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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.




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Bondi Beach
2 hours ago: Thirsty Hurst published a blog
Bondi Beach
February 9th 2010  Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Sydney
No run for me today - it was nice out this morning but my legs need some rest. With that in mind, I made today a relaxing day. It started off with a plan to go to Bondi Beach, Australia’s most w ... 4 photos [full story]

Super Bowl Monday
1 day ago: Thirsty Hurst published a blog
Super Bowl Monday
February 8th 2010  Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Sydney
Today is Monday. But, with the time difference, back in the US it is still Sunday. In fact, it is Super Bowl Sunday. And my understanding is that makes for a fun morning in Australia, as many of the b ... 6 photos [full story]

Long trip to Sydney
1 day ago: Thirsty Hurst published a blog
Long trip to Sydney
February 7th 2010  Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Sydney
I left Melbourne today one what was scheduled to be an almost 14 hour bus ride (with stops) to Sydney. I opted to skip Canberra, Australia’s capital city, in exchange for some more time elsewher ... 2 photos [full story]

Celebrations d
January 23rd 2010  Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Sydney
Australia Day est a l'Australie ce que le 14 Juillet est a la France. Mais ici il ne s'agit pas de commemorer les victoires militaires et celebrer la puissance du pays, mais l'idee est plutot de se re ... 14 photos [full story]

Sydney, Australia
2 days ago: Margaux7 published a blog
Sydney, Australia
February 7th 2010  Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Sydney
Sydney: grittier than Melbourne but I liked its attitude. This time I booked a hostel before my arrival, which was the sister to The Nunnery called Glebe Village. Not as holy or as clean but situated ... 54 photos [full story]

2 days ago: SusieLewis published a blog
Big Day Out festival!
January 23rd 2010  Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Sydney
So me and Zoebird had heard about this awesome festival called Big Day Out that was coming to Sydney, but we didn't even bother trying to get tickets because we thought it would have been sold out wee ... [full story]

Hello Sydney, Hello Rain...
3 days ago: Yiddogray published a blog
Hello Sydney, Hello Rain...
February 6th 2010  Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Sydney
Sydney, English thought capital of Australia. We had already stopped here on our way over to Perth but as the flights were cheaper to stop here and then head off to the Gold Coast, it seemed rude ... 20 photos [full story]

4 days ago: KarenDT published a blog
29 days to go
February 6th 2010  Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Sydney » Lane Cove
The weight of how much there is still to do feels overwhelming. Somehow, the list is getting longer, with me recently agreeing to devise and deliver Directors training at work before I head off into ... [full story]

5 days ago: sarafink published a blog
No Worries(ish)
February 5th 2010  Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Sydney
It’s been 8 days since I’ve left home and 5 that I’ve been in Sydney. I know that doesn’t seem to mathematically make sense, and considering I'm a failure at math, you probably ... [full story]

Trip to the museum
5 days ago: travelling scotts published a blog
Trip to the museum
February 4th 2010  Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Sydney
I thought I'd try this out before we leave to make sure everyone knows how to find it. We had a lovely day at the museum yesterday. It was quite the adventure, we caught the train which was a bit exci ... 9 photos [full story]


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