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Country profile - Australia

Saturday, May 3rd, 2008

Australia is the biggest island on the planet Earth. It was discovered by Captain Cook. The British sent more than 160,000 convicts to Australia by 1870, and the largest cities in Australia grew around these penal settlements. Like North America, many of  the native inhabitants of  Australia were killed by the settlers.

Canberra is  the capital of  Australia, though Sydney is the largest city. However, staying in Sydney can be expensive. Brisbane, Melbourne, Perth, Adelaide and Hobart are other major cities.