The Southern Cross constellation has long been a symbol of Australia, and the ensign reflects the country British heritage. The seven points of the largest star represent the six Australian states and the territories.

Australian soldiers used the song 'Were Off to See the Wizard' as a marching song in WWII

In 1770 Captain James Cook, an English explorer, claimed eastern Australia for Great Britain.

Australia is the only country to have monotremes, A monotreme is an mammal that lays eggs but suckles it's young on milk once thay have hatched E.G the platypus.

Francis Michael Forde was the shortest serving Australia Prime Minister (6th July to the 13th July 1945).

Kangaroos is Australia had to be systematically reduced by hunting because the farmers had virtually eliminated there natural predators!

The Australian Emu holds the land speed for birds at 31mph

The Australian $5 to $50 notes are made of plastic

Since 1896 (the beginning of the modern Olympics) Australia has participated in every one of the games

The Emu and the Kangaroo can not walk backwards that is why they are on the Australian coat-of-arms

The Australian Government authorizes the killing of two million kangaroos per year

The Nullarbor Plain of Australia covers 100,00 square miles without a tree

The Salvation Army in Australia made the worlds first full length feature movie in 1900

There are more Maltese people in Melbourne than in Malta