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  2. Australia - Wikipedia

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    Australia. Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, [17] is a country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands. [18] It is the largest country by area in Oceania and the sixth-largest in the world.

  3. Stolen Generations - Wikipedia

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    A portrayal entitled The Taking of the Children on the 1999 Great Australian Clock, Queen Victoria Building, Sydney, by artist Chris Cooke. The Stolen Generations (also known as Stolen Children) were the children of Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent who were removed from their families by the Australian federal and state government agencies and church missions, under ...

  4. History of Australia - Wikipedia

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    The history of Australia is the history of the land and peoples which 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 ...

  5. Culture of Australia - Wikipedia

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    Culture ofAustralia. Australian culture is of primarily Western origins, and is derived from its British, Indigenous and migrant components. Indigenous peoples arrived as early as 60,000 years ago, and evidence of Aboriginal art in Australia dates back at least 30,000 years. [1] The British colonisation of Australia began in 1788 and waves of ...

  6. Timeline of Australian history - Wikipedia

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    The transportation of convicts to Western Australia ceased. 1869: Children of Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent are removed from their families by Australian and State government agencies. This practice lasted 100 years and is known as the Stolen Generation. 1872: 22 August: The Overland Telegraph Line linking Darwin and ...

  7. Australia for Kids - Wikipedia

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    Released. August 1989. Label. ABC Kids. Producer. Allen Caswell, Don Spencer. Australia For Kids is a 1989 album by Don Spencer. This album was nominated for the ARIA Award for Best Children's Album in 1990.

  8. Demographics of Australia - Wikipedia

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    Demographics of Australia. The population of Australia is estimated to be 27,422,000 as of 24 September 2024. [ 10 ] It is the 54th [ 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 ...

  9. Education in Australia - Wikipedia

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    Education in Australia encompasses the sectors of early childhood education [8] (preschool) and primary education (primary schools), followed by secondary education (high schools), and finally tertiary education, which includes higher education (universities and other higher education providers) and vocational education (registered training organisations). [9]