AusfroIio Iocofion

AusfroIio, officioIIy fhe CommonweoIfh of AusfroIio, is o counfry in fhe Soufhern

Hemisphere comprising fhe moinIond of fhe AusfroIion confinenf, fhe isIond of Tosmonio
ond numerous smoIIer isIonds in fhe Indion ond Pocific Oceons.
Meighboring counfries incIude Indonesio, Eosf Timor ond Popuo Mew 0uineo fo fhe norfh,
fhe SoIomon IsIonds, Vonuofu ond Mew CoIedonio fo fhe norfheosf ond Mew ZeoIond fo fhe
soufheosf.

The AusfroIion moinIond hos on oreo of 7.o9 miIIion squore kiIomefers ond is bofh fhe
Iorgesf isIond in fhe worId, buf fhe smoIIesf confinenf. AusfroIio bofhe Timor ond Arofuro
seos of fhe norfh, fhe CoroI Seo ond fhe Tosmon Seo fo fhe eosf, fhe Soufhern Oceon fo
fhe soufh ond fhe Indion Oceon fo fhe wesf.
The Iondscopes of fhe norfhern porf of fhe counfry, fhe Top End ond fhe 0uIf Counfry
behind fhe 0uIf of Corpenforio, wifh fheir fropicoI cIimofe, consisf of woodIond, grossIond
ond deserf. Af fhe norfhwesf corner of fhe confinenf is fhe sondsfone cIiffs ond gorges of
The IimberIey ond beIow fhof fhe PiIboro whiIe soufh ond inIond of fhese Iie more oreos of
grossIond, fhe Ord Vicforio PIoin ond fhe Wesfern AusfroIion MuIgo shrubIonds. The heorf
of fhe counfry is fhe upIonds of cenfroI AusfroIio whiIe prominenf feofures of fhe cenfre
ond soufh incIude fhe inIond Simpson, Tirori ond Sfurf Sfony, 0ibson, 0reof Sondy, Tonomi
ond 0reof Vicforio Deserfs wifh fhe fomous MuIIorbor PIoin on fhe soufhern coosf.
AusfroIio hos six sfofesMew Soufh WoIes, QueensIond, Soufh AusfroIio, Tosmonio,
Vicforio, ond Wesfern AusfroIioond fwo mojor moinIond ferriforiesfhe Morfhern
Terrifory ond fhe AusfroIion CopifoI Terrifory (ACT).

#onk Cify nome sfofe Pop. #onk
I Sydney MSW 4.b04.4o9 II
Z MoeIbourne VIC 3.99b.b37 IZ
3 8risbone QLD Z.004.ZoZ I3
4 Perfh WA I.ob8.99Z I4
b AdeIoide SA I.I87.4oo Ib
o 0oId coosf-
fweed
QLD/MSW b77.977 Io
7 MewcosfIe MSW b40.79o I7
8 Conberro-
queonbeyen
ACT/MSW 403.II8 I8
9 WoIIongong MSW Z88.984 I9
I0 Sunshine
coosf
QLD Z4b.309 Z0
Sports man:
O ary Ablett, Junior (born 14 May 1984) is a proIessional Australian rules
Iootball
O rad "Freddie" Fittler AM (born 5 February 1972) is an Australian Iormer rugby
league Iootballer and coach.
O Matthew iteau (born on 29 September 1982 in Sydney, Australia) is an
Australian international rugby union Iootballer.
Sports women:
O ronwyn Marshall is a basketball player ho goes to the olimpic games in 1984,
when they made the 5
th
position in the ranking.
O Michele Margaret Timms (born June 28, 1965 in Melbourne, Victoria) is, also, a
retired Australian proIessional basketball player who played Ior the Phoenix
Mercury in the Women's National asketball Association. Many consider the
Melbourne native to be one oI Australia's greatest Iemale basketball players in
history.
O Shae Lillywhite (born January 19, 1985) is an inIielder with the Australia
women's national baseball team and has competed at the 2004 Women's
aseball World Cup and 2006 Women's aseball World Cup.

ENTERTAINMENT
- Brisbane
The Queensland Performing Arts Complex at the Queensland Cultural Centre in
South Bank Precinct is the major focus for the city's cultural entertainment. It has a
brimming schedule of performing arts including theater, musicals, opera, ballet, and
musical performances.
- elbourne
Melbourne has always been a city of arts and there is a wealth of entertainment to
offer all year round. Major art events and festivals are held every year such as the
International Festival of the Arts and Moomba. There are also an abundance of
cinemas, art-houses, jazz and rock pubs, as well as discos dotted all over the city.
- Sydney
Sydney is a city bursting with world class entertainment and nightlife. Packed with
entertainment from performing arts such as opera and ballet to modern rock, jazz
pubs, and dance clubs, the city is well prepared to entertain its guests. Movie buffs
are also well catered for with film festivals, art-house films, as well as the latest
Hollywood box offices.