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English Speaking World: Australia 🇦🇺
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English Speaking World: Australia 🇦🇺
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Australia 🇦🇺
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Have you been to Australia?
Between the Pacific and Indian oceans.
👥 Est. 25,892,000 (2021)
🗣️ English is the only official language.
with more than 250 indigenous languages.
📜 Official name: the Commonwealth of Australia
Sydney
Melbourne
Brisbane
Short History
Indigenous peoples: two groups
→ Australian Aboriginal peoples and Torres Strait Islanders peoples.
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Indigenous means...
From the 12th century onward in Europe sources speak of a “terra australis incognita” (=unknown Southern land).
15th century: probable Chinese approach.
1528 (?): Portuguese discovery of Australia.
1768-1770: James Cook and the Endeavour
→ Cooks claims Northern lands for the British crown and names them New South Wales.
1788: New South Wales is settled as a penal colony.
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A penal colony means that....
Convicts were mainly urban thieves (est. 58,000 by 1830).
1850s: "gold rushes", wool and minerals.
Australia became a nation on 1 January 1901, when the British Parliament passed legislation enabling the six Australian colonies to collectively govern in their own right as the Commonwealth of Australia.
Great involvement in WWI and WWII (Japan).
Geographic diversity
Uluru
Great Barrier Reef
Blue Mountains
Daintree National Park
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What would you like to visit?
Australia is a diverse country with 1 in 4 people living in Australia having been born overseas
overseas - abroad
“Australian cuisine is a product of international trends and the contributions of its Aboriginal and immigrant communities. Nevertheless, it has been heavily influenced by the country’s Anglo-Celtic heritage, with the traditional British supper still common.”
Biological Diversity
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Australia is home to a lot of "marsupials" of which many carry their young in a...
kangaroos and wallabies
wombats
platypuses
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What does it mean that Australia is a transcontinental country?
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What's the capital of Australia?
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Australia is not...
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Australia is commonly referred to as...
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The major summer sport in Australia is...
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The Australian National Flag features...
The flag has three elements on a blue background: the Union Jack (history of British settlement), the Commonwealth Star (unity of the six states) and the Southern Cross (constellation that can only be seen from the southern hemisphere).
Smoko, garbo, bottlo, arvo, avo
Ciggie, mozzie, choccy biccie, brekkie
Gone walkabout
Onya bike!
Good on ya!
To crack onto somebody ❤️
thongs 👡
G'Day
Devo
Full Video Duration:
20 minutes
Aired: almost 3 years ago
Aired: almost 3 years ago
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