- Australia is the world’s sixth largest country by total area.
- Australia has over 10,000 beaches. You could visit a new beach every day for over 27 years.
- The city of Melbourne, Australia, used to be called Batmania.
- Australia has 10 times more camels than koalas.
- In 1880, Melbourne was the richest city in the world.
- Each week, 70 tourists overstay their visas.
- Australia is the only Western country in the world to not have a Bill of Rights.
- Australia exports camels to Saudi Arabia.
- 75% of Australia’s living species are unknown to man.
- There is a mountain in Australia called Mt. Disappointment.
- In Australia, Burger King is called “Hungry Jack’s”.
- The world’s oldest fossil, which is about 3.4 billion years old, was found in Australia.
- Australia’s first police force was made up of the most well-behaved convicts.
- Per capita, Australians spend more money on gambling than any other nation.
- Australia is the only nation-continent of 20 million people in the world.
- Australia was one of the founding members of the United Nations.
- The world’s largest cattle station, Anna Creek Station in Australia, is larger than Israel.
- Melbourne is considered the sporting capital of the world, as it has more top level sport available for its citizens than anywhere else.
- The town of Docker River in Australia was once invaded by 6,000 camels that came in search of water.
- There’s a bookstore in Australia where books are wrapped in paper with short descriptions so no one can “judge a book by its cover.”
- Australia’s National Science Agency claims to have invented the technology behind Wi-Fi and has sued companies using the technology without a license.
- In Victoria, Australia, only a licensed electrician is allowed to change a light bulb.
- Australia is an island surrounded by more than 8,000 smaller islands.
- There’s a river in Australia called the “Never Never River.”
- Before 1902, it was illegal to swim at the beach during the day.
- The top ten deadliest snakes can be found in Australia.
- Australia claims to own the largest territory in Antarctica: 5.8 million sq km (2.2 million sq mi).
- In 2013, A pig in Australia stole 18 beers from a campsite, got drunk, and then tried to fight a cow.
- In 2009, snipers were deployed in Australia to protect a colony of little penguins from predators.
- Lake Hillier in Australia is a bright pink color and scientists aren’t sure why.
