Australia is the world's flattest and driest inhabited continent. It is a megadiverse country, and its size gives it a wide variety of landscapes and climates including deserts in the interior and …

5 days ago · Australia is the smallest continent and one of the largest countries on Earth, lying between the Pacific and Indian oceans in the Southern Hemisphere. Its capital city is …

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Australia in Brief provides an authoritative overview of Australia's history, the land, its people and their way of life. It also looks at Australia's economic, scientific and cultural achievements and …

2 days ago · Australia is a large, comparatively dry, and sparsely inhabited continent, almost as large as the 48 contiguous U.S. states. Australia, the only continent that consists of a single …

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Australia is situated entirely in the southern hemisphere, between the Indian and the Pacific ocean, south of Maritime Southeast Asia and north of the Antarctic. With an area of 7,617,930 …

Nov 20, 2025 · Australia's culturally diverse and inclusive society Australia has a very diverse population. Its cultural diversity is enriched by our First Nations heritage and a vibrant, …

The continent of Australia, sometimes known in technical contexts as Sahul (/ səˈhuːl /), [note 5] Australia-New Guinea, Australinea, or Meganesia to distinguish it from the country of …

3 days ago · Australia is both the flattest continent and, except for Antarctica, the driest. Seen from the air, its vast plains, sometimes the colour of dried blood, more often tawny like a lion’s …