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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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Day 179 - Exmouth to Cape Range National Park It’s a very exciting day today, we’re heading up onto the cape in the hope we’ll find a camp spot near the ocean. Everyone has a few things they need to do before we leave this morning so we whizz around for a while before reconvening to go shopping! Unfortunately for the boys they sent myself, Belinda and Zali to do the combined shop! They should have known it wouldn’t go to plan and that there would be a couple of double ups despite us walking around together. The fatal mistake was [View Full Entry]

Darryl and Sarah - Wallaby Wanderers | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: October 28th 2009 | 42 Views | [diary=448838]


By Ross and Ray Ray
October 22nd 2009
Byron Bay Oceania » Australia
Byron bay was a cool place and is much as I didn't want to admit it I can quite clearly see how people with time on their hands could get caught up there.  At first it looked like a bit of an under eighteens fashion show but after just a few hours we could see that that was not the case. The atmosphere was really chilled and the beach was amazing. To get to know the place we had a few glasses of perspective then way too much food. I quite literally had to poo and sleep. The next day consisted [View Full Entry]

Ross and Ray Ray - Ross Comfort | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: October 22nd 2009 | 40 Views | [diary=447181]


Sunset at Ubirr, Kakadu
Sunset at Ubirr, Kakadu
"Wish you were here"
Been on the road now 3 weeks, all is travelling well. I've had some fun, some dramas, and some laughs along the way. It's wonderful to see your own country, nothing like what I was expecting. Only had a few mishaps, one being a foot infection day 4 into my big trip. Got held up for 2 days for the swelling to go down so i could drive. It was from a mozzie bite, so now I have become the mozzie repellent queen and no mozzie would get within a 20 metre radius of my campsite! The other drama was a [View Full Entry]

Miss J - The Great Australian Roadtrip | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: October 22nd 2009 | 53 Views | [diary=447117]


Dear diary, I love being deployed to Afghanistan and all, but I cant wait for my much needed rest and recuperation vacation in Australia. I am going to be in Sydney somewhere between 18-24 November 2009 and looking for things to do while there. I am an outgoing guy, that just needs to unwind a little from the war. Any suggestions, guys? thanks, G. [View Full Entry]

G Force - Gene Levin | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: October 22nd 2009 | 17 Views | [diary=447201]


By JohnPaulUngar
October 22nd 2009
Melbs Oceania » Australia » Victoria
I always liked Victoria, but now I know I love Victoria. Don't go slitting your wrists girls, I am talking about the great Australian state of Victoria. This is the 1st and only time on my trip that I have visited somewhere I have been before, and I am glad I am here. Not only it is great to see my old pals Shane and Lisa, but also I am able to see a lot more of Melbourne and Victoria than I did last time. So, where I went: -to the horse races and sneaked into a VIP area we really [View Full Entry]

JohnPaulUngar - John | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: October 24th 2009 | 26 Views | [diary=447259]

Grampians
Otways

Heute geht der Wahnsinn los hier am Gold Coast. 4 Tage Ausnahmezustand und ich wohn quasi mittendrin... den Lärm hier kann sich keine Mensch vorstellen! Aber es ist super aufregend! Zum Einstimmen gibt es heute sogar ein Video :D Sonst ist alles paletti hier! Ist ja meine super Arbeitswoche... ;) [View Full Entry]

claudi down under - Claudia | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: October 22nd 2009 | 25 Views | [diary=447151]


Paronella Park
Paronella Park
The water fall by night
DAY 349 It had rained through the night at Babinda so waking up to a soggy morning was not our most favourite, still we cannot complain too much, being professional “Sun Chasers” we have not come across too much of this wet stuff for a long while. I got out of the Wendy House, and put the kettle on, Caroline soon appeared and we sat, just enjoying the morning and the sun that was now shining. Hats off to Babinda, we think it is fabulous, what an excellent, little town and what a great little campsite there is at the Boulders. [View Full Entry]

kangaroojack - The Ts | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: October 23rd 2009 | 96 Views | [diary=447342]

Paronella Park
Paronella Park
Paronella Park

On friday, I flew back to Broome. If you're finding it hard keeping up with this to and frowing, you're not the only one and it all got a bit complicated! I wanted to make my way from Darwin to Broome independently catching lifts but this proved difficult as everyone heading that way was going through the Kimberely and I didnt want to do that again, and flying to Broome wasnt all that expensive. I'd advertised that I wanted a lift from Broome to Perth and got a call the day I was getting to Broome from a french man called [View Full Entry]

meado - Jessica Mead | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: October 24th 2009 | 29 Views | [diary=447167]

karajini
karajini
karajini

On our way to Canberra
On our way to Canberra
just like Canada
So we picked Canberra as our first road trip destination - not the most exciting place, but how can we not visit Australia's capital! Canberra is about 2.5 hours drive South of Sydney. It is a city and a state of its own. My first comment about this place: "Is this it?". Yes, this is it - small city, and potentially the smallest National capital we've seen. Being the national capital, one can imagine it's got the most Government funding on city development. This is a "planned city", meaning all the developments are planned from its inception. This is unusual in [View Full Entry]

SamiY - Samantha Yuen | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: October 22nd 2009 | 33 Views | [diary=447171]

The Parliament House
Inside the Parliament House
More oysters from Fyshwick Market

After my trip to Cap's place, it was time to sort out the clothes, pack the bags, have a farewell dinner with Mark and Warren and off to LA. I spent two days just relaxing in LA, went on a trolley ride to the beach and shops and nothing much else. Home was via the A380, a big plane which took off and landed with ease. Although it was a good plane, I had wanted to upgrade to have one comfortable trip, but alas, the plane was full and no chance of an upgrade. Back home, the grass was 'as high [View Full Entry]

aquariantravelbug - christine Wilson | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: October 21st 2009 | 19 Views | [diary=446799]