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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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Alice Springs, Uluru, Kata Tjuta & Kings Canyon
November 8th 2009  Oceania » Australia » Northern Territory » Alice Springs
Flew from Cairns to Alice Springs where it was a toasty 37c! From Cairns to Alice Springs there's a half hour time difference which was a bit weird! The taxi driver from the airport in Alice Springs w ... 21 photos [full story]

Uluru (Ayer
October 27th 2009  Oceania » Australia » Northern Territory » Alice Springs
As we stepped out of the plane and into an oven I asked Philippe “What time did he say it is??”. I knew there was an hour and a half time change, but if this was the morning heat, I dr ... 18 photos [full story]

Kings Creek Station to Alice Springs
19 days ago: scm84 published a blog
Kings Creek Station to Alice Springs
October 19th 2007  Oceania » Australia » Northern Territory » Alice Springs
The next morning we got up early and packed up our swags and then did our optionals. I did the Camel ride. Others did the AVT's. Everyone seemed to enjoy it enough. After that we headed back to Ali ... 15 photos [full story]

Tennant Creek to Alice Springs Via Devils Marbles and Wycliff Wells
October 15th 2007  Oceania » Australia » Northern Territory » Alice Springs
Today we stopped at Wycliff Wells the most famous place in Australia for UFO sightings. The highlight of today would be stopping at Devil's Marbles. Majority of people found that as impressive or m ... 10 photos [full story]

The Outback
22 days ago: Rachey1987 published a blog
The Outback
October 17th 2009  Oceania » Australia » Northern Territory » Alice Springs
So..after a week or so in Melbourne catching up with the family I flew to Alice Springs, its a strange little town but I finally found the sun! Had a day there before going on a 3day tour to Uluru, Ki ... 15 photos [full story]

A town like ........
35 days ago: IanMcL published a blog
A town like ........
October 4th 2009  Oceania » Australia » Northern Territory » Alice Springs
Another great day today. This place is a very pleasant place to visit - maybe especially at this time of the year. Weather is great and there is plenty to do. Today we visited Standley Chasm, Or ... 7 photos [full story]

Darwin or Bust
35 days ago: IanMcL published a blog
Darwin or Bust
October 3rd 2009  Oceania » Australia » Northern Territory » Alice Springs
Well its time to get the blog underway again for the latest McLennan adventure. Stymied by a dodgy ticker we are forced to take our holiday in Oz - cancelling (at great expense) the well planned and C ... 2 photos [full story]

2500k West!!!
51 days ago: JessRK published a blog
2500k West!!!
September 8th 2009  Oceania » Australia » Northern Territory » Alice Springs
Hi all! Well... what a time we've been having. For starters, we were able to land ourselves what's called a relocation vehicle. This means, a company needs a vehicle brought from point A to B and they ... 171 photos [full story]

Sun-a-rise early in the morning!
September 2nd 2009  Oceania » Australia » Northern Territory » Alice Springs
Day 129 - Alice Springs - East MacDonnell Range It’s a young lady’s birthday today, Happy Birthday Amy, we hope you have a lovely day and with any luck the Beanie Kids will send you a m ... 19 photos [full story]

Alice Springs sights
63 days ago: Grady and Em published a blog
Alice Springs sights
September 6th 2009  Oceania » Australia » Northern Territory » Alice Springs
ALICE SPRINGS SIGHTS When we arrived in Alice Springs we felt in need of a rest. We checked in to the Big 4 caravan park which costs more than any park in the area, but is jam packed with facilit ... 15 photos [full story]


Alice Springs Blog Entries

Our first breathtaking view of Lake Eyre
A single plant life
Spectacular Sunrise over Flinders
Eat my dust
Ruby Gap
Rainbow Valley
Thermal pool at Mataranka
Dramatic Landscape
View over the valley at Kata Tjuta
Camp typique
Uluru...
The rock
Sunset over the Olgas
Night at Uluru
Ormiston Gorge
Another sunrise view of Uluru

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