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Burt, the huge Australian crocodile who had a cameo in ‘Crocodile Dundee,’ dies at 90
• Dec. 23, 2024, 4:58 PM ET (AP)
Australia approves extradition of former US Marine over alleged training of Chinese military pilots
• Dec. 23, 2024, 12:38 AM ET (AP)
Gisèle Pelicot's Australian supporters are moved that their French heroine wore an Aboriginal scarf
• Dec. 20, 2024, 5:44 PM ET (AP)
'Gravy Day' is an Australian tradition inspired by an unlikely Christmas song by Paul Kelly
• Dec. 20, 2024, 2:20 PM ET (AP)
What to know about Vanuatu, the Pacific island nation struggling to recover from a massive quake
• Dec. 20, 2024, 7:08 AM ET (AP)
Australia, the smallest continent and one of the largest countries on Earth, lying between the Pacific and Indian oceans in the Southern Hemisphere. Australia’s capital is Canberra, located in the southeast between the larger and more important economic and cultural centres of Sydney and Melbourne. The Australian mainland extends from west to east for nearly 2,500 miles (4,000 km) and from Cape York Peninsula in the northeast to Wilsons Promontory in the southeast for nearly 2,000 miles (3,200 km). To the south, Australian jurisdiction extends a further 310 miles (500 km) to the southern extremity of the island of Tasmania, ...(100 of 51163 words)