Australia and What Makes it AWESOME
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The Commonwealth of Australia is a country located mainly on the world's largest island - or the world's smallest continent (which is still up for debate).
It's located in the southern hemisphere, earning it its nickname "The Land Down Under" (which no Aussies themselves actually say). It's bound by two oceans: the Indian Ocean and the South Pacific Ocean. Part of the country is located in the tropical zone (specifically the northern part of the country), while much of the country is subtropical, and temperate in some parts of the south. Much of the country is arid desert or semi-desert known as "The Outback". Again, Aussies don't really say that. Instead, they call it "The Bush".
Australia consists of six states and two territories: New South Wales, Queensland, Northern Territory, Western Australia, Victoria, the Australian Capital Territory, and Tasmania. No, New Zealand is not one of them (though Aussies might tell you otherwise!)
Australia's capital is not the largest city Sydney like many people assume it is. The capital is Canberra. It was a planned city that was built as a neutral capital amidst the rivalry between Sydney and Melbourne.
Australia is known for its wildlife like kangaroos and koalas, but you might be surprised to learn that Australia has more wild camels than any other country in the world.
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Writer: Edward Jones
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It always makes me chuckle:
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it's refreshing to have a video about Australia from somebody who's actually done their homework! thankyou and good video
Great vid Paul, cheers.
As an Aussie something you should know about Australia is that own political system is a mixture of both the English and American political systems. We have the Queen as the head of state but we also have a powerful senate and house of reps.
the great ocean road is actually 670 km long. the 250km section is just a small section where you drive with sea on one side and cliff on the other (it also takes you through a section of lush jungle called the great otway national park). the rest of great ocean road is also beautiful and challenging to drive. the 250km section alone consists of a few thousand turns. a bit of a test of your driving ability and your car's handling.
I know (haven't been to) that the Dandenong Range outside Melbourne (50km East) is gorgeously breathtaking. The Yarra Valley too.
The GOR was built by WWI returned servicemen and many sections were dug out by hand. Quite an engineering feat.
@@jurgentreue1200 yes. the project was very ambitious for that time. but it was approved to go ahead partially because it helped solving the problem of veteran unemployment. 400k aussies enlisted during ww1. when the war ended, it was a huge challenge to find work for these people. the great ocean road project employed 3000 of them for 13 years.
Had to smile each time you said Quo-kka. We pronounce it as Kwokka. Cheers! :)
Note: I originally uploaded this video a few days ago, but soon discovered that something was missing from the video. So I made the video private and we re-edited a new version with the missing part added back in. Sorry for any confusion.
Ha ha, for a second I thought I saw the future.
I was looking for this video. I tot I was dreaming of you uploading this video. Glad to see its back
I didn’t know you could edit a video without having it deleted? Wait what
@@mattybrunolucaszeneresalas9072 Yeah, I had to upload this new version as a completely new video. It would be a dream come true if CZcams allowed creators to upload updated files for existing videos, but they don't.
@@GEOfocusChannel but….my comments still exist!!!
The humidity and hot temperature in the northern half of the country can become unbearable at times.
It's supposed to be autumn here now and I was sweating my arse off at work today.
I've visited Melbourne twice for work (from Canada) and I have to say the Great Ocean Road is every bit as breathtaking as people say. I highly recommend it.
The most Interesting part for me probabily was the camels one, I knew there were some of them there but I didn't have any clue about a so massive amount of them and even exporting them to Saudi Arabia, the world takes 180° degrees turn sometimes 😅
Australia is one of my main destinations in the future, I'm amazed by both their metros and their nature. I admire their sport spirit too.
Extraordinary video as always Paul 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Hi Juan when you come down here for a holiday make sure you try and see an AFL footy match at the Melbourne Stadium, the MCG one of the best stadiums around, you'll see plenty of sport spirit :-)
cheers
Explorers even carried boats into the interior, as they were hoping there was gonna be some massive inland sea, like the Great Lakes in North America.
@@dvchel There actually is: Lake Eyre. Just that it rarely fills up!
"The bush" and "the outback" are not necessarily synonymous. The bush can be anywhere away from a town or city, usually a wooded area.
The most confusing fact about Australia for me is their time zones. Some are shifted by 90 minutes. Not all of them use DST and their DST starts and ends in different weeks than in Europe. They also have some special unofficial time zones, which makes the whole situation even more complicated.
Thanks for the re-upload.
My pleasure 👍🏻🇦🇺
@@GEOfocusChannel Thanks for the reply. Quite seeing new pictures on the video otherwise.
glad that you continue the series ! great video as always.
Thanks!
It always makes me chuckle going down the channel’s video list :
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The dot for Sydney is a bit too high up, it should be around the centre of NSW.
Love the entire video, Paul! Especially the joke about the 12 Apostles "who" were 8 but now 7 and if you soak yourself you may see actually 14! 🤣
Australia also always bring me some kind of nostalgia, because I miss Dolores and her voice. 😢
To the folks who enjoys Aussie singers, look up for Katia Fuscaldo. She did some work with a bloke from Sydney named Blair (a. k. a. Moog.)
Wow! Cool as always! Cover more countries!
I definitely will! 👍🏻
I live in Texas, USA, and can tell you that most native Texans have a strong affinity for Australia - as the only other true cowboy country! We admire their rugged western style, bold talk, and friendly demeanor. I imagine a day when scientists come up with an efficient and economical way to desalinize salt water, then turn the outback into lush irrigated land. 😊
That's interesting! I can see what you mean.
I would say that, in many ways, both Argentina and Uruguay are also true cowboy countries, albeit Spanish-speaking.
@@yodorob - I did a little research, and I believe your are correct! 😉
@@gilbertfranklin1537 Are those native-born Texans who you're talking about more familiar with Australia than with either Argentina or Uruguay?
@@yodorob We share variants of English. That creates an instant bond.
Estupendo vídeo. Nuevamente felicidades. 👍
Thank you as always, Manuel!
🇦🇺 Just the 24th comment to support Paul and his team in their (and our) geographical 🗺 cognitive endeavors 👏🏻
Thanks, Johan!
I just noticed the stock music is also the one dankpods uses, pretty appropriate for a video about Australia! 😂😂
Oh, I didn't know that. I've used that track in a few videos (on this channel and on Langfocus). It's from the CZcams Audio Library. I usually use Epidemic Sound for this channel though.
Seasons are divided by the calendar moths. Winter is 1st of June until 31st of August. Spring begins in September, etc.
Great video!
Thanks, Omri!
Gracias Paul. Muy, muy interesante 👏
Thank you as always, Cristina!
Australia also has some pretty insane extinct mega fauna too! My personal favourite: the Thylaleo: also known has the marsupial lion! Despite it resembling a loin it was actually more closely related to wombats! It was an ambush predator, climbing up trees, and pouncing on anything that came under, like Procoptodons - those are giant kangaroos. Another one of my favourites is the Megalaina, a *giant* monitor lizard it was **bigger** than a Komodo dragon!!!! It was also probably poisonous too… in other words it was awesome!
I enjoy the Diprotodon too. A huge Wombat the size of a Rino or minivan etc. You also had the Tapir Marsupial. Just a big wombat really, the size of a grown horse, walking on 4x legs, but able to stand on its hinds and have a Tapir like nose/nostril.
Aborigines killed them off. Australia could've been amazing like the African big animals..
*Geofocus uploads*
"A surprise to be sure, but a welcome one!"
Good onya mate, good vid thanks
I now know i live in the Eastern Highlands 🙂
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Thanks, and welcome!
I live in Australia
what I learned was where which larger city was located, I had never thought of that.
I have got many information of Australia from this vedio. I have Subscribied .
Thanks! I’m glad you’re here! 🙂
6:05 On the Twelve Apostles...
"There''s not really twelve?"
"No worries, after a couple of VB's🍻 you'll start seeing the extra ones!" 🤣💀🇦🇺.
Great video!
Camels were imported into Australia before the railway. They were used to transport goods across the country. Camels were chosen because of the desert landscape. Most of the cameleers were from Afghanistan and many stayed in Australia. There are communities in South Australia and the Northern Territory were the population has a high percentage of Afghan heritage. Many Afghans who stayed, married Aboriginal women.
When the railways came through, the camels were just released into the wild. Because there are no large carnivores in Australia, camels flourished. They are also exported to the Middle East for camel racing and breeders fetch big money.
7:35 fun fact about Perth is that it is one of the most remote cities on Earth, there is literally no other city around it for over 2,100 km
_Technically_ not true
@@mattybrunolucaszeneresalas9072 what?
I think Perth is considered the most isolated CAPITAL city (in terms of distance to nearest capital city). And I can't think of a better place to be in 2022!
Except for the city of Bunbury 200km's to the south. But no one counts Bunbury, it's a shithole.
Great vedio.
North Australia at past time is a part from Indonèsian state at èra Majapahit Èmpire !!!!!!!
#rèally
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noice vidio mate ! ;)
Australia really points out the problem of definition of a continent since every single one is technically surrounded by water, like an island. Same with the boundary between the term ocean and sea.
Well, not the americas or asia or europe
@@barrydarrion4846 america is considered as one large continent, same with eurasia.
Aussie Aussie Aussie 👍
They have amazing bats !!!
That’s cool. I didn’t know that, but I’m not surprised.
Fun Fact: Melbourne was founded by Batman
That's factual information.
3:46 500 millilitres is barely a glass and a bit of water
500 milliliters means 500 liters per square meter
Metric system is good and all but there are 400millions people who don’t use it. And you know what? I think that’s pretty cool :3
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Great Video mate! Its funny how we don't really think about the territories apart from Northern Territory and ACT. I don't even know the island territories! Maybe one... Bathurst island? is that a territory? lol
Yeah, there's the Jervis Bay Territory near the ACT, which I didn't mention in the video. Then there's Norfolk Island, to the north of New Zealand; Christmas Island; the Coral Sea Islands; The Cocos (Keeling) Islands, southeast of Sumatra Island (Indonesia); Heard Island & The McDonald Islands - uninhabited islands way down towards Antarctica; the Ashmore and Cartier Islands - also uninhabited and very close to Indonesia; and the Australian Antarctic Territory, which is claimed by Australia (though claims to Antarctica don't really hold much weight).
It seems that Bathurst Island is part of the Northern Territory.
If anybody is interested in the sports side, please check out Australian rules football, it’s the oldest codified football sport in the world and will someday spread across the globe in a big way
Rugby was codified before Football (soccer) and AFL. Rugby 1854, AFL 1859, Football 1863.
I'm from Australia. Early in this video you said "Australia has 3 territories" You mentioned the ACT and you mentioned The Northern Territory. What's the 3rd one?
Yeah, good question. It's a really small one called Jervis Bay Territory, which is on the coast near the ACT. Historically its status was kind of confusing because it was a separate territory but administered like it was part of the ACT, and it was created to give the ACT a sea port.
@@GEOfocusChannel I didn't know that. I only live an hour and a half drive north from Jervis Bay but I only just learnt now that it's like part of the ACT
@@GEOfocusChannel That is still the case now, officially. That is to say that there has not been any amendments to rectify the status as part of the ACT, but Australia is great adopter of 'Convention' as biding until challenged. That is to say, for example, we have no specific Bill of Rights, either as stand alone declaration, or part of our Constitution, and in fact, our Constitution only actually references FOUR rights we are 'Constitutionally Guaranteed"......however, it has been held multiple times by the courts, that we have five times as many, because they are 'Implied Rights' and by Constitutional 'Convention' these rights are extant even without direct reference.
Even today, I think Jervis Bay still exists in this way. A 'Schrodinger's' Territory, if you will. Both at once, part of the ACT and NOT an individual separate territory within the Commonwealth.....but also, by implication, bound by convention, it is.
Until the need to actually ultimately declare absolutely one way or the other comes up, it will likely remain that way, both Wave and Particle so to speak.
So as to if it is it's own territory or part of the ACT, the answer is Yes.
@@GEOfocusChannel ,, Jervis Bay is part of the ACT and forms part of the same electorate as Fenner in the ACT. I live about an hour's drive from Jervis Bay. A spectacular and beautiful part of the NSW coast.
That kangaroo to people ratio is crazy. 😵
We're leaving for Melbourne in August. Please do a Victoria only episode. 🐨🇦🇺🪃🦘
OOPs, Sydney on your map is a few hundred miles north than where it really is.
More kangaroos than humans in Australia!? That surprised me!
I didn’t know there were so many of them, but Aussies tell me they’re everywhere in the countryside. You can search for CZcams videos of kangaroos bouncing into people on bicycles, or attacking a guy landing his hang glider, etc.
@@GEOfocusChannel Huh, fascinating.
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Hey, Paul. I'd love it if you could touch upon the Baltics on either of your channels. You seem to have ignored them on both, so far. Could you at least explain your lack of interest in the region? 😔
On this channel you'll get them eventually, because I intend to cover all countries, as long as I'm able to keep doing this channel.
As for Langfocus, no, I don't explain my topic choices or need to justify them to anyone. Those videos are FAR too hard to make for me to run around trying to do everyone's requests. My topic choices are based 100% on what I want to do.
@@GEOfocusChannel Thanks. I understand and respect that. I wasn't trying to say that you must do a video on this or that language branch. I was just curious about what your interest in the region was like.
what makes it awesome? me.
Bushfires.... You have to talk about bushfires when you talk about Australia - they are part of our intricate ecosystem.
Victoria Bitter? why would Australia name a beer after one of the Spice Girls?
Whether kangaroos are pests in Australia really depends on where you are and which species you're talking about (because there are more than 50 species of kangaroo). There are some areas where they exist but are not pests at all, and others where their numbers are excessive - especially some farming and grazing regions. The four most numerous species are the only ones which are legally culled or harvested: the Red, Eastern Grey, Western Grey, and common Wallaroo. Of the less common types, a number are actually endangered, particularly the smaller species.
Hot take: Eurasia is the world's largest island
Australia also saw waves of immigration in the 1800s due to multiple gold rushes.
Next India 🇮🇳 please.
It can't be next. A lot of videos are already made and scheduled. But there will be a video on India a few months from now.
@@GEOfocusChannel Ok bro
Australia was *NEVER* a penal colony because there was never a colony named Australia. Each state was a separate colony and if not for federation, we could have become 7 different nations. Also, South Australia was established as a "free colony", so there were never any convicts transported there.
Hey Paul,
The most interesting things about Australia in your video are it's Aboriginal people and it's unique wild life.
Are the Aboriginal people of Australia integrated in the modern Australian society the way we see in neighbouring New Zealand?
Thank you Paul for your amazing video's.
Greetings from the Netherlands!
Saba
Some are, most not.
I identify as Aboriginal, and have integrated exceedingly well.
You pronounced Canberra incorrectly
First time that's ever happened, I'm sure! :D
You seriously need more research mate!
Err great video… but… Qwoeka? Nope. And Oodnadattttta? Nope. Sorry, Paul. Some tough words. But we forgive you… :-)
Well, as for the second one, I remember spending a couple of hours just digging for any pronunciation sample I could find, but couldn’t find anything, so at some point I just said it the way I guessed it would be said.
@@GEOfocusChannel Sorry to be so critical… the Australian way of pronouncing things can be illusive to many..
Cool video, wasn't aware of the kangaroo numbers, but some mistakes that I thought were odd
1) Sydney is not that far north in NSW. It'd be where you had Jervis Bay Territory.
2) "Quokka" has a swhwa sound, not an \o\ sound. Weird because your indigneous language pronouciations were pretty good.
3) Uluru is never called Ayers Rock. It was a white imperialist attempt, it is only called by its original name.
You must be a young'n, because whilst it might not be 'Officially" called Ayres Rock anymore, any of us born before the mid 90s certain DO still call it that. I can say Ayres Rock to any of my peers, and they know what I mean, they can say it to me, and I know what they mean..... and we do. I live in the bush, in central northern NSW about an hour south of the Qld border, and was born in a time when the national anthem was only for Australia's sons..... and I call it Ayres Rock, everyone I know calls it Ayres Rock, and as a result, half the kids I know call it Ayres Rock too.
So whilst it might be absolutely right that Imperialism robbed Uluru of it's rightful name, and now, officially, that new name is not used, it is ABSOLUTELY CORRECT for this fella to say it is ALSO known as Ayres Rock, because to many of us, IT MOST CERTAINLY IS, and always will be.
NZ people won't be able to cope with this video..
8:55 I thought the most dangerous animals are humans. And I'm just talking about the murders people commit on other humans. Not the harm we do to other species or to the environment.
Well, yes, that's true of course. I was just talking about non-human animals.
Mosquitoes are also more dangerous than the other animals.
Unfortunately no more freedom in there, I changed my mind going there anymore
How so? Australia is a vibrant liberal democracy. We all allow freedoms of speech, association, assembly, the press, thought, religion and movement. Yes there were strict conditions during lockdown, but many Aussies - including myself, agreed with them. You want a strict country? Look at Singapore - a pseudo-dictatorship.
@@Andrew-df1dr forcing people to get vaccinated is not freedom, no one can force something on me/you don’t want in your body…I know how people are treated there now… many I know are unhappy… I hope & pray 🙏 for Australia get back as it was in the past… it is the most beautiful country…food…animals…nature.. are fabulous….but unfortunately no more freedom
@@sillyjaydonjunior4411 There was no law ordering people to get vaccinated.
@@Andrew-df1dr many people lost their jobs in Australia coz of the vaccine, no more
Freedom there
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Final verdict: 62.5/100 (⅝) not bad.
lol, this guy 😄
I feel honoured that you've noticed my judgement.
not a real country
It’s a real shame that Australia is now a police state.