Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands. It is the largest country by area in Oceania and the world's sixth-largest country. Australia's population of nearly 26 million, in an area of 7,617,930 square kilometres, is highly urbanised and heavily concentrated on the eastern seaboard. Canberra is the nation's capital, while the largest city is Sydney, and other major metropolitan areas include Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, and Adelaide.
Various waves of Indigenous Australians inhabited the continent beginning about 65,000 years ago, prior to the first arrival of Dutch explorers in the early 17th century, who named it New Holland. In 1770, Australia's eastern half was claimed by Great Britain and initially settled through penal transportation to the colony of New South Wales from 26 January 1788, a date which became Australia's national day.
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Underwater Earth
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All Those Shapes
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Public Record Office Victoria (State Archives of Victoria, Australia)
Queensland Museum Network
Lanyon Homestead
Sydney Harbour Federation Trust
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North Bondi Surf Life Saving Club
Geoscience Australia
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The Australian Ballet
National Motor Museum, Australia
Sculpture by the Sea - Bondi
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FORM building a state of creativity Inc.
Rhythms of Life
Australian National Surfing Museum
National Museum of Australia
Head On Foundation
Australian Sports Museum
Calthorpes House
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History Trust of South Australia
Sport in South Australian Communities
Athletics & Australian Identity
Ingenuity and Innovation
Natural History of the Northern Territory, Australia
A Different Time
Sport in Australia
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Australian Golf Heritage Society Museum
Australian Muslim Artists (2020)
Islamic Museum of Australia
15 Things You Didn't Know About Australia's Involvement in the United Nations
United Nations Association of Australia
Keeping the Peace: Australia's Leading Role in International Peace and Security
We the Peoples: How Australia Helped Shape the United Nations
Australia's Leading Women
Tennis Australia
Paper Tigers: Lens On Australian Culture
Paper Tigers: Capturing First Nations Australia
Australian Fashion Chamber
Australian Fashion Council
Leave No-One Behind: Australia and the 2030 Agenda
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