Flag Description
blue with the flag of the UK in the upper hoist-side quadrant and
a large seven-pointed star in the lower hoist-side quadrant known
as the Commonwealth or Federation Star, representing the federation
of the colonies of Australia in 1901; the star depicts one point
for each of the six original states and one representing all of
Australia's internal and external territories; on the fly half is
a representation of the Southern Cross constellation in white with
one small five-pointed star and four larger, seven-pointed stars
Quentin Bryce
- 25th Governor-General of Australia since 5 September 2008
Quentin Bryce, AC, CVO (born 23 December 1942) is the 25th and current
Governor-General of Australia (the first woman to hold the position)
and former Governor of Queensland.
Born in Brisbane, Queensland as Quentin Alice Louise Strachan, she
spent her first years in Ilfracombe, with her family subsequently
living in a number of country towns around Australia. She attended
the University of Queensland, where she completed a Bachelor of
Arts and a Bachelor of Laws, becoming one of the first women accepted
to the Queensland bar. Read
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Julia Gillard
27th Prime Minister of Australia
Assumed office
24 June 2010
Julia Eileen Gillard (born 29 September 1961) is the 27th and current
Prime Minister of Australia, in office since 24 June 2010.
Gillard was born in Barry, Wales and migrated with her family to
Adelaide, Australia in 1966, attending Mitcham Demonstration School
and Unley High School. In 1982 Gillard moved to Melbourne. She graduated
from the University of Melbourne with Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor
of Laws degrees in 1986. In 1987, Gillard joined the law firm Slater
& Gordon working in industrial law, before entering politics. Read
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Australia
Aboriginal settlers arrived on the continent from Southeast Asia
about 40,000 years before the first Europeans began exploration
in the 17th century. No formal territorial claims were made until
1770, when Capt. James COOK took possession of the east coast in
the name of Great Britain (all of Australia was claimed as British
territory in 1829 with the creation of the colony of Western Australia).
Six colonies were created in the late 18th and 19th centuries; they
federated and became the Commonwealth of Australia in 1901. The
new country took advantage of its natural resources to rapidly develop
agricultural and manufacturing industries and to make a major contribution
to the British effort in World Wars I and II. In recent decades,
Australia has transformed itself into an internationally competitive,
advanced market economy. It boasted one of the OECD's fastest growing
economies during the 1990s, a performance due in large part to economic
reforms adopted in the 1980s. Long-term concerns include ageing
of the population, pressure on infrastructure, and environmental
issues such as frequent droughts. Source
Independence
/ Republic Days Independence from the United Kingdom : 1 January 1901 Capital Canberra
Australia English Translation Australians all let us rejoice,
For we are young and free;
We've golden soil and wealth for toil;
Our home is girt by sea;
Our land abounds in nature's gifts
Of beauty rich and rare;
In history's page, let every stage
Advance Australia Fair.
In joyful strains then let us sing,
Advance Australia Fair.
Beneath our radiant Southern Cross
We'll toil with hearts and hands;
To make this Commonwealth of ours
Renowned of all the lands;
For those who've come across the seas
We've boundless plains to share;
With courage let us all combine
To Advance Australia Fair.
In joyful strains then let us sing,
Advance Australia Fair. Source
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