Australia's national bird is the ornate lyrebird, a very precious and beautiful bird with tail feathers up to 70 cm long resembling a harp.
It is best known for its "singing", which ranks first in a global bird song chart.
Melbourne also has a name called New Gold Hill, and in 1851, a large amount of gold was discovered in Melbourne.
Many people came here to pan for gold, and gradually became a very rich big city.
Since there is already San Francisco (San Francisco) in the United States, it is called the new gold mountain.
In a survey conducted in Australia, 42% of people said they firmly believed that there would be a war between China and Australia.
This has a lot to do with a man named Murdoch, who dominates the direction of Australian media news, forcibly distorts the facts, and causes China-Australia relations to decline rapidly, and he himself makes a lot of money.
Australia likes to follow the British and American things.
World War I followed Britain into the war, followed Britain to North Africa and the Middle East during World War II, followed the United States to war after World War II, and successively fought in the Korean War, Vietnam War, Afghanistan War and so on.
Ayers Rock in Australia is the largest single rock in the world.
It is 3,000 meters long, 2,000 meters wide and 384 meters high, with a small part of it outcropping the surface.
Located in the center of the Australian continent, it is called the "red heart of Australia"
Australia's most iconic animal is the kangaroo, which appears on coats of arms, currency and many organisational groups.
Although a national treasure of Australia, kangaroo consumption is legal, and kangaroo meat products can bring in a lot of revenue each year.
Australia's first police force consisted of 12 people, all of whom were prisoners.
At that time, in order to control the crime rate in Australia, the government decided to set up a law enforcement department.
But Australia has more criminals than ordinary residents, so criminals are the only option.
Australia is surrounded by the sea and has 8,222 islands, so there is a saying that "Australia is an island surrounded by more than 8,000 islands".
The largest of these is Tasmania, with 64,500 square kilometres and a population of more than 500,000.
Australia's longest road is Route 1, which circumcides land and is the longest national highway in the world at 14,500 km.
No matter where you're starting from, just follow the road and you'll be back to square one.
Many people think that Melbourne or Sydney is the capital of Australia, but it is actually Canberra.
When the capital was chosen, Melbourne and Sydney were at a standoff and fought for eight or nine years.
In 1911, the federal government passed a resolution to choose a vacant land between the two cities to build a new capital, which is the prototype of Canberra.
Australian citizens are compulsory to vote and are fined if they do not vote.
In addition, Australian women are the first country in the world to have the right to vote and stand for election at the same time.
Located in Wengen Hill, New South Wales, Australia, there is a gas layer below the mountain that has been burning for more than 6,000 years.
It burns very slowly and is the oldest tinder in the world.
Australia has not only rabbit wars, but also emu wars.
In 1932, due to the large number of emus, many residents' crops were destroyed.
So, the army went to war against the emu, with a total of two machine guns and 10,000 rounds of ammunition.
As a result, only a few were killed in a week, and finally the troops had to be withdrawn.
Koalas are very well-known animals in Australia, and many people go to travel and want to take pictures with them.
But under Australian law, it is only legal to take a koala photo in Queensland.
Carp is an alien species in Australia and poses many threats to the local aquatic environment and biological systems.
So there is a law that makes it illegal to catch a carp and put it back.
Australia has more than 10,000 beaches, which means that if you go to one a day, it will take you 3 years.
Many of the beaches here are not only beautiful, but also a paradise for surfers.
Australia was the first country in the world to use plastic money, also known as plastic banknotes and organic polymer banknotes.
In 1966, Australia discovered a counterfeit syndicate, and the government decided to change the technology of printing money.
Finally, on 27 January 1988, a commemorative note with a face value of A$10 was issued.
Australian pork always smells urine and is not delicious, why?
First, the killing of pigs in Australia is electrocuted, and there is no process of bloodletting
Second, Australia's pigs are owned by pigs, so boars cannot be castrated, and many shops sell boars
There are 1.6-170 million sheep in Australia, which is about 10 times the population.
It can produce more than 1 billion kilograms of wool a year, accounting for 1/3 of the world's total wool production, so Australia has the title of "the country riding on the back of a sheep"
In 1785, the first convoy carrying British exiled prisoners landed in Australia, which became a British colony.
Until 1868, the sending of prisoners was completely stopped.
During this period, a total of 160,000 prisoners were sent to Australia.
Australia was the only country in World War II that did not accept Japan's surrender, and even executed more than 100,000 prisoners of war.
The Japanese army has tortured and killed Australian soldiers, many of whom are missing, and the Japanese have carried out air strikes on the Australian mainland.
Therefore, Australia hated Japan so much that it did not even accept Japan's surrender and directly killed the Japanese who laid down their arms.
Recently, Australia imposed a "curfew" on cats, meaning that cats that escaped will face a ruling.
Australia's feral cats prey on 377 million birds and kill 1.147 billion mammals each year.
Due to the invasion of feral cats, 27 species of native Australian animals have become extinct.
In response to the effects of the rabbit infestation, Australia once built a 3,000-kilometre fence.
It turned out to be lonely, completely a decoration, because rabbits make holes.
Half of Australia's population lives in three cities: Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane.
Australia's total population is 26.17 million, of which 5.03 million in Sydney, 5 million in Melbourne and 2.36 million in Brisbane
Australia is a veritable "marsupial country", there are about 240 species of marsupials in the world, of which more than 170 live in Australia, such as kangaroos, koalas and so on.
The Governor-General of Australia is the head of government and exercises the functions of head of state on behalf of the King of England.
The Governor has enormous powers to make and abolish decrees and to appoint and remove Prime Ministers and ministers.
The current Governor is David John Hurley, appointed on 1 July 2019.
Australia has regulations that give the highest priority to pedestrians on the road, especially where there are zebra crossings.
All vehicles must stop when crossing the road on zebra crossings.
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