Spirit of Australia

Geographical position of Australia

  • Australia is the only country that is alo a continent.
  • It is the smallest continent in the world and the sixth-largest country.
  • Moreover, it lies in the Southern Hemishepre between the Pacific and the Indian Ocean.


Characteristics of Australia
(nickname, languages, cities, capital...)

  • The official name of the country is the Commonwealth of Australia.
  • The country is also called "the land down under" and the Oz beacause it is situated south off the equator.
  • There is no official language but most people speak Australian English. There are also other languages such as Mandarin, Italian... and some Aboriginal languages still exist even now.
  • The main currency is the Australian dollar.
  • Like in Britain, the people drive on the left.

What are the inhabitants called?

  • The inhabitants are called the Australians but sometimes they call themselves Aussies.

Political Regime

  • Australia is a constitutionnal monarchy, so the Queen Elizabeth II is the official head of state but she has no power. She is represented by the Governor-General.

Animal species available in Australia

Capital and big cities

  • The capital of Autralia is Canberra but the largest city is Sydeney.

Landmarks of Australia

1- Sydney Opera House. The Sydney Opera House is one of the most famous Australian landmarks around the world. 2- Uluru Or Ayers rock is a landmark situated in the outback of Australia.

The isolated geographical position of Australia had great influence on its fauna and flora. That is why many animals and plants developed differently from those on other continents. Australia is a land of birds and animals, which cannot be found anywhere else in the world.

  • the kangaroo
  • the koala
  • the wombat
  • the echidna
  • the platypus
  • the dingo (wild dog)
  • the emu
  • the kookaburra

Life in the outback as a teenager

Christopher is an Aussie teen, he moved to the deserted outback.
Indeed, he has a completely different schooling system than the common one.
There is no many amenities ans no school here, so he attends online school called "school in the air"

Uluru Rock as a mystic place/activities.

Stolen generation, first inhabitants of Australia.

Reconciliation through art

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  • Uluru or Ayers rock is a landmark situated in the Australian outback.
  • It is surrounded by a beautiful, amazing, mesmerizing landscapes.

The aboriginal Australian endured a considerable hardship during the arrival of the first leet of the white stllers. Australian aboriginals suffred from different types of segregation.

  • The aboriginal are the first indigenous of Australia.


  • Up until 1970, aboriginal children were snatched from their families and either assimilated into white families or sent to missionary camps.


Indeed, their fate depends on their skin color. The targets from such cruel measures is to uproot the Australian aborigine's culture and identity.

To reconcile the two different culture who lived in Australia, a sculpture was made in order to bring Autralians together as one nation. This sculpture is displaying an artist representation of the origin of Australia. Therefore, this project has a historic dimension.

What is the targets of this artistic project?

It is an advocacy to tolerance and forgiveness

Such artistic project encourages and bring Australians together, it also delivers a message that is making aboriginies culture alive,revitalized and unforgettable.

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Activities practised by teenagers in the outback.

Teenagers who lives in the outback are never bored, at the opposite they are enjoying being surrounded by the deserted autralian outcack.

They have now many activities to keep they entertained such as : feeding the grains to the chooks, collecting their eggs, giving hay to calves, cow and bulls. They are finding pleasure when mustering the cattle by riding a trailbike or a horse.

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In fact, he has the largest classroom in the world and he is living the greatest experience ever.
To attend online school, he is using the adequate equipment : microphone, webcam, laptop and a earset.

Sometimes, the school organises events such as the "Get-Together Week" where students can meet each other once a year and also the sport week.

To conclude, teenagers are finding a great pleasure living in the outback.

It is considered as a sacred/ holy place by the aboriginals

A very interesting destination, it would be a great idea to book a trip to it.

It is a destination where a quiet amaze and impresssed is the beauty of the sunset.

You can practice many activites : camel riding, taking part in aboriginous art work shop, rock climbing, dinning under stars, stargazing and looking for shooting stars which are useffull meditative.

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