In Australia there are living 25 million people on a total area of 7,692,024 km². Nevertheless, its population density, 2.8 inhabitants per square kilometre, remains among the lowest in the world. There are even three times more sheep than people in Australia! 90% of the population lives on the coast, because the majority of the interior is a desert. 
Australia´s capital is Canberra although the largest and most popular city is Sydney, which is highly populated. The people who live in Sydney are called Sydney- sider. Cities like Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth and Adelaide are also major metropolitan areas. 

60,000 years before the British settlement in the late 18^th century Australia was inhabited by indigenous Australians, also known as the Aborigines, which language can be classified in about 250 groups.

Australia is the oldest, flattest and driest inhabited continent, with the least fertile soils. It´s a megadiverse country that gives a wild variety of landscapes, with deserts in the centre, tropical rainforest in the north- east and mountain ranges in the south- east. 

Australia generates its income from various sources including mining- related export, telecommunications, banking and manufacturing. The country ranks highly in quality of life, health, education, economic freedom, civil liberties and political.
Australia is a member of the United Nations, G20, Commonwealth of Nations, ANZUS, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and  Development (OECD), World Trade Organization, Asia- Pacific Economic Cooperation, Pacific Island Forum and the ASEAN Plus Six mechanism.
Voting in elections in Australia is compulsory. It means that you don´t have a choice to vote if you are 18 years of age or over. Australian who don´t vote have to pay a 72$ initial fine. 
Australia is the second country in the world to grant women the right to vote in 1894, although the Aboriginal Culture women aren´t permitted to play the didgeridoo. In 1901 Australia officially became a federation. 
Funny about Australian laws is that only licensed electricians are legally allowed to change a lightbulb.

Another option is the family day care with a small group of children in an approved carer´s home. The childminder is often monitored and organised by the Council.

The third option is centre- based care, like long day care, preschools or kindergartens with trained stuff and structured program. 
In Australia it is common to use the more informular care- for example, help from friends, relatives or nannies- than other types of child care. 
The child care or the childhood education and care is designed for children aged up to five years. There are options that supervise children before- school, after- school for primary school- age children, which is called outside school hours care an can be compared to our OGS. 
The National Quality Framework for Early Childhood Education and Care (NQF) evolved a standard approach to the regulation and quality assessment of education and child care services and sets a benchmark for the quality of education and care services. 
The state and territory regulatory authorities are responsible for administering the NQF. 
The Early Years Learning framework (EYLF) describes the principles, practices and outcomes that support and enhance young children´s learning from birth to five years of age and the transition to school. Furthermore the framework offers a vision where "all children experience learning that is engaging and builds success for life“ has been designed so that the early childhood services will be able to develop their own strategies to implement its objectives. 
The framework "My Time, Our Place" for School Age Care makes care services for school aged children better, because it developes opportunties to participate in leisure and play- based activities that respond to their needs, interests and choices. The Australian Government thinks that "all children have the best start in life to create a better future for themselves and for the nation". 

If parents decide to engage child care in kindergarden or other centre based care they have the oppurtunity to get a Child Care Rabate. It is for permanent Residents and australian citizen and gives a grant up to 50% of the entertainment costs. The maximum is 7.500$ per year. Since 2019 the child care subsidy is paid to the providers. The change to the annual cap makes child care more affordable for most families. To have a better vision of the cost of a child care I list you some excamples:

Age 0-12 Month - $170,00
Age 13- 24 Month - $170,00 
Age 25- 35 Month - $158,00
Age 36 Month - Preschool Age -  $148,00
The price is for a day and includes Nappies, Breakfast, Morning tea, Lunch and Afternoon tea.
The child care schedule is from 7:00h to 18:00h.

https://www.experienceoz.com.au/en/australia-facts
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia
https://theculturetrip.com/pacific/australia/articles/11-things-you-should-know-about-australian-culture/