Talk:Australia

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Could also use a note on Aussie film stars -- probably many Simple English Users are going to encounter Anglophone countries from their films -- RJ092191.user.veloxzone.com.br


[edit] Edit by 60.50.155.48 - not an island?

That's certainly news to me. I had always learned that it was an island, a country, and a continent simultaneously. en:Wikipedia seems to have it classified under "Island nations" which must also be incorrect under this understanding. IMO the change should be reverted unless there's some documentary evidence that Australia isn't an island. (I'll admit, though, that I always wondered how to define an island so that America or Eurasia wouldn't qualify.) - PhilipR 19:16, 28 July 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Request for disambiguation page

According to Random House Dictionary [1], Australia is still a continent. Could someone who knows more codes than I change or add a disambiguation page to direct people to the continent and the country? DBlomgren 05:02, 8 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Motto??????

Where it says the Australian motto there is a blank and nothing is written inside. Could someone comfirm...?--72.137.205.70 01:04, 13 March 2007 (UTC)Johanna

According to the Australian Department of Foreign Trade, Australia has never officially adopted a national motto (nor animal or plant). Unofficially, the motto "Advance Australia" was used for a while though. -- Creol(talk) 17:06, 13 March 2007 (UTC)