Background: Aboriginal settlers arrived on the continent from Southeast Asia about 40,000 years before the first Europeans began exploration in the 17th century. No formal territorial claims were made until 1770, when Capt. James COOK took possession in the name of Great Britain. Six colonies were created in the late 18th and 19th centuries; they federated and became the Commonwealth of Australia in 1901. The new country took 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. In recent decades, Australia has transformed itself into an internationally competitive, advanced market economy. It boasted one of the OECD's fastest growing economies during the 1990's, a performance due in large part to economic reforms adopted in the 1980's. Long-term concerns include pollution, particularly depletion of the ozone layer, and management and conservation of coastal areas, especially the Great Barrier Reef.
April 21st 2008Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Sydney Hey Everyone!
We're back and we have been busy since our last entry. Heidi is really enjoying her job at DEGW while she feels challenged and is continually learning new things. She really likes h ... 13 photos[full story]
May 12th 2008Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Sydney
Så kom dagen hvor vi endelig kom i zoologisk have! Vi startede dagen på Pancakes on the Rocks - en fabelagtig morgenmadsrestaurant lige ved Harbour Bridge. Vi (de voksne) ÅD!!! Jan overvurderede sit ... [full story]
May 12th 2008Oceania » Australia » New South Wales A week when we left the high country and came down to the coast.Monday in Port Mac Quarrie before getting the caravan serviced there Tues.PM seemed like a bigger version of the Mount and we were not t ... 3 photos[full story]
May 12th 2008Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Sydney » Randwick Zoooooo, dat is lang geleden! Tijdens onze vakantie in Nederland kregen we van verscheidene kanten commentaar dat we onze weblog beter bij moesten houden. Dus bij deze…..
Ondertussen zijn we ... 32 photos[full story]
May 12th 2008Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Sydney Sunday morning was an early start. The surf camp people had us up at half 6, and we had to pack up before breakfast and our bus leacing at 7:30. I had fried eggs on toast and some rice krispies, they ... [full story]
May 12th 2008Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Coffs Harbour Hey, so its another double blog writing session today, since I want to keep ares separate, i feel it makes better reading!! The last blog left off in Byron Bay having had my first surf lesson. That ni ... [full story]
May 12th 2008Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Sydney » Manly Hi All,
Some people have been having difficulty accessing the blog since Stu listed them as private. They are now open as public so hopefully you can all view them OK.
Lots of love,
Stu & Li ... [full story]
May 12th 2008Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Central Coast Many of you will be wondering if I have made it to Australia. Well if that person is you then it’s your lucky day - I have been here for the past 3 weeks and for the first time this year I have ... 28 photos[full story]
May 11th 2008Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Sydney
Til dem der håber at læse om alle vores oplevelser i zoologisk have, må vi skuffe jer ... vi er endnu ikke nået derhen. Intentionen var der dog! Vi vågnede som sædvanligt ved 9 tiden og måtte vække ... [full story]
March 9th 2008Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Sydney
My first impression of Australia was how much it resembles things back in the states. They way the country is ran, the cities, transportation, comfortable way of life, TV shows, and even the form ... 9 photos[full story]
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