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Australia

Australia . The land down under. The land down under. Equal in size to continental United States. Driest continent next to Antarctica. Home to the Great Barrier Reef. . The history of Oz. First inhabitants were the Aborigines.

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Australia

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  1. Australia The land down under

  2. The land down under • Equal in size to continental United States. • Driest continent next to Antarctica. • Home to the Great Barrier Reef.

  3. The history of Oz • First inhabitants were the Aborigines. • In 17th century Dutch, Portuguese, and Spanish ships found the continent. • British gained control in 1770, calling it New South Wales • In 1788 Great Brittan began moving criminals to Port Jackson (Sidney)

  4. The history of Oz • Modern day Australia federated in 1901 • Consists today of six states • Constitution similar to British Parliament with financial system similar to ours • Great Brittan still has some say in governing with Governor-General

  5. Statistics • population is 21,262,641 • Predominately English speaking nation • 92% Caucasian • Only 4% unemployment rate • Prime Minister is Kevin Rudd • Governor-General is Quentin Bryce

  6. Communication • 104 television stations • 9.4 million internet hosts • 15.3 million internet users

  7. War on terror • Two terrorists attacks since September 11th • Sent 2,000 troops to Iraq.

  8. Fun Facts • The first Australian settlers reportedly drank more than any community in the history of man kind (reportedly). • 1500 different species of spiders. • 150,000,000 sheep. Human population roughly 22 million. • No part of Australia is farther than 1000 km from the Ocean. • Australians from Queensland are “banana benders” • West Australians, “Sand gropers”

  9. Headlines • http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/sport/australia-wants-the-world-cup-and-will-persist/story-fn4l4sip-1225823672624 • http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/national/aborigines-claim-culture-theft-over-oksana-domnina-and-maxim-shabalins-olympic-ice-dance/story-e6frea8c-1225822375720 • http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/breaking-news/hysteria-as-loaded-trolley-explodes-in-darwin-woolworths-complex/story-fn3dxity-1225826377187

  10. Work cited • http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0107296.html?pageno=1 • http://www.outback-australia-travel-secrets.com/fun-facts-about-australia.html • http://www.greatbarrierreef.org/ • http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/ • http://www.theaustralian.com.au/

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