Everything else that is useful to know about Australia. Explains Australian slang, Australia´s climate, multiculturalism, icons of Australia etc.

Lying between Sydney and Melbourne, ACT is the only state in Australia that does not have its own coastline. It is also the capital city of Australia.

Interested in what´s happening weather wise in Australia? Here´s some great articles that will give you a good picture of what to expect when visiting Australia.

Necessary information on Visas, customs, transportation, housing/accomodation etc.

Aussies love to laugh. They never take themselves very seriously (or others for that matter). Here´s a showcase of Australian humor, honest fun and from the heart.

NSW is known as Australia´s Capital State for a reason. It is the most populous state in Australia and is also the most industrialised and cosmopolitan of all Australian states.

The Outback State, Northern Territory has the most varied landscape, from tropical lush greenery to dry, arid desserts.

Australia´s Sunshine State, Queensland is blessed with warmth and enjoys more winter sunshine than any other Australian state. It is also the second largest Australian state after Western Australia.

The Festival State of Australia, South Australia boasts of a whole string of festival and events throughout the year. South Australia is also the country´s driest state and the only state not colonise

Commonly referred to as The Apple Isle, Tasmania is the smallest of all Australian states. It is also seperated from the mainland by the Bass Strait. Tasmania was once the world´s major apple producer

Commonly referred to as Australia´s Garden State, Victoria is Australia´s second smallest state. Yet it is also Australia´s second most populated state after New South Wales.

The Wildflower State, Western Australia is the biggest state in Australia and occupies a third of the country. It also has the lowest population density in Australia and probably around the world.