| Australia is an island continent of a size
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| | attracting many tourists to the beautiful
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| approximating that of the United States.
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| | Dandenong Ranges. Skiers travel in their
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| It has a climate range extending from the
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| | hundreds to the alpine snow fields and
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| lush tropical rainforests in the north, to
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| | region of the Snowy Mountains. This is
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| cool temperate rainforests in the south
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| | where the great Snowy Mountain Scheme
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| and with large arid regions at its
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| | construction project drew thousands of
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| centre.Although the continent was
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| | workers as migrants earlier in the last
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| discovered a century and more earlier, it
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| | century.South Australia has a special
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| was claimed by the British when in 1770
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| | claim to have been settled by free
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| Captain Cook sighted the east coast and
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| | settlers with no convict history as
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| named it New South Wales. It has remained
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| | experienced by other States, particularly
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| nominally ruled by Britain with the Queen
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| | NSW. Many free settlers chose to create a
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| acknowledged as its figurehead although,
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| | new life here and to try to re-create much
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| as with most countries within the British
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| | of the lifestyle they had experienced and
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| Commonwealth, there have been great
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| | valued in Britain and Europe. However,
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| changes and moves towards an independent
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| | the climate here is very severe and
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| republic. It now comprises the 5 mainland
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| | hampered many enterprises because of the
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| States of Western Australia, South
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| | dryness and the semi-arid immediate
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| Australia, Victoria, New South Wales and
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| | surroundings. This has changed of course
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| Queensland together with Tasmania, an
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| | through development and by the
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| island State south of Melbourne and a
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| | establishment of many places of interest
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| territory which is called the Northern
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| | for tourists in the Flinders ranges, the
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| Territory, situated between northern
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| | Arid Botanical Garden and wilderness
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| Queensland and northern Western Australia.
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| | areas, the development of the great Murray
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| Its main population is found around the
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| | River as a feature for tourists and by
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| fertile coastal fringes.Because of the
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| | encouraging tours of the many historical
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| vast distances in the country, the State
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| | establishments around Adelaide, its
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| governments have been all important.
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| | capital.Tasmania, the island State, is
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| Federation of the States occurred in 1901
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| | famous for its enterprising diversity in
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| when a Federal government was established
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| | agriculture, horticulture, timber and
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| and centred in Canberra in what has been
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| | fisheries, for its natural beauty in
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| designated Australian Capital Territory.
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| | mountains, rivers, forests. It is valued
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| This central body is growing ever stronger
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| | for many of its pristine areas where
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| as Australia grows as a nation.Like so
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| | nature has been left untainted by commerce
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| many second generation Australians, my
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| | and where World Heritage listings are
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| parents and their families had emigrated
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| | maintained. Its size makes it easy to
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| from Britain and after the long sea
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| | explore by road although coastal
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| voyage, welcomed touching land in Perth,
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| | exploration is hampered by rugged
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| the first port of call in their new
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| | coastlines on one side. By road there are
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| country. Western Australia is my
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| | many interesting industries and
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| birthplace and was my place of residence
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| | enterprises to be seen and visited such as
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| for much of my life. Like so many others,
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| | the medicinal poppy farms, herb farms and
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| I have resided in several States and have
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| | apple orchards. Tasmania was once called
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| explored most of them to some extent.
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| | 'the Apple Isle". It is possible to take
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| However, W.A., NSW and Queensland are the
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| | your car from the mainland by ferry over
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| ones I know best.W.A. is a huge state but
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| | to Tasmania so that you can tour to your
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| only the area around Perth was known to me
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| | heart's content but visitors must remember
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| in the first 18 years of my life. It was
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| | that the climate is colder than the rest
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| only when I returned to live there for
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| | of Australia. The wonderful river systems
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| another 12 years at a later date that I
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| | encourage activities such as white water
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| had the opportunity to explore further
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| | rafting.I have not been to the Northern
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| afield. Then, not only did I appreciate
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| | Territory except in touching down on an
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| the beautiful capital city, the clean,
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| | air flight from Perth to Cairns in North
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| white sandy beaches, the comfortable
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| | Queensland so am ill equipped to say
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| Mediterranean type climate and the quality
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| | anything from personal experience, only to
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| of life of the people but I was able to
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| | relay what I have heard from others.
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| travel east to Kalgoorlie, south to Albany
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| | Facts such as Darwin is its capital, which
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| and north to the Pilbara and Gascoyne
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| | was devastated and suffering greatly from
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| regions. So I came to see something of
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| | Japanese bombardment in World War II,
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| its enormous expanses of semi-arid lands
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| | devastated by cyclone in the 1970s and now
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| and poor soils and something of its rugged
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| | has been totally rebuilt and remodelled as
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| beauty and also to experience the
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| | an ideal modern city attracting tourists
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| loneliness of those northern and out-back
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| | from overseas as well as from Australia
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| regions inhabited by the few. These are
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| | itself. Many visitors wish to know more
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| the people who fall in love with its
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| | about the traditional aboriginal culture
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| mystical atmosphere and enjoy the peace
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| | and to visit indigenous sites of interest.
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| and the freedom of a lifestyle which they
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| | Because of the remoteness of this city
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| accept as sufficient compensation for the
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| | from the more populated parts of Australia
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| many little sacrifices and comforts which
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| | it is easy to believe that this has been a
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| are taken for granted in city
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| | neglected part of our continent. Alice
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| living.Visitors to these regions get a
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| | Springs and Darwin are the focal points
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| taste of a different life and tourists are
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| | for the Territory and support a large
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| beginning to happily explore some of the
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| | aboriginal population of those who are
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| remote regions of interest - the Gascoyne
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| | magnetically drawn from the arid and more
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| areas with huge sheep stations; the
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| | remote areas by the promise of greater
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| Kimberley with its ancient landscapes,
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| | comforts offered in a city.There are a
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| tropical conditions and the Argyle Diamond
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| | smaller number of indigenous people who
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| mines; Broome, which is the centre of the
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| | inhabit the huge areas which have been put
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| pearling industry ; Shark Bay where
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| | aside exclusively as territory for the
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| visitors swim with the dolphins; Kalbarri
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| | aboriginal people in Arnhem Land and other
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| with its natural landscape attractions and
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| | areas. Although there is state protection
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| all throughout the state - the beautiful
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| | where needed, the old traditions of the
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| wildflowers for which the State is famous.
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| | aboriginal culture of necessity are dying
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| And of course, being a great mining
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| | out with fewer and fewer of pure
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| State, we have Kalgoorlie which is famous
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| | aboriginal ancestry to uphold them. Many
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| from the gold rush days and where gold
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| | try to help their customs survive but they
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| continues to be mined. The best known of
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| | are unable to relate to them in a new and
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| all areas however is the South West corner
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| | confusing context between their old
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| of the State with its tall timbers, rich
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| | culture and the western style now
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| farmlands, its many vineyards and tourist
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| | entrenched as the social culture for the
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| attractions. Yet in spite of efforts to
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| | Australian people. The indigenous people
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| de-centralise the population, Perth
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| | have a choice-to blend with the mainstream
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| remains the hub for life in this State and
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| | of our culture and benefit by the many
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| there are few other cities with any sized
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| | material advances or to return to tribal
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| population.New South Wales is the dominant
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| | customs and communities in lands put aside
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| State with a greater population than
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| | for them where they are free to live close
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| elsewhere. Its fine reputation is earned
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| | to nature and according to their ancient
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| with its great natural wealth, interesting
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| | rituals and beliefs.Most Australians
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| history, beautiful landscapes and
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| | however are inclined to believe in the
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| cosmopolitan social life of its vibrant
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| | principle of integration in the community
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| capital, Sydney. This being the city with
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| | both of the indigenous people and the
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| an exquisite harbour, opera house,
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| | immigrants and do not favour any attitude
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| beaches, sporting fields, racing tracks
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| | of separation which is fostered by any
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| and relaxed atmosphere attracts the
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| | vocal minority within any ethnic group or
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| majority of newcomers to our country.
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| | community. Most of us feel that it is
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| Outside the city are the Blue Mountains
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| | important that we stand as one people, a
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| and places of interest, too many to
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| | blend of all individuals who must develop
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| mention.Queensland is also a huge State.
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| | with pride, our special land where we are
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| Here I have spent many years but
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| | blessed with personal freedom which is
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| unfortunately have had no opportunity to
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| | seen as a value to be maintained and
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| get to know more than two areas, as the
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| | cherished.I know and love this land, this
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| distances, similar to Western Australia,
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| | wide, brown land where flood and fire and
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| are so vast. The northern tropical area
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| | famine occur in nature's calendar of
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| is almost like another country when
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| | events. It may seem a harsh land in some
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| compared with that around the capital,
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| | ways, but perhaps one best summarizes its
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| Brisbane. The north attracts thousands of
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| | qualities when assessing one's affections
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| tourists who wish to enjoy the climate and
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| | -I love the clear blue skies, the clean
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| conditions for which the tropics are
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| | sparkling oceans, the starry skies, the
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| famous and to explore the underwater
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| | warmth and the heat haze, the sunshine,
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| attractions of the Great barrier Reef
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| | the interesting plants and flowers, the
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| which extends for hundreds of miles down
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| | peace and security with no civil wars and
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| the coast. Along with the vast production
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| | strife, the vastness and sense of space,
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| of sugar, bananas and tropical fruits, the
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| | the hope born of increasing enterprise and
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| lush growth of the natural rainforests
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| | care, the ancient landscapes and powerful
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| provides a superb feast for the
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| | forces of nature at work, the easy going
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| adventurer.Victoria is a smaller State but
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| | attitudes of the people and the generous
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| a wealthy one which accumulated its riches
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| | spirit felt through the land, but also
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| through gold mining, through its natural
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| | through the expression of society. We are
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| resources and it primary production.
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| | a fortunate country, both in our natural
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| Melbourne, its capital is a very large
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| | wealth and in the vibrancy of our creative
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| spreading city with large Greek, Italian
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| | spirit where the democratic values are
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| and migrant population. It is for its
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| | upheld by our people and our governments.
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| focus upon the arts and the cultural
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| | We are generous in giving aid and help to
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| aspects of life that it is famous. The
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| | others less fortunate.But we are the
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| climate directs its difference in
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| | driest continent on earth. We have
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| cultivation of deciduous and cold climate
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| | transformed and beautified many landscapes
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| plants and gardens, in contrast with the
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| | by human effort and our cultivation of
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| other States and horticulture is one of
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| | forests, parks, farmlands.What more
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| its most successful enterprises,
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| | wondrous future if we had more rain?
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