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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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Good Days, Sunshine
38 days ago: cam2yogi published a blog
Good Days, Sunshine
July 13th 2008  Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Gympie
ains fell on dry lands. Three days of clouds, wind and accompanying cold kept work to a minimum. It first arrived as a fine mist, turning the invisible into the visible; the gossamer threads of geom ... 10 photos [full story]

The Dogs of the Bush
49 days ago: cam2yogi published a blog
The Dogs of the Bush
July 2nd 2008  Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Gympie
steady machine came tumbling out of the forest. Gears grinded shifting to a higher speed. Eucalyptus branches crunched and disintegrated beneath the tires. Birds scattered in flocks. Wallabies bo ... 18 photos [full story]

Anzac Day weekend
115 days ago: travellingmum published a blog
Anzac Day weekend
April 27th 2008  Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Gympie
great weekend... whhoooo hoooo... Anzac day was a long weekend. After paying our respects to those who have fought in wars, we headed off on a family holiday to visit friends in Noosa and Gympie. ... 21 photos [full story]

March 30th 2008  Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Gympie
Still out WWOOFing with the family here in Cedar Pocket. It's been an amazing experience so far and we're coming up to 2 weeks here tomorrow. We plan to spend 3 weeks here in total and leave in the mo ... [full story]

153 days ago: Cat and Alex published a blog
WWOOFing
March 20th 2008  Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Gympie
We're out near Gympie now, near Cedar something or other! It's cool here, we've done things like pick fruit and veg, help pack up for the market, learned how to make cottage cheese and jams, fruit pro ... [full story]


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