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The name Australia (pronounced / əˈstreɪliə / in Australian English [6]) is derived from the Latin australis, meaning 'southern', and specifically from the hypothetical Terra Australis postulated in pre-modern geography. The name was popularised by the explorer Matthew Flinders from 1804, and it has been in official use since 1817 ...
Australia is one of five nations to have participated in every Summer Olympics of the modern era, [491] and has hosted the Games twice: 1956 in Melbourne and 2000 in Sydney. [492] It is also set to host the 2032 Games in Brisbane. [493] Australia has also participated in every Commonwealth Games, [494] hosting the event in 1938, 1962, 1982 ...
The history of Australia is the history of the land and peoples which comprise the Commonwealth of Australia. The modern nation came into existence on 1 January 1901 as a federation of former British colonies. The human history of Australia, however, commences with the arrival of the first ancestors of Aboriginal Australians by sea from ...
The national flag of Australia is based on the British Blue Ensign —a blue field with the Union Jack in the upper hoist quarter—augmented with a large white seven-pointed star (the Commonwealth Star) and a representation of the Southern Cross constellation, made up of five white stars (one small five-pointed star and four, larger, seven ...
The Australian Government, also known as the Commonwealth Government or the Federal Government, is the national executive government of the Commonwealth of Australia, a federal parliamentary constitutional monarchy. The executive government consists of the prime minister and other ministers that currently have the support of a majority of ...
Uluru. Uluru (/ ˌuːləˈruː /; Pitjantjatjara: Uluṟu [ˈʊlʊɻʊ]), also known as Ayers Rock (/ ˈɛərz / AIRS) and officially gazetted as Uluru / Ayers Rock, [1] is a large sandstone monolith. It outcrops near the centre of Australia in the southern part of the Northern Territory, 335 km (208 mi) south-west of Alice Springs.
The Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO / ˈ eɪ z i oʊ /) is the domestic intelligence and national security agency of the Commonwealth of Australia, responsible for the protection of the country and its citizens from espionage, sabotage, acts of foreign interference, politically motivated violence, terrorism and attacks on the national defence system
ME Bank, also known as ME, is an Australian direct bank based in Melbourne.It became a subsidiary of Bank of Queensland in July 2021.. Founded in 1994 as Super Member Home Loans (SMHL) by Australia's industry superannuation funds, SMHL became Members Equity Bank in 1999, and received a banking licence from the Australian Prudential Regulatory Authority (APRA) in July 2001 and was approved by ...