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Australian Animals. Some Australian animals are extremely unique and special but when you grow up here you don't realise that, of course.

Australian Animals

Growing up in the outback around Tibooburra New South Wales we saw a lot of them but we didn't really see anything special about them.... To us they were just something we saw every day. As kids growing up in the bush we all knew to keep away from the snakes, if you saw one... (and we often did!).... We also knew from an early age not to mess with the lizards either as one of our brothers had a lizard latch on to his finger and had a hard time getting the bugger to let go!

Our father taught us a healthy respect for all animals. 50 000+ Free ESL, EFL worksheets made by teachers for teachers. A possum. Aboriginal Australians. The Men of the Fifth World. Aboriginal Reconciliation. Australia, Daintree Rainforest ( HD ) Australia: Travels on the Great Ocean Road. Australian Aborigines. Beautiful Places To See- The Great Ocean Road, 12 Apostles.

Beds Are Burning - Wikipedia. "Beds Are Burning" is a 1987 song by Australian rock band Midnight Oil, the first track from their album Diesel and Dust.

Beds Are Burning - Wikipedia

This song was the second from the album to be released as a single, and is among the band's best-known songs outside Australia. It is one of The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll. It was named number 95 on VH1's 100 Greatest One Hit Wonders of the 80s and number 97 by the Triple J Hottest 100 of All Time in 2009. Meaning[edit] "Beds Are Burning" is a protest song in support of giving native Australian lands back to the Pintupi, who were among the very last people to come in from the desert. Chart performance[edit] Performances[edit] Comprehension, Aboriginal Myth, Birth of Sun by lathburg - Teaching Resources. CORAL BLEACHING. CTV Educational - Australia & Reconciliation - Sorry Day. Duck Billed Platypus Facts. Environmental problems in Australia. Everything about the Platypus is Weird. Facts about the Great Barrier Reef.

As the largest living structure on the planet, the Great Barrier Reef is incredibly rich and diverse.

Facts about the Great Barrier Reef

Stretching 2300 kilometres, this natural icon is so large it can even be seen from outer space. While it’s known mostly for its large maze of colourful reefs, its intricate architecture also provides a home for a huge number of animals and plants. Some of these, such as turtles and crocodiles, have been around since prehistoric times and have changed little over the millennia. The breathtaking array of marine creatures includes 600 types of soft and hard corals, more than 100 species of jellyfish, 3000 varieties of molluscs, 500 species of worms, 1625 types of fish, 133 varieties of sharks and rays, and more than 30 species of whales and dolphins.

The Great Barrier Reef is also unique as it extends over 14 degrees of latitude, from shallow estuarine areas to deep oceanic waters. First People: Aboriginal Australians - Documentary Films. Great Ocean Road, Victoria - Australia Vacations & Tours. History of Convict Australia - Full Documentary. Made in Australia - The Wild Card: Jay Davies - Chapter 1. Midnight Oil - Beds Are Burning. Midnight Oil - Beds are burning (Live At Olympics 2000) Midnight Oil Beds Are Burning Lyrics. MIDNIGHT OIL LYRICS - Beds Are Burning. Never before seen bird's-eye view of Uluru. Noosa - an Australian surfers dream. Platypus - The World's Strangest Animal (Nature Documentary) Rabbit Proof Fence (2002) Trailer. Reconciliation. Reconciliation in Australia- Our History, Our Story, Our Future. The Sustainable Living Festival, Australia’s biggest sustainability event, rolls into Victoria again on the 11th of February.

Packed with sustainability action – from global green leaders to vegan bodybuilders, great debates to speed dates, organic philosophy to organic feasting – there’s something for everyone with an interest in the future of our planet. This year’s festival theme is Australia – the Lucky Country. With our golden soil and wealth for toil, and our land abounding in nature’s gifts, Australians have every reason to feel lucky, right? The Great Barrier Reef: a catastrophe laid bare. It was the smell that really got to diver Richard Vevers.

The Great Barrier Reef: a catastrophe laid bare

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Uluru and Aboriginal Culture - Uluru (Ayers Rock) Australia

In fact, Uluru (Ayers Rock) is sacred to the local Pitjantjatjara tribe that live here. It was said to have come about during the much fabled Dreamtime. Although people have been visiting and climbing Uluru for years, the Aborigines would prefer they didn’t. Aboriginal ancestors walked the path that tourists do today, and many of the caves around the rock hold deep meanings for them and contain ancient rock paintings. Uluru is a World Heritage site, and although part of a protected national park, there may come a time when it could be off-limits to climbers. Why is Uluru sacred? Aboriginal culture dictates that Uluru was formed by ancestral beings during Dreamtime.

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