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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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By We3BTraveling
September 6th 2008

Great Barrier Reef

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Cairns » open water

Coral and Fish
Shot from the semi-submersible.

9/6 was our day on the Great Barrier Reef. We took a 90 minute boat ride out to an anchored platform on the Reef. All three of us signed up for an intro dive, and none of us made it beyond the diving platform. We were all a bit uncomfortable with the diving idea, and one by one we dropped like flies. The intro dive option did not cost anything but at least we gave it a try. We otherwise had a great time snorkeling, riding the semi-submersible boat, and relaxing on the Reef. Dean took an additional snorkel excursion with [View Full Entry]

By rockaroundoz
September 6th 2008

2 more weeks to go!

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Bundaberg

This is our first entry, and we have two more weeks to go until we leave Bundaberg! We're heading out to Carnarvon Gorge next. After that, we're heading up through Emerald and up to Finch Hatton Gorge and Eungella National Park and then to just South of Mackay to do some more WWOOFING. We may be doing some WWOOFING at Finch Hatton Gorge too. We've been in Bundaberg so long now that we're VERY excited to be moving on in a couple of weeks! The time we've spent here has been amazing, staying with very generous and special people who we [View Full Entry]

By gollum89
September 6th 2008

Der Ernst des Urlaubs beginnt (bald)

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Airlie Beach

Hab nen Job (ole ole) auf Hayman Island. is nix besonderes, nur n 5*-Resort, auf dem ziemlich viele Promias auch absteigen. Vllt seh ich ja mal einen. Jedenfalls ist meine neues zu HAuse ab Montag das Staff village von www.hayman.com.au und wahrscheinlich fuer MINDESTENS 3 Monate. [View Full Entry]

By Kyrp the Wirp
September 6th 2008

I've been told it's blog time!!

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Brisbane

Hi! Hows it going? I've just got into Brisbane, having been in Australia for a week, so I guess it's update time... that, and Uncle Frank told me to write a blog!! Lol The last few days in Christchurch were nice and relaxing following the Stray-style 'You've got one day to see this whole area ...GO!' that I'd become used to. Although I loved it, twas nice to have a change! Gradually the Stray guys and girls went their own way, and I headed over to Melbourne! Following a little panic attack (and a little minor swearing) when my bank informed [View Full Entry]

By gollum89
September 5th 2008

LAAAAAAANGWEILIG

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Airlie Beach

es gibt eigentlich nichts neues. Es ist immernoch bomben wetter. um 8:30 morgens ist es schon heiss genug baden zu gehen, weil man sonst vor hitze kaputt geht. Die Aussis sind immernoch nett und ich geb n Haufen GEld aus, obwohl ich eigentlich sparsam bin... Liebe Gruesse an alle [View Full Entry]

By Lckiwis
September 5th 2008

Australia

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Sunshine Coast

We came over to Brisbane 24th Aug 2008, collected our car and caravan and now we are ready to roll! After spending 5 nights in Brisbane , we travelled up to the Sunshine Coast to a Caravan Park at Mudjimba, near Rowan and Jan's place. We had a mad buying spree, setting ourselves up, but are now ready to roll. While up here we have been to Australia Zoo for a day which was very good, been sailing in little boats at Moolooaba and visited Jill and Phil. Rick and Sue have been at Rowan and Jan's for the last few [View Full Entry]

By Tomofthewo
September 5th 2008

Elephants and tiger swimming

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Noosa Heads

Noosa national park

Back at the hostel after Fraser and we were wiped out, another walk to the supermarket and then on to see Edel and Simon one last time before we left town. We woke up bright and early Thursday morning and it was off to Steve Irwin’s Australia Zoo. We had a jolly bus driver called John, the humour is definitely an acquired taste, had us all chuckling along though and with a Steve video playing we were soon at the zoo. The first stop was the massive tortoise and they were huge and fast as the keepers played with them and [View Full Entry]

By Tomofthewo
September 5th 2008

Whales not Wales

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Hervey Bay

watching us watching him

Back to the bus again and sad to say goodbye to our new home of Noosa, we could have stayed there for much longer. We took two buses this time the first was full of backpackers and a real holiday buzz and then we changed. The second bus was an express service to bring us in to Hevey Bay faster and cut time. We were told a lot of bad things about Hervey Bay and although it did resemble Skegness, our hostel was lovely. What is it with old people and the sea side? Based in four buildings surrounded by well [View Full Entry]

By Tomofthewo
September 5th 2008

James Cook and night buses

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Agnes Water

A bus full of backpackers and a very jolly driver full of practical jokes and showing the unique Aussie sense of humour. It was mid day and the sun beat down as we passed through gin country, Bundaberg and out to the remote peninsular of Agnes Water. Our next stop and the end of the line for the bus. A very small town historically famous as where Captain James Cook first landed and decided Australia was worth habitation. We thought we were staying in the town of 1770 but when the mini bus picked us up they took us only a [View Full Entry]

By Lckiwis
September 5th 2008

Photos of first few days in Australia.

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Sunshine Coast

Leaving NZ
At Auckland Airport, Tracey and Kent had not long returned from HongKong.

Hi again from Mudjimba. I will try to add photos . [View Full Entry]

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