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Symbol Name Image Declared References National flag: Flag of Australia: Flag of Australia: 3 September 1901 [1] National coat of arms: Coat of arms of Australia: Commonwealth Coat of Arms: 19 September 1912 [2] Governor general's standard Flag of the governor-general of Australia: Flag of the governor general of Australia: 1953 Indigenous flag
There are 20 World Heritage Sites in Australia, with a further seven on the tentative list. [3] The first sites in Australia added to the list were the Great Barrier Reef, Kakadu National Park, and Willandra Lakes Region, at the fifth session of the World Heritage Committee, held in Sydney, in 1981. [4]
Symbols of Queensland: South Australia: Coat of arms of South Australia: Badge of South Australia: Sturt's desert pea: Piping shrike: Hairy nosed wombat: Leafy seadragon-Blue, red and gold Opal(State Gemstone) Bornite(State Mineral) Spriggina floundersi [4] South Australian tartan: Symbols of South Australia: Tasmania: Coat of arms of Tasmania ...
This article lists places in Australia that were given names of places in England by English emigrants and explorers. It also includes place names where there is a similar place name in England, even if one is not directly derived from the other.
Australia symbols by state or territory (8 C, 1 P) C. Australian coats of arms (1 C, 10 P) National symbols of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands (1 C) F.
The coat of arms of Australia, officially the Commonwealth Coat of Arms, [1] is a formal symbol of the Commonwealth of Australia. [2] It depicts a shield, containing symbols of Australia's six states, and is held up by native Australian animals, the kangaroo and the emu . [ 3 ]
The Daintree Rainforest is in Queensland, and is the largest rainforest within Australia, spanning roughly 12,000 square kilometres. [17] The rainforest was placed on the world heritage list in 1998, [18] and hosts more than 400,000 visitors a year, serving as one of the largest tourist attractions in the Northern part of Australia. The ...
The National Heritage List is a list of places deemed to be of outstanding heritage significance to Australia. [4] Once on the list, the provisions of the EPBC Act apply. [5] To be included on the list, a nominated place is assessed by the Australian Heritage Council against nine criteria: [6] importance in the course, or pattern, of Australia ...