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Australia wants that right now. What you are attempting to do now, Japan attempted after the last war [the First World War] and was prevented by Australia. Had we opened New Guinea and Australia to Japanese immigration then the Pacific War by now might have ended disastrously and we might have had another shambles like that experienced in ...
Eleven tournaments have passed since then, with England's solitary success a memorable title in 2017. Australia, meanwhile, have amassed eight World Cups (T20 and ODI), plus this run of Ashes ...
Australia is a world power in Olympic swimming, second only to the United States in total gold medals in the sport. Swimmers like Dawn Fraser, Kieren Perkins and Ian Thorpe have taken multiple gold medals. [206] Most states have a compulsory school swimming program, so it is common for Australians to be competent in swimming and water safety. [207]
The Sydney Autumn Racing Carnival features the richest two-year-old horse race in the world, the Golden Slipper Stakes, which is run in April every year. The Medibank International tennis tournament is held in January prior to the Australian Open. The City to Surf foot race is held every August and is one of the largest timed foot races in the ...
Nestled in old eucalyptus forests in Australia's New South Wales region, an estimated 15% of the state’s dwindling koala population is set to win some protection from as early as 2025, but ...
[10] [11] [1] They are from diverse racial, cultural, linguistic, religious, educational and employment backgrounds. [12] The majority (72.6%) of African emigrants to Australia are from southern and eastern Africa. [13] The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies all residents into cultural and ethnic groups according to geographical origin ...
The population of Australia is estimated to be 27,679,400 as of 20 February 2025. [11] It is the 54th [12] 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 expected to exceed 30 million by 2029.
The story of Australia since the Second World War – and particularly since the final relegation of the White Australia Policy – has been one of ever-increasing ethnic and cultural diversity. Successive governments have sustained a large program of multi-ethnic immigration from all continents.