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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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August 25th 2009  Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Toowoomba
Hi everyone, I am trying to set up a Travel Blog for our next trip to Vietnam. We will be leaving Australia 16th September and returning home 12th December.....still soo much to do before departur ... [full story]

August 24th 2009  Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Toowoomba
Cant wait to get back to Auz this December to see Lyd and everyone again. Mum is coming to for her first long haul ! Traveling Dec 8th to Hong Kong 3 nights there before we fly to Sydney on 12th t ... [full story]


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