By: Amy Ma

The Australian flag

• In 1901, the Commonwealth of Australia was formed. Before 1901, Australia used Britain's flag, the union jack. There was a competition to decide how the Australian flag will look like.

• In the top left corner, it has the union jack. This shows that Australia is part of the British commonwealth. Around the union jack, there are six, white stars. The six stars represent the six states.

Australian states and territories

• ACT (Australian Capital Territory)• New South Wales• Victoria• Queensland• South Australia• Western Australia• South Victoria• Northern Territory

Great places to visit in Australia

• Uluru• Sydney opera house• The Great Barrier Reef• Harbour bridge• Perth• Tasmania• Fraser Island• Melbourne

• Uluru is originally called ‘Ayers rock’. It is a huge, stone, rock located in the southern part of central Australia.

• The great Barrier reef is the world’s largest coral reef. It is at Australia’s north-eastern coast (Queensland).

• Melbourne is the largest city in the state of Victoria. In Melbourne there are lots of civic buildings including Parliament House, Melbourne Town Hall and many others

Australian native animals• Echidna• Dingo• Emu• Koala• Kangaroo• Platypus• Kookaburra• Tasmanian devil• Possum• Wombat• Cassowary

• First of all, is the echidna. The echidna is similar to an anteater, porcupine and a hedgehog. It is a type of mammal that lays eggs.

• Second of all, is the platypus. The platypus is a mammal found in eastern Australia. The body of a platypus is 30cm-45cm long.

• Finally, it is the Cassowary. Cassowaries are large birds that can’t fly and they belong to the ‘ratite’ family. They eat fruit and dead marsupials and birds.