The Commonwealth of Australia is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the world's smallest continent and a number of islands in the Southern, Indian and Pacific Oceans.
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magazine article: Waltzing Matilda - Most countries have a unique piece of music that means something special to its people. Read article
word game: Australian English. Learn how Australian people say words from British English. Play game
poem: Mulga Bill's Bicycle - a funny ballad by one of Australia’s favourite poets, ‘Banjo’ Paterson Read poem
story: The Dreamtime is the central, unifying theme in Australian Aboriginal mythology. It describes the process of the world being called into being. The Australian Aboriginal culture is based on nature in every aspect. Most of their mythological heroes are animals common in Australia. Read story
cartoon: "What do you get if you cross a kangaroo with a sheep?" See cartoon
trivia: Numbers: average deaths per year in Australia caused by: horses: 21; bees: 10; snakes: 1.6; sharks: 1.25; dogs: 0.65 See more Australia trivia
links: Wikipedia: Australia See more links
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