Life Experience and Journey To Australia

Best Places To Visit in Australia

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THE GREAT BARRIER REEF

The Great Barrier Reef, situated in the Coral Sea off the coast of Queensland, is the largest coral reef in the world, encompassing 900 islands and stretching over a huge 2,600 kilometers.

SYDNEY HARBOUR

Sydney was located of the first European settlement in Australia. This natural harbour can find the iconic Sydney Opera House and magnificent Sydney Habour Bridge.

TASMANIA

Tasmania is an island on the southern most tip of Australia, separated from the mainland by the Bass Strait. It has been nicknamed "Island of Inspiration" because of the natural, unspoilt beauty it encompasses.

Many natural wonders can be seen on the island, including the columns known as the organ pipes on Mount Wellington and the quartzite formed ridges such as those on Frenchman's Cap. Rare Rock formations can also been seen, as well as continental granites amd magnificent caves.

MELBOURNE

Melbourne is the largest city in the state of Victoria and the second most populated city in Australia. It's a characterized by many grand civic buildings including Parliament House, Old Melbourne Gaol, The State Library. Melbourne Town Hall and many others, all funded by the Victoria gold rush in the 1850s.

BAROSSA

Barossa is one of the major wine producing regions of Australia. It benefits from the hot climate of South Australia, being only 60 km northeast of Adelaide. It also has a very diverse history that is reflected in its three major towns.

ULURU

Formerly Ayres Rock, this has to be one of the best known sights of Australia. Uluru is situated in the so called Red Centre in Northern Australia and is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Centre.

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Wildlife in Australia

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Kangaroo

Kangaroo is a marsupial from the family Macropodidae. In common use the terms is used to describe the largest species from this family. Kangaroos are endemic to Australia. The smaller macropods are found in Australia and New Guinea.

Kangaroos have large, powerful hind legs, large feet adapted for leaping, a long muscular tail for balance, and a small head.

Koala

Koala is an arboreal herbivorous marsupial native to Australia, and the only extant representative of the family Phascolarctidae. It is classified in the suborder Vombatiformes within the order Diprotodontia, and its closest living relatives are wombats. Koala is found in coastal areas of the mainland's eastern and southern regions, inhabiting Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia.

Kookaburras

Kookaburras are terrestrial tree kingfishers native to Australia and New Guinea. The single member of the genus Clytoceyx, though commonly referred to as the Shovel-billed Kookaburra.

Dingo

Dingo is a free-roaming dog found mainly in Australia, as well as southeast Asia, where it is said to have its origins, it its currently classified as a subspecies of the gray wolf.

A dingo's habitat ranges from the deserts of the grassland and the edges of forests. Dingoes will normally make their dens in deserted rabbit holes and hollow logs not too far from an essential supply of water.

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Culture of Australia

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The Culture of Australia is essentially a Western culture influenced by the unique geography of the Australian continent, the diverse input Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, the British colonisation of Australia which began in 1788, and the various waves of multi-ethnic migration which followed. The predominance of the English language, the existence of a democratic system of government drawing upon British Westminster and American constitutionalist and federalist traditions, Christianity as the dominant religion and the popularity of sports such as cricket and rugby evidence a significant Anglo-Celtic heritage. In two and a quarter centuries since British settlement.

Australian Royal Symbols

A number of royal symbols exist in Australia, reflecting the country's status as a constitutional monarchy. These include symbols of the monarch of Australia, as well as the monarch's Vice-regal representatives.

Despite the removal or replacement of certain monarchical symbols in recent history, as well as the fact the Royal Family is not resident in Australia itself, the Crown remains a visible part of the everyday lives of Australians. A number of symbols of the monarchy are based on British heraldry, such as the Royal Coat of Arms of Australia, though these have been adapted with purely Australian symbols, and what were formerly purely British symbols have become symbols of the monarch, loyalty thereto. Use of the royal Crown is granted by Royal Proclamation, and through royal patronage, certain organizations may also have or use royal symbols. Many organizations in Australia that have been granted a Royal prefix often incorporate royal symbols into their imagery.

Australian English

Australian English is a major variety of the English Language and is used throughout Australia. Although English has no official status in the Constitution, Australian English is Australia's de facto official language and is the first language of the majority of the population.

Australian English started diverging from British English after founding of the colony of New South Wales in 1788 and was recognised as being different from British English by 1820. It arose from the intermingling of children of early settlers from a great variety of mutually intelligible dialectal regions of the British Isles and quickly developed into a distinct variety of variety of English.

Australian Comedy

Australian Comedy refers to the comedy and humour performed in or about Australia or by the people of Australia. Australian humour can be traced to various origins, and today is manifested in a diversity of cultural practices and pursuits. Writers like Henry Lawson helped to establish a tradition of laconic, ironic and irreverent wit in. Australian literature and Australian cultural stereotypes have proved rich sources of comedy for artists from poet C.J Dennis to satirist Barry Humphries and iconic film maker Paul Hogan, each of whom have given wide circulation of Australian slang.

Theatre of Australia

Theatre of Australia refers to the history of the performing arts in Australia, or produced by Australians. There are theatrical and dramatic aspects to a number of Indigenous Australian ceremonies such as the corroboree, and fusions of this ancient theatrical content and style with Western theatrical productions are not uncommon in Australia. However, during its early Western history, Australia was a collection of British colonies in which the theatrical arts were generally linked to the broader traditions of English literature and to British and Irish theatre. Australian literature and theatrical artists have, since 1788, introduced the culture of Australia and the character of a new continent to the world stage.

Architecture in Australia

Australian architecture has generally been consistent with architectural trends in the wider Western world, with some special adaptations to compensate for distinctive Australian climatic and cultural factors. Indigenous Australians produced only semi-permanent structures and during Australia's early Western history, it was a collection of British colonies in which architectural styles were strongly influenced by British designs. However, the unique climate of Australia necessitated adaptations, and 20th century trends reflected the increasing influence of American urban designs and a diversification of the cultural tastes and requirements of an increasingly multicultural Australian society.

Visual Art of Australia

Australian art is any art made in Australia or about Australia, from prehistoric times to the present. This includes Aboriginal, Colonial, Landscapes, Atelier, early 20th century painters, print makers, photographers and sculptors influenced by European modernism, Contemporary art. The visual arts have a long history in Australia, with evidence of Aboriginal art dating back at least 30,000 years. Australia has produced many notable artists of both Western and Indigenous Australian schools, including the late 19th century Heidelberg School plain air painters, the Central Australian Hermannsburg School water colour, the Western Desert Art Movement and coeval examples of well known High modernism and Post modern art.

Cinema of Australia

Cinema of Australia, more commonly referred to as the Australian film history, refers to the system of production, distribution, and exhibition of films in Australia. The first public screenings films in Australia took place in October 1896, within a year of the first public screening of a film in Paris on 28 December 1895 by the French Lumiere brothers. The first Australian exhibition took place at the Athanaeum Hall in Collins Street, Melbourne, to provide alternative entertainment for the dance hall patrons. The venue would continue screenings, but these were all short films.

Music of Australia

The Music of Australia is the music produced in the area of, on the subject of, or by the people of modern of Australia, including its preceding Indigenous and colonial societies. Indigenous Australian music is a part of the unique heritage of a 40,000-60,000 year history which produced the iconic didgeridoo. Contemporary fusions of Indigenous and Western styles mark distinctly Australian contributions to world music. During its early western history, Australia was a collection of British colonies, and Australian folk music and bush ballads such as Waltzing Matilda were heavily influenced by Anglo-Celtic traditions, while classical form were derived from those of Europe. Contemporary Australian music ranges across a broad spectrum with trends often concurrent with those of the US, the UK, and similar nations - notably in the Australian rock and Australia country genres. Tastes have diversified along with post-World War II multicultural immigration to Australia.

Television in Australia

Television in Australia began there experimentally as early as 1929 in Melbourne with using the stations 3DB and 3UZ using the Radiovision system by Gilbert Miles and Donald McDonald, and later from other locations, such as Brisbane in 1934.

Mainstream professional television was launched on 16 September 1956 in Sydney. The new medium was introduced by Bruce Gyngell with the words 'Good evening, and welcome to television', and has since seen the introduction of colour, and digital television, and the planned shut down of analogue broadcasts set to take place between 2010 to 2013 (depending on the area).

Religion in Australia

In the first 21st century, religion in Australia is predominantly Christian. The Constitution of Australia of 1901 prohibits the commonwealth government from establishing a church or interfering with the freedom of religion.

Australia's Aboriginal people developed the animist spirituality of the dreaming and some of the earliest evidence on the earth of religion practices among human has been found in the archaeological of their ancestors.

While the church of England originally held a position of privilege in early of colonial Australia, a legal framework guaranteeing religious equality began to evolve within a few short decades. From the earliest days of the colony there were Jews and other religious minorities. Even like the 19th century Australian gold rushes brought adherents of the various Chinese religion and the requirements of the pre-mechanised era of transport brought specialized workers from British India, such as mainly Muslim 'Afghan Cameleers'.

Australian Cuisine

Refers to the cuisine of the Australia and its indigenous and colonial societies. Indigenous Australian have occupied the lands of Australia for some 40,000-60,000 years, during which time they developed a unique hunter gatherer diet, known as "bush tucker", drawn from regional Australian flora and fauna such as kangaroo. Australia from 1788 to 1900, a collection of British colonies in which culinary tastes were strongly influenced by British and Irish traditions.

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History of Australia

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The History of Australia refers to the history of the area and people of the Commonwealth of Australia and its preceding Indigenous and colonial societies. Aboriginal Australians are believed to have first arrived on the Australian mainland by boat from the Malay Archipelago between 40,000 and 60,000 years ago. The artistic, musical and spiritual traditions they established are among the longest surviving such traditions in human history.

History of Indigenous Australians

The History of Indigenous Australians is thought to have spanned 40,000 to 45,000 years, although some estimates have put the figure at up 80,000 years before European settlement. For most of the time, Indigenous Australians lived as nomads and as hunter-gatherers with a strong dependence on the land and their agriculture for survival.

The path of Australian Aboriginal history changed radically after the 18th and 19th century settlement of the British. Indigenous people were displaced from their ways of life, were forced to submit to Europeans rule, and were later encouraged to assimilate into Western culture. Since the 1960, reconciliation has been the pursuit of European Australian - Indigenous Australian relations.

Australian Frontier Wars

The Australian Frontier Wars were a series of conflicts fought between Indigenous Australians and Europeans settlers that spanned a total of 146 years. The first fighting took place several months after January 26, 1788 and the last clashes occurred as late as 1934.

A recent study calculated indigenous fatalities caused by the Queensland Native Police Force alone to no less than 24,000, and most scholars accept an overall minimum of 20,000 for all the colonies. Violent frontier deaths of Europeans and associates, on the other hand, have been estimated as between 2,000 and 2,500.

European Exploration of Australia

The European Exploration of Australia encompasses several waves of seafarers and land explorers. Although Australia is often loosely said to have been discovered by Royal Navy Lieutenant, James Cook in 1770, he was merely one of a number of European explorers to have sighted and landed on the continent prior to English settlement, and he did so 164 years after the first such documented encounter. Nor did the exploration of Australia end with Cook, explorers by land and sea continued to survey the continent for many years after settlement.

Convicts in Australia

During the late 18th and 19th centuries, large numbers of convicts were transported to the various Australian penal colonies by the British government. One of the primary reasons for the British settlement of Australia was the establishment of a penal colony to alleviate pressure on their overburdened correctional facilities. Over the 80 years more than 165,000 convicts were transported to Australia.

The number of convicts pales in comparison to the immigrants who arrived in Australia in the 1851-1871 gold rush. In 1852 alone, 370,000 immigrants arrived in Australia. By 1871 the total population had nearly quadrupled from 430,000 to 1.7 million people. The last convicts to be transported to Australia arrived in Western Australia in 1868.

Suffrage in Australia

Suffrage in Australia refers to the right to vote for people living in the Australia, including all its six component states and territories, as well as local councils. The colonies of Australia began to grant universal male suffrage during the 1850's and women's suffrage followed.

Though the various parliaments of Australia have been constantly evolving, the key foundations for elected parliamentary government have maintained and historical continuity in Australia from the 1850's into the 21st century.

Federation of Australia

The Federation of Australia was the process by which the six separate British self-governing colonies of New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria and Western Australia formed one nation. They kept the systems of government that they had developed as separate colonies but also would have a federal government that was responsible for matters concerning the whole nation. When the Constitution of Australia came into force, on 1 January 1901, the colonies collectively became states of the Commonwealth of Australia.

Military History of Australia During World War 1

In Australia, the colonies of World War 1 was greeted with considerable enthusiasm. Even before British declared war on Germany on 4 August 1914, the nation pledged its support alongside other states of the British Empire and almost immediately began preparations to send forces overseas to participate in the conflict. The first campaign that Australians were involved in was in German New Guinea after a hastily raised force known as the Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force was dispatched from Australia to seize German possessions in the Pacific in September 1914. At the same time another expeditionary force, initially consisting of 20,000 men and known as the First Australian Imperial Force, was raised for service overseas.

Military History of Australia during World War 2

Australia entered World War 2 shortly after the invasion of Poland, declaring war on Germany on 3 September 1939. By the end of war, almost a million Australians had served in the armed forces, whole military units fought primarily in the Europeans theatre, North African Campaign, and South West Pacific theatre. In addition, Australia came under direct attack for the first time in its post-colonial history. Its casualties from enemy during the war were 27,073 killed and 23,477 wounded.

Immigration to Australia

Immigration to Australia is estimated to have begun around 51,000 years ago when the ancestors of Australian Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders arrived on the continent via the islands of the Malay Archipelago and New Guinea. Europeans first landed in the 17th and 18th centuries, but colonisation by the British only started in 1788.

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The State Capital in Australia

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Brisbane

Brisbane is the capital and most populous city in the Australian state of Queensland and the third most populous city in Australia. Brisbane's metropolitan area has a population of 2.15 million, and the South East Queensland urban conurbation, centred on Brisbane, encompasses a population of more than 3 million. The Brisbane central business district stands on the original European settlement and is situated inside a bend of the Brisbane River, approximately 23 km (14 mi) from its mouth at Moreton Bay. The metropolitan area extends in all directions along the floodplain of the Brisbane River valley between the bay and the Great Dividing Range. While the metropolitan area is governed by several municipalities, a large portion of central Brisbane is governed by the Brisbane City Council, which is by far Australia's largest Local Government Area by population. The demonym of Brisbane is Brisbanite.

Sydney

Sydney is the state capital of New South Wales and the most populous city in Australia. It is on Australia's south east coast, on the Tasman Sea.
The city is built on hills surrounding Port Jackson which is commonly known as Sydney Harbour, where the iconic Sydney Opera House and the Harbour Bridge feature prominently. The hinterland of the metropolitan area is surrounded by national parks, and the coastal regions feature many bays, rivers and beaches including Hyde Park and the Royal Botanic Gardens.

Melbourne

Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria. and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area an the Census statistical division.

The metropolis is located on the large natural bay known as Port Philip, with the city centre positioned on the estuary of the Yarra River. The metropolitan area then extend south from the city centre, along the eastern and western shorelines of Port Philip, and expands into the hinterland. The city centre is situated in the municipality known as the City of Melbourne. The metropolitan area consists of a further 30 municipalities.

Perth

Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia. It is the fourth most popular city in Australia, with an estimated population of 1.83 million living in the Perth metropolitan area. Part of the South West Land Division of Western Australia, the majority of the metropolitan area of Perth is located on the the Swan Coastal Plain, a narrow strip between the Indian Ocean and the Darling Scarp, a low coastal escarpment. The first areas settled were on the Swan River, with the city's central business district and port (Fremantle) both located on its shores. Perth's metropolitan area is formally divided into a number of local government areas, which themselves consist of a large number of suburbs, extending from Two Rocks in the north to Rockingham in the south, and the east inland to The Lakes.

Adelaide

Adelaide is the capital city of South Australia and the fifth largest city in Australia. The demonym "Adelaidean" is used in reference to the city and its residents. Adelaide is north of the Fleurieu Peninsula, Adelaide Plains between the Gulf St Vincent and the low-lying Mount Lofty Ranges which surround the city. Adelaide stretches 20 km (12 mi) from the coast to the foothills, 90 km (56 mi) from Gawler at its northern extent to Sellicks Beach in the south.

Darwin

Darwin is the capital city of the Northern Territory in Australia. Situated on the Timor Sea, Darwin has a population of 129,100 making it by far the the largest and most populated city in the sparsely populated Northern Territory. It is the smallest and most northernly of the Australia capital cities, and acts as the Top End's regional centre. Darwin has grown from a pioneer outpost and small port into one of Australia's most modern and multicultural cities.

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The Six States of Australia

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Western Australia

Western Australia is a state occupying the entire western third of Australia. It is bounded by Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Great Australian Bight and Southern Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east and South Australia to the south-east.Western Australia is the largest state with a total land area of 2,529,875 square kilometres and the second largest country subdivision in the world, however most of it is actually desert and is uninhabited. The state has approximately 2.4 million inhabitants, the majority of whom live in the south-west corner of the state.

South Australia

South Australia is a state in the southern central part of Australia. it covers some of the most parts of the continent. With a total land area of 983,482 square kilometres, it is the fourth largest of Australia's states and territories.
South Australia shares borders with all the other mainland states, and with the Northern Territory, it is bordered to the west by Western Australia, to the north by the Northern Territory, to the north east by Queensland, to the east by New South Wales, to the south east by Victoria, and to the south by the Great Australian Bight and the Indian.

New South Wales

New South Wales is a state in the east of Australia. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state bordered by the the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales surrounds the whole of the Australian Capital Territory. New South Wales capital city is Sydney, which is also the state's most populous city. Inhabitants of New South Wales are referred to as New South Welshmen.

Queensland

Queensland is the second largest and third most populous state in Australia. Situated in the north east of the country, it is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean. Queensland has a population of 4,580,700, concentrated along the coast and particularly in the state's South East. The state is the world's six largest sub-national entity, with an area of 1,852,642 km per second. The capital and largest city in the state is Brisbane, Australia's third largest city. Referred to as the Sunshine State. Queensland is home to 10 of Australia's 30 largest cities and is the nation's third largest economy.

Northern Territory

Northern Territory is a federal territory in the centre and central northern region of Australia. It shares borders with Western Australia to the west, South Australia to south and Queensland to the east.

To the north, the territory is bordered by the Timor Sea, the Arafura Sea and the Gulf of Carpentaria. With a population of 233,300 it is the least populous of Australia's eight major states and territories.

Victoria

Victoria is a state in the south east of Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales to the north, the Tasman Sea to the east, the Bass Strait and Tasmania to the south, and South Australia to the west. Australia's most densely-populated state, most of Victoria's population is concentrated in the area surrounding Port Philip, including the capital and largest city, Melbourne, which is also Australia's second largest city overall.

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Life in Australia

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Australia is a country comprising the mainland of the Australia continent.

For at least 40,000 years before British settlement in the late 18th century. Australia was inhabited by Indigenous Australians, who belonged to one or more roughly 250 language groups. After discovery by Dutch explorers in 1606, Australia's eastern half was claimed by Great Britain in 1770 and settled through penal transportation of the colony of New South Wales from 26 January 1788. The population grew steadily in subsequent decades, the continent was explored and an additional five self-governing Crown Colonies were established.

On 1 January 1901, The six colonies federated, forming the Commonwealth of Australia. Since federation, Australia has maintained a stable liberal democratic political system that functions as a federal parliamentary, democracy and constitutional monarchy. The federation comprises six states and several territories. The population of 23 million is highly urbanised and heavily concentrated in the Eastern States.

States and Territories of Australia

The States and mainland and territories combine to make up the world six largest country by total area. Australia comprises six states and various territories, Australian mainland is made up of five states and three territories. The sixth island states of Tasmania to the south of the mainland. In addition, there are six island territories, known as external territories and Australian Antarctic Territory.

Geography of Australia

The geography of Australia encompasses a wide variety of bio geographic regions being the world's smallest continent but the six largest country in the world. The population of Australia is concentrated along the eastern and south eastern coasts. The geography of the country is extremely diverse, ranging from the snow-capped mountains of the Australian Alps and Tasmania to large deserts, tropical and temperate.

Neighbouring countries include Indonesia, East Timor and Papua New Guinea to the north, the Solomon Islands, Vanuatu and the French dependency of New Caledonia to the east, and New Zealand to the South east.

Environment of Australia

The Australian Environment ranges from virtually pristine Antarctic and rainforests to degraded industrial areas of major cities. 40 distinct regions have been identified across the Australian mainland and islands.

Central Australia is very dry due to a dry climate. The interior has a number of deserts while most of the coastal areas are populated. Northern Australia experiences tropical cyclones while much of the country is prone to periodic drought.

Agriculture and mining are predominate land uses which affect the Australian environment. The management of the impact on the Australian environment from the mining industry, the protection of the Great Barrier Reef, forests and native animals are recurring issues of conservation.

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