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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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Areas in Arnhemland: Mt Borradaile | Ramingining

Kakadu - Rocks And Crocs
73 days ago: effalump published a blog
Kakadu - Rocks And Crocs
July 26th 2008  Oceania » Australia » Northern Territory » Arnhemland
Tue 22nd July Another early start, as we set out for the 2nd day of our Kakadu tour. Amazingly, it seems to have been raining significantly during the night, and there is still a little rain when ... 24 photos [full story]

Northern Territory Naturalist Meet
125 days ago: Mandys published a blog
Northern Territory Naturalist Meet
June 3rd 2008  Oceania » Australia » Northern Territory » Arnhemland
In May, I went to the Northern Territory with my friend Pam for 2 weeks of nature style activities. We started off by going on a private tour of Arnhem land with VentureNorth. A nice bloke called Simo ... 17 photos [full story]


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