The first European settlers in Australia were primarily convicts from England, together with the officers and the marines who guarded them.
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In area, Australia is the sixth largest country after Russia, Canada, China, USA, and Brazil.
If the words "Australia's country animal" refer to the national faunal emblem of Australia, the answer is 'none'. There is no national animal of Australia.
Australia was first settled as a penal colony, housing the excess convicts from England. However, this was not its only purpose. It was set up to become its own self-sufficient colony as the British wanted a strong presence in the Pacific. The continent also provided the British Empire with natural resources.
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Australia is a sparsely populated country, with most of the population settled round the coast.
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Angus and Malcolm came from the UK and settled in Australia , the band was formed in Australia.
This statement is not true. Australia is a country of immigrants, much like the US or Canada. Europeans and Asians especially have been migrating to Australia since its beginning as a country in massive numbers.
That question has been debated ever since we named the continents. But i think the scientists settled on both, Australia is both a continent and a country.
If you mean, "What states were settled in by the colony of the first fleet?", the answer to that would be none because when the colony of the first fleet settled in Australia, the country was undecided and wasn't divided up into separate states.
Australia is a sovereign nation and does not 'belong' to anyone. The economic system in Australia is their own affair. Australia chooses to use the capitalistic economy model, as is their right. Being settled by the British, it was modelled on the British system.
James Cook never settled in Australia. He was sent to explore whether there really was a great southern continent, but he never settled in Australia.
Platypuses are native to Australia. Australia was originally settled by convicts, marines and officers from England.
There are no other countries in Australia. Australia is the only country in Australia. Droughts have been known here since the start of European settlement, so it is most likely that the first known drought to affect European settlers occurred within New South Wales, the first state to be settled.
Georgia was originally settled as a debtor's colony, kinda like Australia