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He called Australia 't Landt van d'Eendracht —shortened to Eendrachtsland—after his ship, a name which would be in use until Abel Tasman named the land New Holland in 1644. In 1619 Frederik de Houtman , in the VOC ship Dordrecht , and Jacob d'Edel, in another VOC ship Amsterdam , sighted land on the Australian coast near present-day Perth ...
The United States and Australia have had official diplomatic relations since 1 March 1940, when Australia established a legation in Washington as one of its first independent postings. Prior to that, Australia had been represented by the British Embassy in Washington , either through a representative of the Australian government or simply by ...
The Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) was a union which covered waterside workers, seafarers, port workers, professional divers, and office workers associated with Australian ports. The MUA was formed in 1993 with merger of the Seamen's Union of Australia and the Waterside Workers' Federation of Australia. [1] In 2017 the MUA had about 16,000 ...
The FTA was ratified by the United States Congress with the passage of the United States-Australia Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act. It was passed by the House of Representatives on 14 July 2004 by a vote of 314–109 and by the Senate on 15 July 2004 by a vote of 80–16, [ 2 ] and signed into law by President George W. Bush on 3 August ...
15 Mar 1791 21 Sep 1791 190 days 30 [1] (31) Matilda: Matthew Weatherhead 27 Mar 1791 1 Aug 1791 127 days 225 [25] (250) Atlantic: Archibald Armstrong 27 Mar 1791 20 Aug 1791 147 days 202 [18] (220) Salamander: John Nichol 27 Mar 1791 21 Aug 1791 148 days 155 [5] (160) William and Ann: Eber Bunker: 27 Mar 1791 28 Aug 1791 154 days 181 [7] (188 ...
Ports Australia is the peak body representing Australia's port authorities and corporations. The organisation's membership includes Government owned ports, some privatised ports, state marine regulatory authorities and the Department of Defence through the Royal Australian Navy. It was originally formed in 1916 as the 'interstate harbour ...
The Embassy of Australia in Washington, D.C. is the diplomatic mission of the Commonwealth of Australia to the United States. The chancery is located at 1601 Massachusetts Avenue NW on Scott Circle, at the beginning of Embassy Row. The current ambassador is former Prime Minister Kevin Rudd and the Deputy Head of Mission is Paul Myler. The ...
The first rotation of about 200 US Marines deployed to Australia in April 2012. [4] On 14 June 2013, the prime minister announced that in 2014 the size of the deployment would increase to 1,150 U.S. Marines, to be based at Robertson Barracks.