About Australia
Australia is the world’s sixth largest country and the largest island, It is the only island that is a continent, its the driest, flattest, hottest, most infertile, and still teems with life - a lot of it deadly - Australia has more things that can kill you that anywhere else in the world.
That could explain why when Australia was claimed by the British in 1770 they decided to send their criminals there.
Despite this, Australia today is one of the most popular places in the world for people to travel to or relocate to. The people are cheerful, extrovert, very quick witted (often at the expense of those coming from their mother country - who they refer to as Poms). Australia has a lot going for it, the climate - the fantastic blue skies, the sun always shines, the cold beer, the excellent wine and food, and the white sandy beaches. Life doesn’t get much better.