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| | Australia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
 | | The final constitutional ties between Australia and Britain ended in 1986 with the passing of the Australia Act 1986, ending any British role in the Australian States, and ending judicial appeals to the UK Privy Council. | | | Australian voters rejected a move to become a republic in 1999 by a 55% majority, | | | Perceived racial inequality is an ongoing political and human rights issue for Australians. |
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia
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| | Portal:Australia - Wikinews |
| | Australian government to consider dropping US FTA amendment | | | Australia's ABC head Levy leaves for "Channel Nine" | | | Australian copyright laws to be overhauled in 2006 |
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http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Australia
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| | Australian English - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | A famous exponent was the former Prime Minister Paul Keating, who referred in Parliament to various political opponents as a "mangy maggot", a "stupid foul-mouthed grub", and so on. | | | Publishers, schools, universities and governments typically use the Macquarie Dictionary as a standard spelling reference. | | | "Shrimp" is an American term — they are called prawns in Australia — and though prawns were often served at Australian barbecues the prawns themselves were not barbecued but had invariably been steamed. |
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_English
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| | Australian Antarctic Division - Home Page |
| | Australia participated in a major international delegation this week to urge the Japanese Government to cease its whaling activities. | | | Environment and Heritage » Australian Gov » Prime Minister » Feedback » Privacy » Copyright | | | Construction of the first glacial blue-ice runway in Australia's Antarctica Territory is about to get underway. |
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http://www.aad.gov.au/default.asp
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| | Australian Labor Party: |
| | Authorised by Tim Gartrell, 19 National Circuit, Barton ACT 2600. | | | Burning of Australian flag; Cronulla race riots; ATM bank fees; Liberal leadership; Hamas; Graham Edwards' resignation; John Whelan; Senator McGauran and Coalition disunity | | | Senator McGuaran and disloyalty; Government reshuffle; Announcement of the Australian Peace and Community Team (A-PACT) |
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http://www.alp.org.au
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| | CIA - The World Factbook -- Australia |
| | High Court (the chief justice and six other justices are appointed by the governor general) | | | Australian Democrats [Lyn ALLISON]; Australian Labor Party [Kim BEAZLEY]; Australian Progressive Alliance [Meg LEES]; Australian Greens [Bob BROWN]; Liberal Party [John Winston HOWARD]; The Nationals [Mark VAILE]; One Nation Party [Len HARRIS]; Family First Party [Steve FIELDING] | | | 6 states and 2 territories*; Australian Capital Territory*, New South Wales, Northern Territory*, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia |
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http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/as.html
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| | Australian Universities |
| | Southern Cross University Lismore, Tweed Heads/Gold Coast and Coffs Harbour, Queensland Southern Cross University is an internationally-recognised Australian government university. | | | The University of Notre Dame, Australia Perth, Western Australia Inspired by one of the greatest Catholic universities in the world, the University of Notre Dame in the United States, Notre Dame Australia brings to Australian education the vibrant traditions of a Catholic university together with the rich history. | | | Monash University Melbourne, VictoriaMonash University is one of the top Australian universities and is leading the way with its international focus, ground-breaking research and academic excellence. |
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http://www.australian-universities.com
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| | BBC SPORT Tennis Australian Open 2003 |
| | Andre Agassi overpowers Rainer Schuettler on his way to a fourth Australian Open crown. | | | Justine Henin-Hardenne eases past Virginia Ruano Pascual and into the semi-finals of the Australian Open. | | | Andre Agassi struggles to take in his feat as he lifts an eighth Grand Slam trophy. |
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/tennis/australian_open/2003/default.stm
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| | Sacred Texts - Australia |
| | This is a turn of the century collection of folklore of the Euahlayi (Noongahburrah). | | | The obvious problem with these books is that they were written by White Australians during the early twentieth century. | | | Some of this can be attributed to the traditional tribal secrecy, which is maintained even to this day. |
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http://www.sacred-texts.com/aus
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| | Australian Skeptics |
| | The Australian Skeptics National Convention for 2006 will be held in Melbourne on the weekend of November 18 and 19. | | | For some years, Australian Skeptics have sponsored a prize in the annual Eureka Awards presented by the Australian Museum. | | | If you have never been to a convention (or you have and would like some reminding) you can buy DVDs of some recent conventions from the Australian Skeptics online shop. |
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http://www.skeptics.com.au
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| | australia.gov.au |
| | The recipients of this year's Australian of the Year, Senior Australian of the Year, Young Australian of the Year and Australia's Local Hero. | | | Australian Government e-Authentication Framework for Individuals [AGAF (I)] | | | Your quick guide to information and facts about Australia and its people. |
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http://www.australia.gov.au
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| | Australian Idol Blog |
| | Idolblog would like to congratulate Kate DeAraugo on her winning the title of Australian Idol 2005! | | | Kate DeAraugo may have won Australian Idol and Emily Williams may have come second but Christmas belongs to third place getter Lee Harding with his debut single Wasabi as he tops the ARIA singles charts. | | | No doubt that we'll hear more from Emily Williams in the future, but for now the celebrations, title, single and new car belong to Kate DeAraugo... |
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http://australian.idolblog.com
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| | The Australian |
| | NEW Defence Minister Brendan Nelson says he will make it an early priority to visit Australian troops serving in Afghanistan and Iraq. | | | He wouldn't dream of prejudging the hearings, yet he has already absolved his Government | | | FRENCH No.3 seed Amelie Mauresmo won the Australian Open women's singles title today when her opponent Justine Henin-Hardenne retired due to illness while trailing 6-1 2-0. |
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http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au
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| | Open Directory - Arts: Literature: World Literature: Australian |
| | Australian Literature Gateway (AusLit) - Guide created through a collaboration between universities and the National Library. | | | Association for the Study of Australian Literature - Academic association which promotes the study, discussion and creation of Australian writing. | | | It also seeks to increase awareness of Australian writing in the wider community and throughout the world. |
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http://dmoz.org/Arts/Literature/World_Literature/Australian
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| | Australian Prescriber |
| | This site provides full text versions of the publication with a search facility. | | | Australian Prescriber is an independent publication providing readily accessible information about drugs and therapeutics. |
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http://www.australianprescriber.com
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| | Australian Foods - Authentic Australian Products - Didgeridoos |
| | We are a secure site, look for the padlock icon at the bottom of your screen during the checkout process. | | | CLICK on "Sheepskin Boots & Slippers" from the Menu Bar to the left. | | | We at Australian Originals carry a wide range of authentic Australian products, and have been America's didjeridu suppliers since 1989. |
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http://www.australianoriginals.com
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| | Australian Open Tennis Championships - The Grand Slam of Asia/Pacific - Official Site by IBM |
| | Zimbabwe's Wayne Black and Kevin Ullyett have taken out the men's doubles title at the Centenary Australian Open after defeating American twins Bob and Mike Bryan in straight sets on Day 13 at Melbourne Park. | | | Australian Alicia Molik and Russian Svetlana Kuznetsova have put their disappointing exits from the quarter-finals in the singles competition behind them to win the women's doubles title at Australian Open 2005. | | | No.7 seed Serena Williams has rallied from a one-set deficit, and a lower back injury that troubled her early, to beat No.1 seed and fellow American Lindsay Davenport and claim her second Daphne Akhurst Memorial Cup as Australian Open women's champion, winning 2-6 6-3 6-0. |
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http://2005.australianopen.com/en_AU
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| | ABC News Online - Home |
| | Latest news and current affairs on the Australian political landscape. | | | The trial of ousted Iraqi president Saddam Hussein and seven co-defendants on crimes against humanity has resumed in Baghdad. | | | Chinese greet the Year of the Dog 19:37 AEDT |
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http://www.abc.net.au/news
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| | Australian Explorers |
| | Primary school children searching the Internet for information on Australian explorers often have difficulty finding information suitable for their year level. | | | Hopefully, this page will provide them with an additional resource which they can access for help with school projects. | | | In doing so, through their bravery, they wrote their names into the history of Australia. |
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http://www.davidreilly.com/australian_explorers
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| | Australian INFront |
| | Help when there's a need for a freelancer, a brainstorm, an opinion or some constructive criticism. | | | Our work is Australian and of international standard. | | | INfront is also a growing community of like minded individuals who meet up face to face at INfront gatherings to inspire and motivate each other. |
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http://www.australianinfront.com.au
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| | Herpetology - Research |
| | It is a work in progress, which is updated weekly. | | | The evolution of limbs was one of the major features accompanying the movement of vertebrates from the water to the land. | | | The Encyclopedia of Australian Reptiles is an attempt to summarise all the biological information on the reptiles of Australia that may be of interest to a general reader. |
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http://www.amonline.net.au/herpetology/research/index.htm
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| | Australian Longevity - The Great Australian Adventure |
| | We are a company dedicated to providing you with the health and nutritional products you need to lead a full, healthy and happy life. | | | The greatest of all Australian adventures is to own your own business; the success of your independent Australian Longevity network marketing distributorship is directly related to relationships. | | | These are the products of the 21st century - the products that will help you achieve your potential for maximum longevity. |
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http://www.australian-longevity.net
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| | Project Gutenberg of Australia |
| | Short articles, mostly about books available from this site, including details of recent changes to Australian copyright law. | | | Willem Jansz) and Jan Lodewijkszoon van Rosingeyn, on board the Duyfken, charted about 300 km of the west coast of Cape York Peninsula in Queensland. | | | A list of the top ten bestselling books in both fiction and non-fiction categories for the years 1923 through 1953. |
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| | Australian Wildlife |
| | Images and information are protected by Australian and international copyright law, and may not be copied, reproduced, transmitted, distributed or made available in any manner without express written consent of the copyright holder, John P. | | | You may use images and info in this site for your personal and private use (e.g. | | | The Australian Wildlife site contains a large collection of photographs and information about Australian Wildlife. |
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http://www.geocities.com/ozwildlife
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| | Australian Geographic |
| | Download Australian Geographic images to serve as your computer desktop, as a screensaver, or both. | | | Find out out how you can reach up to half a million Australians four times a year. | | | Maria Island is a remote island eco-paradise off the east coast of Tasmania that’s a national park with abundant life and birds and stunning, pristine scenery. |
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http://editorial.australiangeographic.com.au
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| | News from Australia and around the world online NEWS.com.au |
| | Football: Bolton knock Arsenal out of FA Cup | | | - Victoria's Premier Steve Bracks says his bit for sparing Australian Open star Marcos Baghdatis from military service. | | | THE estranged-wife of Shane Warne has beenrehearsing for her dance-floor debut on the hit Channel 7 show Dancing With the Stars. |
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http://news.com.au
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| | ASX - Australian Stock Exchange |
| | Not only that, there are three booms that have only just begun: resources, aged care and the Internet. | | | The Australian market is likely to keep producing good returns and to at least be a world-matcher, if not a world-beater (apart from the all-conquering Japanese sharemarket). | | | It also provides comprehensive market data and information on the Australian stock market, share prices, announcements and investments. |
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http://www.asx.com.au
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| | Australian Museum Online - January Edition |
| | Information for general vistors, education groups, and 5s and under can be found on Visiting the Museum. | | | The Australian Museum has an exciting range of exhibitions, events, tours and holiday programs on our What's on calendar. | | | Find out about what invertebrates are, what they do, their incredible diversity and why they are vitally important to a healthy planet. |
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http://www.austmus.gov.au
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| | Australian Mission |
| | We encourage use of this online registration service by Australians planning to reside overseas for extended periods, and those travelling to locations where there are security risks. | | | Australian travellers and residents in Ukraine are encouraged to register with the Australian Consulate in Ukraine and seek updated information on current security issues. | | | Toll Free (local call cost - within Australia only) 1300 555 135 |
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http://www.embassy.gov.au/ua.html
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| | Australian slang dictionary |
| | It wasn't easy but we've tried to include uniquely Australian slang here and to exclude British and American slang even though these are commonly used in Australia. | | | If you've got any comments or suggestions, though, we'd very much like to hear them. | | | We see no point in informing the world that "fridge" is Australian slang for a "refrigerator". |
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http://www.koalanet.com.au/australian-slang.html
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| | Lyn Paul website: in print (books) |
| | A song quite obviously influenced by Australian band the Seekers, who had just achieved the first of many successes in the UK, it remains one of the most underrated songs of the period. | | | This is arguably the definitive guide to pop and rock music by Australian recording artists from the 1950s to the 1990s. | | | Ironically, the New Seekers would go on to record this song in 1970." (page 71) |
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http://www.lynpaulwebsite.org/InPrint-books02.htm
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| | Margarita's Australian Menu |
| | She does eat chicken, though, and that's why I chose Apricot Chicken as my main course, as I found several different recipes for this dish. | | | Finding a vegetarian appetizer also did not prove easy, and I'm still not sure how "authentic" it is. The other elements of the meal, however, were very Australian. | | | Many of the most typical dishes I thought of making were meat based, but alas one of my guests does not eat meat or seafood. |
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http://www.marga.org/food/int/australia
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| | NewsLink |
| | Sydney: Australian, Australian Financial Review, Australian Observer, Business Sydney, Business Review, Daily Commercial News, Eastern Suburbs Newspapers, Morning Herald Star Observer |
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| | ENCYCLOPEDIA OF AUSTRALIAN SHIPWRECKS |
| | Please note however tht I am not in a position to provide further information on any of the wrecks listed - the purpose of the website is to provide such information by way of listing the references used. | | | There are many websites providing further information on Australin ships, shipwrecks, passenger and crew lists etc. A particularly interesting website on Australian ships, with passenger information, may be found at: http://www.blaxland.com/ozships | | | The Encyclopedia of Australian Shipwrecks website is totally sponsored by |
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http://oceans1.customer.netspace.net.au/easw.html
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| | Australian Bureau of Statistics |
| | Wine exports up but another year of record wine production sees stocks continue to rise - Australian Wine and Grape Industry (cat. | | | Labour Force Characteristics of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians, Experimental Estimates from the Labour Force Survey (cat. |
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http://www.abs.gov.au
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| | RecipeSource: Australian Recipes |
| | RecipeSource : Ethnic Recipes : Asian and Pacific Island Recipes : Australian Recipes : |
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