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From Wiktionary under the GNU Free Documentation License. Australia ( / ə ˈ s t r eɪ l j ə / ə-STRAYL-yə or / ɒ ˈ s t r eɪ l j ə / o-STRAYL-yə, or / ɔː ˈ s t r eɪ l i ə / aw-STRAY-lee-ə), officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent (the world's smallest), the island of Tasmania and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. Neighbouring countries include Indonesia, East Timor and Papua New Guinea to the north, the Solomon Islands, Vanuatu and New Caledonia to the northeast and New Zealand to the southeast. For at least 40,000 years before European settlement in the late 18th century, Australia was inhabited by indigenous Australians, who belonged to one or more of the roughly 250 language groups. After sporadic visits by fishermen from the immediate north and discovery by Dutch explorers in 1606, Australia's eastern half was claimed by the British in 1770 and initially settled through penal transportation to the colony of New South Wales, founded on 26 January 1788. The population grew steadily in the following years; the continent was explored and an additional five largely self-governing Crown Colonies were established during the 19th century. On 1 January 1901, the six colonies became a federation and the Commonwealth of Australia was formed. Since Federation, Australia has maintained a stable liberal democratic political system and is a Commonwealth realm. The population is 22 million, with approximately 60% concentrated in and around the mainland state capitals of Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth and Adelaide. The nation's capital city is Canberra, in the Australian Capital Territory. A prosperous developed country, Australia is the world's thirteenth largest economy. Australia ranks highly in many international comparisons of national performance such as human development, quality of life, health care, life expectancy, public education, economic freedom and the protection of civil liberties and political rights. Australia is a member of the United Nations, G20, Commonwealth of Nations, ANZUS, OECD, APEC, Pacific Islands Forum and the World Trade Organization. From Wikipedia under the
GNU Free Documentation License What role did Australia play in the British criminal justice system during Charles Dickens' lifetime? Q. I need to know Australia's influence on the Criminal Justice System from 1812-1870. I know that Australia's population was greatly influenced by British immigrants, and I know that Dickens' family had some financial problems, as John Dickens was arrested for debt during Charles' childhood. I need a good answer by 25 August please. oh. thanks. Asked by Finn A - Sun Aug 17 18:05:07 2008 - - 4 Answers - 0 Comments A. Australia's role on the British criminal justice system was mainly to alleviate the overcrowding in English prisons due to the enactment of some rather harsh, all encompassing, laws. The first fleet of convict ships arrived at Botany Bay (Sydney) on 20 January 1788. The last convicts to be transported to Australia arrived in 1868 in Western Australia. Much of this happened during Charles Dickens's lifetime, however it had nothing directly to do with his father's imprisonment. In the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries about 60, 000 convicts were sent to the British colonies in North America (the US and Australia have a lot in common). When the American Revolutionary War brought an end to this the British Government was forced to look… [cont.] Answered by Maddog - Sun Aug 17 19:17:11 2008 How did humans make their first appearance in Australia? Q. Hello everyone, I am from Uruguay. My name is Saul. I have a doubt about your origins. You people from Australia, how do the first ancestors get into that Island? The country of Australia is in the middle of a huge ocean so, centuries ago there were no people in the country, when people started to migrate to other regions they walked. So how those people cross the ocean to get into Australia? Asked by Saul G - Thu Oct 8 14:27:53 2009 - - 5 Answers - 0 Comments A. -- Human habitation of Australia is estimated to have begun between 42,000 and 48,000 years ago. These first Australians may have been ancestors of modern Indigenous Australians; they may have arrived via land bridges and short sea-crossings from what is now Southeast Asia. Most of these people were hunter-gatherers, with a complex oral culture and spiritual values based on reverence for the land and a belief in the Dreamtime. The Torres Strait Islanders, ethnically Melanesian, were originally horticulturalists & hunter-gatherers. The first recorded European sighting of the Australian mainland was made by the Dutch navigator Willem Janszoon, who sighted the coast of Cape York Peninsula in 1606. During the 17th century, the Dutch charted… [cont.] Answered by Charles K - Thu Oct 8 14:42:14 2009 What statute allows citizens of Australia to run for parliament?
Q. Any citizen in Australia can run for parliament considering they fit certain qualifications. This is granted by international political rights, but what Act in Australia grants this? Asked by Hot Pies! - Mon Mar 16 06:03:03 2009 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments A. Not sure Answered by semper_paratus_1776 - Tue Mar 17 13:12:10 2009 From Yahoo Answer Search: "Australia"
 online.wsj.com Thu, 29 Jul 2010 07:52:15 GMT+00:00 Mitchell Wall Street Journal LN) launched a A$363 million friendly takeover bid on Thursday for Australia's Mitchell Communication Group Ltd. (MCU.AU). The deal has the backing of the ... Australia's Mitchell recommends $324 mln Aegis bid Reuters Aegis buys Australia's Mitchell The Guardian After Harold: Aegis puts succession plans top of agenda Sydney Morning Herald Adweek - Trading Markets (press release) - Financial Times  smh.com.au Fri, 30 Jul 2010 07:19:55 GMT+00:00 Sydney Morning Herald The Australia dollar was trading at $US0.9010, just off a high of $US0.9022 hit earlier in the day. One trader said a range of investors were taking profits ...  officialwire.com Fri, 30 Jul 2010 11:54:59 GMT+00:00 - Market Report - New Market Report Published OfficialWire (press release) This Digestive Remedies Products in Australia report offers a comprehensive guide to the size and shape of the market at a national level. ... From Google News Search: "Australia" From Yahoo Image Search: "Australia"  posteezy.com unknown Sat, 31 Jul 2010 08:59:06 GM Match details date :Saturday,31th,July 2010. Time :12:00 - 14:00(p2p) Competition:Int:Rugby Events @ Tri-Nations rugby tv so Watch And Enjoy Live Stream Rugby of . Australia. vs New Zealand in a Int:Rugby Events @ Tri-Nations Match Today. ... From Google Blog Search: "Australia" The Commonwealth of Australia is a country in the southern hemisphere comprising the mainland of the world's smallest continent, the major island of Tasmania and a number of other islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. ContentsSourcedIn joyful strains then let us sing, "Advance Australia fair!"
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