The Commonwealth of Australia is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the world's smallest continent and a number of islands in the Southern, Indian and Pacific Oceans. Australia's neighbouring countries are Indonesia, East Timor and Papua New Guinea to the north, the Solomon Islands, Vanuatu and New Caledonia to the northeast, and New Zealand to the southeast. The continent of Australia has been inhabited for over 40,000 years by Indigenous Australians. After sporadic visits by fishermen from the north and by Europe ...

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The name Australia is derived from the Latin australis, meaning southern. Legends of an "unknown southern land" (terra australis incognita) date back to the Roman times and were commonplace in mediæval geography, but they were not based on any actual knowledge of the continent. The Dutch adjectival form Australische ("Australian," in the sense of "southern") was used by Dutch officials in Batavia to refer to the newly discovered land to the south as early as 1638. The first English language writer to use the word ...

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The name Australia is derived from the Latin australis, meaning southern. Legends of an "unknown southern land" (terra australis incognita) date back to the Roman times and were commonplace in mediæval geography, but they were not based on any actual knowledge of the continent. The Dutch adjectival form Australische ("Australian," in the sense of "southern") was used by Dutch officials in Batavia to refer to the newly discovered land to the south as early as 1638. The first English language writer to use the word ...

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Victoria is a state located in the south-eastern corner of Australia. It is the smallest mainland state in area, but the most densely populated and urbanised. Victoria began as a farming community in the 1800s, until the discovery of gold transformed it into a leading industrial and commercial centre. In June 2005, Victoria's population reached an estimated 5,022,300 - making it the second most populous Australian state, after New South Wales. Melbourne is Victoria's capital and largest city, with more than 70 per cent of all Victoria ...

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The structure of the Australian Government may be examined in light of two distinct concepts, namely: Federalism - Australia has both a federal government called the Commonwealth Government as well as state and local governments; and Separation of powers into legislative, executive and judiciary branches of government. Separation of powers is implied from the structure of the Constitution which breaks down the branches of government into separate chapters. Government of Australia - Federalis ...

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The Constitution of Australia consists of a number of documents. The most important of these is the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Australia. The text of the Constitution was originally a schedule to the Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act 1900 (in full, An Act to constitute the Commonwealth of Australia), an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. But since Australia is now an independent country, the text of the Constitution is now regarded as fully separated from the text in the original Act. Only the ...

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Western Australia is Australia's largest state in area, covering the western third of the mainland, and is bordered by South Australia and the Northern Territory. It is, after Yakutia in Russia, the second largest subnational entity in the world. Western Australia - Geography. Western Australia consists of several extremely old cratons which merged (probably during the Neoproterozoic) to form the Australian Craton. Because the only mountain-building since then has been of the Stirling Range with the rifting ...

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In Australia, baseball is a game that played in all the states and territories, but it struggles for popularity due to the popularity of many other sports, including the comparable sport of cricket, in which Australia has always been one of the leading nations. School-aged children are generally guided towards a future in cricket, rather than baseball, especially in the private schooling system. Currently there is no national league in Australia, although rumour has it that in 2006, a national competition will begin. It was hop ...

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Cossack (20°40′S 117°11′E) is a historic ghost town located 1480 km north of Perth in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. Many of the buildings are listed by the National Trust. Other related archivesNational Trust, Perth, Pilbara, Western Australia, ghost town

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The Uniting Church in Australia (UCA) was formed on June 22, 1977 when the Methodist Church of Australasia, Presbyterian Church of Australia and Congregational Union of Australia came together under the Basis of Union document. The third largest denomination in Australia (the Roman Catholic and the Anglican churches are larger), the UCA has 312,858 members in 2,247 congregations (2000 figures). Uniting Church in Australia - Organisation. The UCA is governed by a series of councils: ...

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Lotteries in Australia include various lotto related products licensed by Australian lottery companies: Tattersalls, New South Wales Lotteries, Gold Lotto and others. Many Australian lottery companies (which operate in different states/territories) share their games, for example Tattersalls operates "Tattslotto" which is also run in different names (but using the same prize money/numbers) in other states. Lottery is subject to many regulations in Australia. Lotteries in Australia - Tattslotto. Tattslotto ...

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The A1 Team Australia is the Australian team of A1 Grand Prix, an international racing series. Its car has been presented to the public on November 2004. A1 Team Australia - Owners. A1 Team Australia owners are Alan Docking and the famous former-F1 champion Alan Jones. Official Website - A1 Team Australia A1 Team Australia - Drivers. The drivers for the Australian team will be Christian Jones, son of team chairman Alan, Will Davison and Will Po ...

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Crime in Australia - Life imprisonment in Australia. In Australia, life imprisonment is of indeterminate length. The sentencing judge usually sets a non-parole period after which the prisoner can apply for release under parole conditions. In the case of a criminal who has committed particularly heinous crimes, the sentencing judge may recommend that the person is "never to be released". Crime in Australia - Prisons in Australia. Prisons in Australia managed by private corporations. Fulham Correctional Centre Mount Gambier Pris ...

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The death penalty was abolished in Queensland in 1922, Tasmania in 1968, the Commonwealth in 1973, Northern Territory in 1973, Victoria in 1975, South Australia in 1976, ACT in 1983, Western Australia in 1984, and New South Wales in 1985. Crime in Australia - Executed in Australia. Eric Edgar Cooke Ronald Ryan Crime in Australia - Australians executed overseas. Several Australians have been executed overseas. Barlow and Chambers executi ...

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Following European settlement, the wool industry was the first large scale agricultural enterprise in Australia’s history. Wool was of key importance to the Australian economy, so much so that the phrase ‘Australia rides on the sheep’s back’ is still a part of the Australian vernacular. Wool production is less crucial today, the wool industry shrunk significatly in the 1990s due to low world prices and competition from synthetic fibre. In the 1860s sugar was successfully grown in plantations in Queensland. A raw sugar mill was ...

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1985 in Australia - Unknown Dates. Melbourne celebrates its 150th anniversary Capital gains tax is introduced New South Wales abolishes capital punishment for treason & piracy with violence, thereby abolishing capital punishment from Australia. ...

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