- Australia’s national emblem features the kangaroo and emu, neither of which can go backwards, to signify Australia as a forward-looking nation – and yes, they throw them on the barbie and eat them
- The largest population of feral camels in the world is found in Australia
- Western Australia, the largest state in Australia, is more than three times the size of Texas, but Texas has 13 times as many people
- The Australian Alps, or Snowy Mountains as they are also known, are said to receive more snow than Switzerland
- In 1902, Australia became the second country in the world to give women the right to vote
- At more than 3,437 miles, Australia’s Dingo Fence is the longest in the world
- While closer to Sydney, the location of Canberra is considered the halfway point between Sydney and Melbourne, Australia’s two largest cities, and was selected for the location of the nation’s capital in 1908 as a compromise between the rivals
