Located in the south central part of the continent, South Australia is 380,070 square miles of mostly arid territory. It was first discovered by the Dutch vessel Gulden Zeepaert in 1627 and established by the British parliament as an Australian state in 1834, more than 200 years after its initial discovery. Instead of being the […]
While purchasing an Australian property will undoubtedly cost less than a comparable property in and around American cities, it will still represent a major investment. And the same basic ground rules about prices hold true in Australia and in the United States: Property in a major city like Sydney, Melbourne or Perth and associated suburban […]
The culture of modern Australia is mainly a blend of Western cultures, but is also derived from Aboriginal cultures, the ethics of immigrants who arrived for the country’s gold rushes of the 1850’s and immigrations following World War II. The result was the melting pot that Australia is today.
Australian culture was most influenced by British […]
There is currently growing interest in earning a living by working at home rather than in an office. This trend has really expanded in the United States and is gaining momentum in Australia as well mostly as a result of availability of the Internet as a research and communications medium. Many citizens and women in […]
Australia is a good place to live and raise a family. However like almost everywhere else you’d live, the opportunities are there if you take advantage of them. It’s a big country despite the fact that it is the smallest continent in the southern hemisphere with the exception of Antarctica. Most of the interior is […]