Australian Information
Aboriginal settlers were the first documented arrivals to Australia, arriving from Southeast Asia some 40,000 years before European explorers in the 17th century. In 1770, Captain James Cook took possession of the continent on behalf of Great Britain. Over the late 18th and 19th centuries six colonies were created. Soon after, they federated and the Commonwealth of Australia was born in 1901.
Australian Statistics - Population, Land Mass, Capitals, etc.
Australian Flags - Australia's first `Federal' flag was chosen from a national flag competition held in 1901.
Australian Symbols and Icons - Information about the wattle, the colors green and gold and why the kangaroo and emu are the iconic animals on Australia's coat of arms.
Australian Slang - Australian slang, also known as Strine, is our special way of speaking. Words and phrases handed down from our ancestors and that has become iconic to Australia, and differentiated from the British English.
Fun Facts about Australia - Our population density is on average three people per square kilometre, one of the lowest in the world by international standards.