DEBATE ABOUT AUSTRALIA DAY It was in 1994 when January 26 became an official public holiday. Australia Day is now both a day of celebration and mourning: a celebration of the founding anniversary of the First Fleet and mourning for the Aboriginal people whose land was dispossessed because of th...
Australia's Indigenous population is not as happy about Australia Day and its celebrations and significance. To this population it signifies the invasion of their country by the British, and has led to the day being called Invasion Day by many. The Australian of the Year award has been given...
The Eight-Hour Workday was first instituted in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia in 1856. It was instituted following a strike by stonemasons. They insisted in splitting up the day into three i.e. 8 hours for work, 8 for play and 8 for sleep. This has now become an international standard. ...
Adelaide: the main city in South Australia is home to about half a million people. Adelaide is surrounded by fertile agricultural land and wine regions. Did you know that Adelaide is also known for one of the largest Christmas parades in the world?Annual...
All Down Under – All About Australia Life, Facts, Statistics, Laws & Templates G’day mates!Have you ever noticed how many surprises the Australia continent holds? Of how many beautiful cities Aussie offers, with their beauty and quality of lifestyle and their rich ancient history, of how ...
Australia is the sixth largest country in the world, but the world’s smallest continent. The British colonizers reached the continent in the late 18th century.
• 12)Explain the word “the bush”. • 13)Describe the Australian Flag and the Coat of Arms. • 14)When do Australians celebrate the national day? • 15)How do we call the native inhabitants of Australia? • 16)When do Australian pupils have summer holidays?
president of the USA, who will be inaugurated on 20 January 2025 and then will take office from that day onwards. He will be the oldest president the United States ever had. President Biden even was a couple of months younger when he entered office with 78 years on his inauguration day!
If you love beaches, there are over 10,000 beaches found around Australia. If you visited three beaches a day it would still take you over nine years to see them all! We visited dozens of beaches along 3 coasts however we found the Whitsundays had the prettiest beaches of them all. ...
In London, the longest day is about 16 hours and 39 minutes and the shortest is 7 hours and 45 minutes. In the Southern hemisphere the seasons are the other way around. When it is summer in Europe, it is winter in Australia. Imagine celebrating Christmas on a long, hot summer day!