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Australia is an island, and also the sixth largest country in the world, and the smallest continent in the world.

The Legal Status of Drugs in Australia
The Legal Status of Drugs in Australia

Many countries have legalised or decriminalised marijuana for medicinal or recreational purposes. But is it legal in Australia?

The Mysterious Disappearance of Azaria Chamberlain
The Mysterious Disappearance of
Azaria Chamberlain

On this day in 1980, nine-week-old Azaria Chamberlain went missing at Uluru, sparking one of Australia’s most controversial cases.

Ghostly Legends of Luna Park Melbourne
Ghostly Legends of Luna Park Melbourne

Luna Park, Melbourne's iconic amusement park, is a place of laughter and fun. But did you know that it also has a darker side?

A new city is established
A new city is established

Cyclone Tracy tore through the city, destroying almost everything in its path. The city was able to not only recover but thrive.

Australian Christmas Tree - [nuytsia floribunda]
Celebrating Christmas the Aussie Way

Discover how Aussies celebrate the festive season under the summer sun!

Ghostly Tales of Fremantle Prison
Ghostly Tales of Fremantle Prison

For over 100 years Fremantle Prison has been home to stories of strange and unexplained occurrences.

7 External Territories
7 External Territories

Did you know that Australia has seven external territories scattered across the South Pacific and Indian Oceans?

The Larrimah Hotel
Missing: Paddy Moriarty

In a remote outback of Australia, 10 residents share a unique bond and search for the answers to the mystery of missing Paddy Moriarty.

Why do cars in Australia have right hand drive?
Why do cars in Australia have
right hand drive?

Discover the history behind why Australia drives on the left-hand side of the road and uses right-hand drive cars.

The Australia Act 1986: A Quiet Revolution
The Australia Act 1986: A Quiet Revolution

A vivid explainer of the Australia Act 1986. How a quiet legal shift severed Britain's final ties and affirmed Australia's full constitutional independence. Discover the Act that completed the nation's journey to sovereignty.



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