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  2. Australia - Wikipedia

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    Australia is the largest country by area in Oceania and the world's sixth-largest country. Australia is the oldest, [22] flattest, [23] and driest inhabited continent, [24] [25] with the least fertile soils. [26] [27] It is a megadiverse country, and its size gives it a wide variety of landscapes and climates including deserts and tropical ...

  3. History of Australia - Wikipedia

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    The history of Australia is the history of the land and peoples which now comprise the Commonwealth of Australia. The modern nation came into existence on 1 January 1901 as a federation of former British colonies. The human history of Australia, however, commences with the arrival of the first ancestors of Aboriginal Australians by sea from ...

  4. Australia (continent) - Wikipedia

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    Australia is the only First World country on the Australia-New Guinea continent, although the economy of Australia is by far the largest and most dominant economy in the region and one of the largest in the world. Australia's per-capita GDP is higher than that of the United Kingdom, Canada, Germany, and France in terms of purchasing power ...

  5. Sky News Australia - Wikipedia

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    Sky News Australia is an Australian conservative news channel owned by News Corp Australia. Originally launched on 19 February 1996, it broadcasts rolling news coverage throughout the day, while its prime time lineup is dedicated to opinion-based programs featuring a line-up of conservative commentators .

  6. New South Wales - Wikipedia

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    nsw .gov .au. New South Wales (commonly abbreviated as NSW) is a state on the east coast of Australia. It borders Queensland to the north, Victoria to the south, and South Australia to the west. Its coast borders the Coral and Tasman Seas to the east. The Australian Capital Territory and Jervis Bay Territory are enclaves within the state.

  7. Demographics of Australia - Wikipedia

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    Demographics of Australia. The population of Australia is estimated to be 27,340,700 as of 8 August 2024. [ 10] Australia is the 56th [ 11] most populous country in the world and the most populous Oceanian country. Its population is concentrated mainly in urban areas, particularly on the Eastern, South Eastern and Southern seaboards, and is ...

  8. Victoria (state) - Wikipedia

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    Victoria (commonly abbreviated as Vic) is a state in southeastern Australia. It is the second-smallest state (after Tasmania ), with a land area of 227,444 km 2 (87,817 sq mi); the second-most-populated state (after New South Wales ), with a population of over 6.7 million; [ 4] and the most densely populated state in Australia (29.5 per km 2 ...

  9. Geography of Australia - Wikipedia

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    Geography of Australia. / -27.000; 144.000. Mostly low plateau with deserts, rangelands and a fertile plain in the southeast; mountain ranges in the east and south-east. The geography of Australia encompasses a wide variety of biogeographic regions being the world's smallest continent, while comprising the territory of the sixth-largest country ...