- Australia is the smallest continent in the world, yet the 6th largest country in the world.
- Australia was the second country in the world to give women the right to vote in 1902.
- Over 200 different languages and dialects are spoken in Australia including 45 Indigenous languages. The most common non-English spoken languages are Italian, Greek, Cantonese, Arabic, Vietnamese and Mandarin.
- Australia has the world's largest cattle station (ranch). At about 34,000 square kilometers, it is almost the same size as Belgium.
- Vegetation covers nearly 7 million square kilometers or 91 percent of Australia.
- In 1954, Bob Hawke was immortalised by the Guinness Book of Records for sculling 2.5 pints of beer in 11 seconds. Bob later became the Prime Minister of Australia.
- It has the highest rate of gambling in the world with over 80 percent of Australian adults engaging in gambling of some kind and 20 percent of the pokie machines in the world are found in Australia.
- While 1988 was named a 'Year of Mourning' for Aboriginals, it was also regarded as a celebration of survival where the Aboriginal community staged a 5 kilometre march for "Freedom, Justice and Hope" in Sydney.
- the lung fish
The only place in the world where you can still find the lung fish which is a living fossil from the Triassic period 350 million years ago.
- Kangaroo meat can be purchased from the supermarket, butcher and available on restaurant menus as a leaner and healthier alternative to beef or lamb with a 1-2 percent fat content.
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