining of all the colonies on the Australian continent to form the nation of the Commonwealth of Australia. No longer was the continent occupied by six disparate colonies administered by their own government, but by a central Federal government which allocated certain powers to the state governments.

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According to a 2009 World Bank report, Australia's arable land (that is, how much land is good for growing crops) makes up 6.14% of the total land on the continent.

Gold was first officially discovered in Australia in 1851, not far from Bathurst, New South Wales. Edward Hargraves had carefully studied the geology of the area and, convinced that it was similar to that of the California goldfields, from where he had just returned, went prospecting. He enlisted the assistance of John Lister, a man who had already found gold in the region. Lister led Hargraves directly to where gold was found, at Summerhill Creek, at a site which Hargraves named "Ophir". Hargraves has been credited with the discovery ever since, even though, by rights, credit should go to Lister.

There are flights to AYQ, Ayers Rock, aka Connellan Airport, in Yulara, the closest airport to the north.

Driving, you would have to cross Queensland on either of the main roads, to Camooweal, then west to Tennant Springs, south to Alice Springs, and farther south to Uluru itself, near Yulara, NT.

The area of Australia is 2,970,000 square miles. The area of Indonesia is 735,000 square miles. If you divide Australia's area by Indonesia's area, you find that Indonesia would fit in Australia 4 times.

In both square mileage and population, Sydney, Australia, is bigger than Seoul, South Korea.

Square miles:

Sydney, Australia: 4,689 sq miles

Seoul, South Korea: 233.7 sq miles

Population:

Sydney, Australia: 4.579 million

Seoul, South Korea: 9.82 million

August 2012

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At the 2007 national census, 18.7 per cent said they had no religion, compared to 63.9 per cent Christians. Another 12 per cent declined to answer the question.

At the 2011 national census, 22.3 per cent said they had no religion, compared to 61.1 per cent Christians.

1.6 Million people visit that location each year.

Australia does not earn anything in foreign aid. Foreign aid is an expense that costs Australia hundreds of millions of dollars per year.

Kids, ankle biters, rug rats.

Rhyming slang = Billy lids

Hard to say as Pacific Ocean is on the left and Indian Ocean is on the right they would meet appx. half way between Australia.

Australia's most common marsupial is the kangaroo. Apart from the fact that the kangaroo family includes some 60 species, the three largest species still make up the most common marsupials. These three species are the Red kangaroo, eastern Grey kangaroo and Western Grey kangaroo.

Susie Maroney, born in Cronulla in NSW in 1974, swam the English Channel in 1991. Susie was 17 when she made the fastest female two way English Channel Crossing, in the time of 17 h 14 mins.

When you want to open a hair salon you are required to obtain certain certifications and licenses. The specific certifications and licenses vary from one state to the next. Common licenses you will need for a hair salon include an Employer Identification Number, cosmetology license, general business license, and specific salon based permits.

Pigs were introduced into Australia with the First Fleet, which arrived on 26 January 1788. Among the livestock and provisions, 32 pigs are listed as being on the First Fleet. Pigs were introduced purely for food, as the British colonists had no food supplies already established: thus, they relied on livestock until they could get some crops growing.

• Tasmania is the only state of Australia which is not part of the mainland.
• Tasmania also has a much cooler temperature year-round than the mainland states.
• Tasmania is the only state in which the Tasmanian Devil is found in the wild (although it once roamed the whole continent).
• Tasmania is the smallest of all of the states (discounting the territory of the ACT)
• The island is predominantly bushland and cool temperate rainforest, whereas the other states have fewer areas of rainforest in relation to their entire area.

Special things in Australia include various culinary delights including Anzac biscuits witchetty grubs, emu, and the soda bread damper. The National Cake of Australia is a square-shaped sponge cake called lamington.

Northern Hairy-nosed Wombat (aka Queensland Hairy-nosed Wombat, Yaminon)

Scientific name: Lasiorhinus krefftii The Northern Hairy-nosed Wombat is a marsupial with a backward facing pouch. The curious name comes from its distinctive muzzle which is covered with short brown hairs. It is strong and heavily built, with short, powerful legs and strong claws that are used to dig burrows or search for suitable plants to eat. Its fur is soft, silky, and mainly brown, mottled with grey, fawn and black. It has a broad head, and the ears are long and slightly pointed with tufts of white hair on the edges. The Northern Hairy-nosed Wombat gives birth to one young during the wet season (November - April). The young stay in the mothers pouch for eight to nine months. They leave their mother at about 15 months.

Southern Hairy-nosed Wombat

Scientific name: Lasiorhinus latifrons The Southern Hairy-nosed Wombat species occurs in parts of southern South Australia, southeastern Western Australia and western Victoria. It is the smallest of the three wombats in Australia has red-brown fur and a shorter face. The Southern Hairy-nosed Wombat breeds from late September through to December.

The most recent available population figures for South Australia are for June 2013. At this time, the population of South Australia was approximately 1,670,800.

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