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Australia was first inhabited by the Aborigines,who have lived there for over 60,000 years.The Aborigines believed the world started in a time called 'The Dreamtime'. Today the Aborigines live in the desert outback.They have to adapt to harsh conditions such as extremely hot weather.

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Dutch explorers landed in Australia in 1606 and called it 'New Holland'. Then the British arrived and set up the first colony in 1788. The British also sent criminals there as a punishment for misbehaviour. The name Australia was given to the country in 1824. It comes from the Latin word 'terra australis incognitis' which means 'unknown southern island'.

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Australia's geography is amazing! Did you know that their coastline is 25,760 km  long? The country's size is  4,779,602 square miles. You could fit the UK in there 22 times! Despite it's humongous size only 22 million people live there. More than two thirds of Australia is covered in desert. Australia is so big that if you had to fly from Perth to Brisbane it would take 5 hours! (That's just under the length of a school day.) Did you know that they have people who measure fences there and the longest fence is the Dingo Fence at 3436 miles!

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Cane toads are one of the largest toads its about 23 centimeters long.They can lay up to 20 000 eggs at once. If something tries to eat one they will be sickened or even killed because of a pair of poisonous glands at the top of its head.

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Christopher Hemsworth is an Australian actor.He is known for playing the role of Thor in the marvel cinematic universe since 2011.

Chris was born on August 11 1983.

He has to brothers called Luke and Liam who are also actors.
His wife Elsa Pataky is also an actress.

He put on 20 pounds of muscle for the role of Thor.

Despite him being an actor his passion is surfing.

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Did you know that nearly a quarter of people who live in Australia aren't born there.

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The Sydney Opera House is another one of Australia's most  famous landmarks. There are more than 1 million roof tiles on top of the opera house, that cover approximately 1.62 hectares. More than 8.2 million people visit it each year.

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Uluru or Ayer's Rock is one of Australia's most famous landmarks. It is located in the Northern Territory and it is 863 meters tall. Did you know that more than 2.5 kilometers of Uluru is underground?

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Aussie rules football or 'footy' is played on an oval shaped field, with two teams of 18 players.

The top two teams meet in the Grand Final every year, held in the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), to decide the Premier champions. The current champions are Richmond, who beat Adelaide by 108 points to 60 in the 2017 final.

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In Australia there are more kangaroos than people!

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Here is a mini Lego sculpture that Eoghan built of the some famous Sydney landmarks: Sydney Opera House, Sydney Harbour Bridge, Sydney Tower and Deutsche Bank Place.

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Hugh Jackman is an Australian   actor who has played in several movies such as X-MEN, The Wolverine and LOGAN.

Hugh was born on the 12th of October 1968 (age 49).  His wife Deborah-Lee-Furness is also an actress.

Hugh currently holds the record for the highest number of times playing the same character.(7 times.) Before he became a Hollywood hotshot he used to work as a birthday party clown and a petrol station attendant. He has also played Harvey Dent (Two Face.)

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The blue tongued lizard is a south Australian lizard. It is named for its bright blue tongue. The lizard shows its tongue when angry or alarmed. The lizards eat snails insects and berries.They have powerful jaws with blunt crushing teeth.Their bite is viselike and painful.The bite doesnt usually break through a humans skin

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The Great Barrier Reef off the coast of Queensland in northeastern Australia is the largest living thing on earth and even visible from outer space.

The 2,300 km-long ecosystem comprises thousands of reefs and hundreds of of islands made of over 600 types of hard and soft coral.

It's home to countless species of colourful fish, molluscs and starfish plus turtles, dolphins and sharks.

Did you know: The major nesting areas (known as rookeries) are located in the southern and northern section of The Great Barrier Reef

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HOW WELL DO YOU KNOW YOUR AUSTRALIAN FACTS? - WOULD YOU LIKE TO TRY OUR ONLINE QUIZ?

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HOW WELL DO YOU KNOW YOUR AUSTRALIAN FACTS? - WOULD YOU LIKE TO TRY OUR ONLINE QUIZ?

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All About Australia For Kids Quiz | Topics for Kids | 10 Questions

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How much do you know about Australia? Take this quiz and find out! - test your knowledge in this quiz! (Author NatalieW)

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Did you know that Australia has a cattle ranch the size of Belgium!