Australia used to be a beer-drinking nation but its quaffing plunged to a 65-year low in
2010-2011 with only 4.23 litres consumed per person.
Aboriginal leader, Lowitja O'Donoghue, a recipient of the Order of Australia in 1976 and Australian of the Year in 1984 delivered the first milestone national Australia Day address on 26 January 2000.
It is believe that the Aboriginal game of Mangrook inspired the rules for Australian Football, while invented in Sydney became popular in Victoria.
Australia was the second country in the world to give women the right to vote in 1902.
The largest cattle station in the world is Anna Creek Station in South Australia at over 34,000 square kilometres is the world's largest cattle station. It is even larger than Belgium.
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It has the highest rate of gambling in the world with over 80 percent of Australian adults engaging in gambling of some kind and 20 percent of the pokie machines in the world are found in Australia.
Australia Day today is a celebration of diversity and tolerance in Australian society, embracing all ethnic backgrounds, racial differences and political viewpoints.
Kangaroo meat can be purchased from the supermarket, butcher and available on restaurant menus as a leaner and healthier alternative to beef or lamb with a 1-2 percent fat content.
Surprisingly Australia is the most obese country in the world as of 2012 with a 26 percent obesity rate despite being a sport loving nation.
Approximately 1.35 trillion bottles of wine are produced by Australia.
Former Prime Minister of Australia, Kevin Rudd's national apology to Indigenous Australians in 2007 is viewed by many as
a major milestone in reconciliation.
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The hold of the old White Australia Policy was broken by Gough Whitlam's Labor Government which adopted a broader approach to citizenship and opening migration to Asia and the Middle East.
Australian TV networks love cooking shows, airing one after another upon viewership success of My Kitchen Rules and MasterChef.
Canberra was selected as the capital because Sydney and Melbourne could not stop arguing which city should be the capital of Australia.
Australians refer to English people as Pome, which is actually the acronym for Prisoners of Mother England.
Ugg boots or as local call them 'very ugly boots' are an Australian design where a sheepskin has been turned inside out and made into a boot.
Iconic Flinders Station in Melbourne
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Melbourne topped 140 rivals to be crowned the world's most liveable city 2 years in a row since 2011.
The only place in the world where you can still find the lung fish which is a living fossil from the Triassic period 350 million years ago.
The sports capital of the world has 70 percent of its total population participating at least once a week in a particular recreational activity or sport.
Despite having a convict colony history, Australia's homicide rate is 1.2 per 100,000 population compared to the 6.3 per 100,000 in the United States.
80 percent of Australians believe Australia has a strong culture and identity characterised by being down to earth, mateship, honesty, sports and multiculturalism based on research organised by the Australia Day Council of NSW in 2008.
2010-2011 with only 4.23 litres consumed per person.
Aboriginal leader, Lowitja O'Donoghue, a recipient of the Order of Australia in 1976 and Australian of the Year in 1984 delivered the first milestone national Australia Day address on 26 January 2000.
It is believe that the Aboriginal game of Mangrook inspired the rules for Australian Football, while invented in Sydney became popular in Victoria.
Australia was the second country in the world to give women the right to vote in 1902.
The largest cattle station in the world is Anna Creek Station in South Australia at over 34,000 square kilometres is the world's largest cattle station. It is even larger than Belgium.
large image
It has the highest rate of gambling in the world with over 80 percent of Australian adults engaging in gambling of some kind and 20 percent of the pokie machines in the world are found in Australia.
Australia Day today is a celebration of diversity and tolerance in Australian society, embracing all ethnic backgrounds, racial differences and political viewpoints.
Kangaroo meat can be purchased from the supermarket, butcher and available on restaurant menus as a leaner and healthier alternative to beef or lamb with a 1-2 percent fat content.
Surprisingly Australia is the most obese country in the world as of 2012 with a 26 percent obesity rate despite being a sport loving nation.
Approximately 1.35 trillion bottles of wine are produced by Australia.
Former Prime Minister of Australia, Kevin Rudd's national apology to Indigenous Australians in 2007 is viewed by many as
a major milestone in reconciliation.
large image
The hold of the old White Australia Policy was broken by Gough Whitlam's Labor Government which adopted a broader approach to citizenship and opening migration to Asia and the Middle East.
Australian TV networks love cooking shows, airing one after another upon viewership success of My Kitchen Rules and MasterChef.
Canberra was selected as the capital because Sydney and Melbourne could not stop arguing which city should be the capital of Australia.
Australians refer to English people as Pome, which is actually the acronym for Prisoners of Mother England.
Ugg boots or as local call them 'very ugly boots' are an Australian design where a sheepskin has been turned inside out and made into a boot.
Iconic Flinders Station in Melbourne
large image
Melbourne topped 140 rivals to be crowned the world's most liveable city 2 years in a row since 2011.
The only place in the world where you can still find the lung fish which is a living fossil from the Triassic period 350 million years ago.
The sports capital of the world has 70 percent of its total population participating at least once a week in a particular recreational activity or sport.
Despite having a convict colony history, Australia's homicide rate is 1.2 per 100,000 population compared to the 6.3 per 100,000 in the United States.
80 percent of Australians believe Australia has a strong culture and identity characterised by being down to earth, mateship, honesty, sports and multiculturalism based on research organised by the Australia Day Council of NSW in 2008.
