When Captain Cook charted the eastern coast of Australia in 1770, it never occurred to him to call it Eastern Australia, because the name "Australia" had not even been thought of yet. He named it New...
The name Australia comes from the Latin term 'terra australis incognita', meaning "unknown southern land", because for so long the continent of Australia was theorised, but not realised. Matthew...
We have an army, navy and air force. We also have a strong alliance with the US under the ANZUS treaty. Plus we still have strong ties to mother england.As for civil war, I'm not sure. But it's...