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What time zones does Australia have? australian culture

Australia is a big country. In fact, it is almost 4000 kilometres from the east coast to the west coast. Australia is so big that we have 3 different time zones;

  • Australian Eastern Standard...
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Australia Day australian culture

Every year, on the 26th January, Australia celebrates Australia Day. I'm always asked lots of questions about it. For example, why? Is this your Independence Day? Don’t you have a King in...

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New Year's in Australia australian culture

This is, by far, the biggest party of the year in Australia. It is a time to celebrate with friends…unlike Christmas, it is not really a family thing. If you’d like to read more about...

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Christmas in Australia australian culture

As a child who grew up in Australia, I could never understand why Santa Claus wore such warm clothes at Christmas time; or why Christmas cards always had pictures of snow and Santa climbing down a...

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