| |  | | | Australia | Latitude: -35.28333 S Longitude: 149.2167 E Capital: Canberra | | | | | | | | Travel in Australia A total of 236 members have visited 885 locations in Australia. Together they have written 1687 travel stories and uploaded 12601 pictures from Australia. Last visit in Australia was made 2008-05-10 by j2dewar who was in Mossman Gorge. Have you been to Australia? Click here to join and share your pictures and stories. |
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Short introduction to Australia
Australia became a commonwealth of the British Empire in 1901. It was able to take advantage of its natural resources to rapidly develop its agricultural and manufacturing industries and to make a major contribution to the British effort in World Wars I and II. Long-term concerns include pollution, particularly depletion of the ozone layer, and management and conservation of coastal areas, especially the Great Barrier Reef. A referendum to change Australia's status, from a commonwealth headed by the British monarch to an independent republic, was defeated in 1999.
Source: World Factbook |
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Travel stories from Australia  | Melbourne via Great Ocean Road to Princetown | | My trip started early this morning at 6:30am when we left Melbourne heading towards Torquay, home of Quicksilver, Roxy, and Rip Curl, for breakfast and shopping. I looked but didn’t buy anything howev... |
| | | |  | Lake Conjola again | | On Thursday 22nd February we went to Lake Conjola again with Shamus and Maan, a couple who live in our block. Shamus is Ozzy but Irish descent and Maan is his Norwegian girlfriend. We went up to Lake ... |
| | | |  | Finally in Australia! | | Landed in the country I wanted to visit since I was a kid (many years ago ;-) at 05.30 local time (9hrs ahead of Sweden). After spending a month in Asia it felt very much like coming home when I trave... |
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