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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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This is my story. The pictures you will see here are from my overseas trip to Greece, Latvia and Lithuania, an important experience that changed me as a person forever. Prior to leaving, the only thing on my mind was getting homesick. I was worried. This was going to be a huge step for me. I was going on a plane to Greece all by myself. At first I didn't think I'd be able to cope with being separated from my parents by such a vast distance. I was so used to living at home, and this was the first time [View Full Entry]

Ikas90 - Saki | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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I experienced my first dry electrical storm last night. There was fork and sheet lightning across the sky for most of the evening, with only a little rain. The temp today has varied from 23 - 30 degrees and we've actually had some proper rain now. As it became bearable to be outside, we went for a drive and then I went in to town to have a look around the shops and then the museum. Up in the hills outside the city, I got my first sightings of kangaroos. I saw the odd one here and there before seeing a [View Full Entry]

Katie86 - Katie Taylor | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Oh my. Has it really been 4 years since smelling the green grass of Riley Park? 2010 is fast approaching and a return to Cow-town all but guranteed. Kirby "Dim Sim" Dillon has been out-of-state in the surrounds of Kelowna and other random North American locations for the past 18 months, and it is well time that someone chipped up and visited her. The past 3 and a half years have been well spent paying off the last Canadian effort, learning how to actually apply the teaching degree that I worked so hard for, making a mark in a new city, [View Full Entry]

Arbay - Abe Moore | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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I couldn't sleep for shit last night. No joke I swear one of the girls in my room was a reincarnation of the exorcist. She kept talking in her sleep, but it wasn't just the odd word. She would speak a different language and then randomly start shouting 'FUCK OFF YOU F UCKING DICK YOU FUCKING TWAT FUCKING FUCKER DICKHEAD' in an Irish accent.. and then would start jolting about on the bed like she was having a fit. The entire situation was so bizarre and at one moment I honestly thought at one point she was going to pull out [View Full Entry]

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By Sanje
November 19th 2009
Tassie is mooooooooooody! Oceania » Australia » Tasmania » Bicheno
It's raining, it's not raining, it's sunny, now it's raining again. It makes leaving the house nearly impossible! I went up to Cradle Mountain to do some hiking on Monday. It would go from completely pouring, to so hot I had to take my jacket off, to pouring again all within 20 minutes. I got soaked to the bone on the 2 hour hike around Dove Lake, but it was so beautiful to be up there with the mist coming off the mountains and the raindrops creating ringlets on the lake. I made a deal with Mother Nature that if I [View Full Entry]

Sanje - Sanje Woodsorrel | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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By Yiddogray
November 19th 2009
Holiday time Oceania » Australia » Western Australia » Perth
So, notice served and weeks remain of work. It's been a bit of a strange year. Spent the first part of it working my nuts off for a complete muppet, being the "face" of a bar that was more concerned about the women behind the bar than the ability to provide any kind of service (although putting crisps on the bottom shelf and asking the barstaff to get a packet without bending their legs is probably considered service there), the suggestion that they should wear short skirts, drink behind the bar, owner drinking with punters, openly criticising team to customers and [View Full Entry]

Yiddogray - Graham Smith | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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By herzi
November 19th 2009
Mission Beach Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Mission Beach
Mit Einbruch der Dunkelheit sind wir in Mission Beach angekommen. Wir haben uns zunächst auf der Tankstelle - die Touristeninformation hatte bereits geschlossen - nach den günstigsten Campingplätzen in der Umgebung erkundigt. Der Tankwart verriet uns, dass es etwas außerhalb von Mission Beach einen gratis Campingplatz gibt. Da die anderen Campingplätze in Mission Beach ohnehin entweder ausgebucht oder zu teuer waren, beschlossen wir die Nacht dort zu verbringen. Am nächste Morgen wachten wir im Paradis auf. Den Campingplatz befand sich direkt am Strand, lediglich von einigen Palmen getrenn [View Full Entry]

herzi - Christian Herzog | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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YAWNNNNNN can't wait to get the hell out of this place.. the wake up awaits me! I decided I definitely wanted to move back tomorrow so I checked out that day so I can just post my keys through the letterbox in the morning, however I have that interview for the waitress job at like 9.30am tomorrow so I'm gonna have to get up stupidly early. Luckily it's in Pyrmont where Zoe works so we can both walk together. Headed straight to the city today and spent most the day in the internet cafe, same old! Job hunting bla bla fricking [View Full Entry]

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A motorhome holiday is one of the recommended travel to Darwin, the place for beaches, sunshine and tropical climate. The weather is balmy from May to October, and sultry from November to April. If you wanted to travel during the dry season, it must be from May until October. Darwin with your motorhome hire can give you the pleasure to discover aboriginals or its indigenous culture, national parks, stunning sunsets, vast land, incredible sights and incredible fishing. Weather you are planning on a free camping or a [View Full Entry]

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Day 206 - Kalbarri Our birthday shout out this morning is in two bites! Firstly to Aunty Barb in Tewkesbury, Happy Birthday my lovely, we hope you have a beautiful day and enjoy the Tarran Gray concert at the club. Secondly to Oz (Brown), are all your birthday presents associated with the new drag car? You lucky lady you!! Hope you have a lovely day Oz! The time has come for us to have the car serviced again. We’ve completed 28 073 kms on our journey so far and we try to service the car every 10’000 kms or so figuring [View Full Entry]

Darryl and Sarah - Wallaby Wanderers | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: November 20th 2009 | 35 Views | [diary=454052]

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