Australia

CANBERRA- the Australian

Capital Territory within the state of
New South Wales

National symbols of
Australia

Official symbols

Unofficial emblems

Australian Icons

Government
Australia is a
constitutional monarchy
with a federal division of
powers. It uses a
parliamentary system of
government with
Queen Elizabeth II at its
apex as the
Queen of Australia , a role
that is distinct from her
position as monarch of the
other
Commonwealth realms

Language
Although Australia has no

official language, English

has always been
entrenched as the de facto
national language.
Australian English is a
major variety of the
language with a distinctive
accent and lexicon, and
differs slightly from other
varieties of English in
grammar and spelling.

Religion
Australia has no
state religion , and section
116 of the
Australian Constitution
prohibits the
federal government from
making any law to
establish any religion,
impose any religious
observance, or prohibit
the free exercise of any
religion.

Education
School attendance is

compulsory throughout
Australia. Education is the
responsibility of the individual
states and territories so the
rules vary between states, but
in general children are
required to attend school from
the age of about 5 up until
about 16. In at least some
states (e.g., WA) children aged
1617 are required to either
attend school or participate in
vocational training, such as an
apprenticeship.

Health care in Australia

Health care in Australia
is provided by both
private and government
institutions. The
Minister for Health and A
geing
, currently Tanya
Plibersek, administers
national health policy,
elements of which (such
as the operation of
hospitals) are overseen
by individual states.

Cuisine
Australian cuisine had its base on the
traditional style of British cooking.
Australia also has a wide variety of
seafood and the general traditional
meals include ...

Vegemite

Pie Floater

Chiko Roll

Australian Meat Pie

Lamington

Junior MasterChef Australia

-an Australian competitive

cooking game show. It is

a spin-off of MasterChef
Australia, itself an
adaptation of the British
show MasterChef, and
features contestants aged
8 to 12. The first season
of the show began
production in July 2010
and included 50
contestants. Over 5,000
children from around the
nation auditioned for the
series.

FESTIVALS

Big Day Out

The original (and in many

peoples eyes, the best) Big

Day Out is the don of the
summer festival circuit.
While the main-stages are
reserved for marquee rock,
hip hop and indie names,
electronic music lovers have
always flocked to the Boiler
Room. Always hot and
heavy, in 2011 the dance
line-up includes Booka
Shade, LCD Soundsystem
and The Bloody Beetroots.

Creamfields
In 2010, international

powerhouse Creamfields
made its bold entry to the
Australian festival calendar.
Helmed by Totem Onelove
the people behind the
gargantuan Stereosonic tour at
the start of summer
Creamfields does the national
rounds in the usually barren
month of May. 2011 sees
Deadmau5 brings his LED
Mau5head and jaw-dropping
new live set-up to the headline
slot.

Field Day
Field Day is the indisputable

king of New Years Day partying

in Sydney. What began as a
recovery party with a handful of
house DJs and a few hundred
punters has grown and
diversified with each year.
Slickly organised and always
buzzing, its little wonder Field
Day has endured. Its star
attraction remains the grassy
surrounds of The Domain,
which in 2011 were filled with
the likes of Justice, Public
Enemy, Erol Alkan and
Trentemoller.

QUESTIONS:
1.What are the national colours of Australia?
2.How do we call the national anthem of
Australia?
3.What is the national gemstone of
Australia?
4.National bird is
5.What does Pie Floater consists of?
6. Best known festivals: