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Location and Geography. Australia is an island continent in the Southern

Hemisphere, lying between Antarctica and Asia. It is surrounded by the Indian
Ocean to the west; the Timor, Arafura, and Coral Seas to the north; the Pacific
Ocean to the east; and the Tasman Sea and Southern Ocean to the south.
Australia has six states (Western Australia, South Australia, Victoria, Tasmania,
New South Wales, and Queensland) and australia has capital cities are,
respectively, Perth, Adelaide, Melbourne, Hobart, Sydney, Brisbane, Darwin,
and Canberra. The majority of the population lives in urban areas around the
coast.
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The flag of Australia is a defaced Blue Ensign: a blue field with the Union Jack in the canton
(upper hoist quarter), and a large white seven-pointed star known as the Commonwealth Star
in the lower hoist quarter. The fly contains a representation of the Southern Cross
constellation, made up of five white stars – one small five-pointed star and four, larger,
seven-pointed stars. There are other official flags representing Australia, its people and core
functions of government.
The flag's original design (with a six-pointed Commonwealth Star) was chosen in 1901 from
entries in a competition held following Federation, and was first flown in Melbourne on 3
September 1901,[2] the date proclaimed as Australian National Flag Day.[3] A slightly
different design was approved by King Edward VII in 1903. The seven-pointed
commonwealth star version was introduced by a proclamation dated 23 February 1908.[4] The
dimensions were formally gazetted in 1934,[5] and in 1954 the flag became recognised by,
and legally defined in, the Flags Act 1953, as the "Australian National Flag".

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Sydney Opera House
The Sydney Opera House is a multi-venue performing arts centre in Sydney,
New South Wales, Australia. It is one of the 20th century's most famous and
distinctive buildings. The Sydney Opera House was formally opened on 20
October 1973

Sydney Harbour Bridge

Sydney Harbour Bridge is one of Australia's most famous icons. Affectionately
called "the Coathanger", this impressive feat of construction is the largest steel
arch bridge in the world. It was completed in 1932, 40 years before the Sydney
Opera House. One of the top things to do in Sydney is a guided ascent to the top
of the bridge where visitors can enjoy spectacular views over the harbor and
city.

Melbourne
Melbourne, Australia's second largest city, is a popular stop on many Australia
itineraries. It's also a green city with parks, gardens, and open spaces occupying
almost a third of its total area. Highlights of the city include the Royal Botanic
Gardens, the National Gallery of Victoria, and the Melbourne Cricket
Ground
Savana
australia adalah salah satu benua yang memiliki padang sabana
Sabana adalah padang rumput yang dipenuhi oleh semak dan Di sana hidup
hewan-hewan seperti Singa, Zebra, Gajah, Jerapah, dan Kerbau.
Animal
A kangaroo is an animal found only in Australia, although it has a smaller
relative, called a wallaby, which live on the Australian island of Tasmania an also
in New Guinea.
Kangaroos eat grass and plants. They have short front legs, but very long, and
very strong back legs and a tail. These they use for sitting up on and for jumping.
Kangaroos gave been known to make forward jumps of over eight metres, and
leap across fences more than three metres high. They can also run at speeds of
over 45 kilometres per hour.
The largest kangaroos are the Great Grey Kangaroo and the Red Kangaroo.
Adults grow to a length of 1.60 metres and weight over 90 kilos.
Kangaroos are marsupials. This means that the female kangaroo has an external
pouch on the front of her body. A baby kangaroo is very tiny when it is born, and
it crawls at once into this pouch where it spends its first five months of life.

Koalas (Phascolarctos cinereus) are herbivore marsupials that live in the eucalyptus forests
of eastern Australia.[5] They are the only living species in the family Phascolarctidae.[6]
Koalas are often called the koala bears because it looks like a small bear or teddy bear.
However, it is not a bear, it is quite a different type of animal.[5][7]
Koalas have brownish-grey or silver-grey fur, and a big pink and/or black nose. They have
sharp claws which help them to climb.[8]
Koalas also have finger prints which look the same as human finger prints.[9] Finger print
experts have had difficulty in being able to tell if the prints are from a human or koala.[9] Finger
prints are rare among mammals that climb trees. Scientists do not know why the koala has
them, but their best guess is that it helps the koala select leaves to eat.[9]
Koalas are mostly active at night. They live in trees and are rarely found on the ground. They
eat leaves of Eucalyptus trees [1]. Koalas do not drink often, they get most of their water from
the Eucalyptus leaves.
Koalas live alone most of the time, but they have a social hierarchy with the other koalas who
live near.
After a pregnancy of 35 days, the newly born koala is about a quarter of an inch long, and is
born with no ears, eyes, or hair. It crawls into its mothers pouch on its own. After 12 months
the young koala is old enough that it does not go into its mother's pouch or need milk anymore.
The female koala can have another baby then. Young koalas usually leave their mothers when
they are 18 months old, but if their mother does not have another baby they sometimes stay for
up to three years. Koalas become mature when they are about two years old, but they often
have their first baby after another two years.

Makanan
A lamington is an Australian cake, made from squares of sponge cake coated in
an outer layer of chocolate (or sometimes raspberry) sauce and rolled in
desiccated coconut. The thin mixture is absorbed into the outside of the sponge
cake and left to set, giving the cake a distinctive texture. A common variation
has a layer of cream or strawberry jam between two lamington halves.[1]
Damper is a traditional Australian soda bread, historically prepared by
swagmen, drovers, stockmen and other travellers.[1] It consists of a wheat flour
based bread, traditionally baked in the coals of a campfire or in a camp oven.[2]
Damper is an iconic Australian dish.[1] It is also made in camping situations in
New Zealand, and has been for many decades.

Budaya
Suku Aborigin
Bangsa Aborigin-Australia atau Pribumi-Australia adalah penduduk
asli/awal benua Australia dan kepulauan disekitarnya, termasuk juga mencakup
Tasmania dan kepulauan selat Torres. Bentuk fisik orang Aborigin-Australia
mirip orang Papua, karena memang keturunan orang Papua yang menjelajah ke
benua Australia, sikitar 40.000 tahun lalu. dalam perkembangannya, bentuk
fisik mereka saat ini rata-rata lebih kecil dan lebih pendek dari orang Papua.
rambut mereka juga keriting, namun sebagian warnanya sudah kemerah-
merahan atau cokelat pucat, sedangkan warna kulit mereka gelap [3]
Yabun Festi val
Yabun Festival is the largest one day gathering and recognition of Aboriginal
and Torres Strait Islander cultures in Australia, held annually on 26th of January
upon the traditional lands of the Gadigal people in Sydney.
Established in 2001, Yabun (meaning ‘music to a beat’ in Gadigal language) is
a free event that features live music, a bustling stalls market, panel discussions
and community forums on Aboriginal issues, children’s activities, and
traditional Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultural performances.
Yabun Festival welcomes everyone to join us in this one of a kind event which
honours the survival of the world’s oldest living culture.
bahasa
Australian English has a unique accent and vocabulary. Collectively,
Australians have more than 200 spoken languages. In the 2011 census, 76.8%
Australian spoke English at home. Mandarin is the biggest non-English dialect
spoken in Australia.

Dalam bahasa Inggris standar, biasanya kita mengucapkan salam, "Hello! How
are you?". Tapi tidak dengan orang Australia, dalam kesempatan informal,
mereka akan mengucap salam, "G'day mate! How you going." Kalimat 'G'day
mate! How you going?' yang bisa diartikan sebagai 'Halo! Apa kabar?' dalam
lidah Indonesia pengucapan yang tepat adalah 'Ge dai mait, haw yu go-ing'.