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Learn more about Australia through these great Internet links!
Olympics!
The official Olympics web site. Follow the minute-by-minute Olympics developments or take a virtual tour of Sydney or Australia.
Maps, Maps, Maps!
An extensive collection of Australian historical and modern maps from The Perry-Castaņeda Library Map Collection at The University of Texas at Austin.
The National Geographic Society's Map Machine lets you create, customize, and e-mail or print many different types of Australia maps.
Ports and International Trade
Learn more about the Boomerang Box's Australian destination, the Port of Fremantle.
Sydney Ports
http://www.sydneyports.com.au/
The Wallaby Express
No, this isn't something you'd find at the Taronga Zoo...it's APL's new express shipping service to Australia. Learn more about how the Boomerang Box got to Fremantle.
Boomerang Box Contents to Fremantle
Here's a link to EES Shipping Pty Ltd, the company that shipped goods in the Boomerang Box to Australia
Imports and Exports
Trade Overview: Austrade is The Australian Trade Commission. Learn more about the products Australia trades with the rest of the world.
Australia's Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
The Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Woolwise: Australia's biggest export
The Australian Beef Board
Wheat Export Authority
Wine Australia
Up-to-Date Down Under News
The Australia Daily gives you the up-to-date scoop on what's going on down under. The site also has links to about half a dozen Australia news organizations.
Australia Online is a news magazine, also with many links to other news organizations.
And for another daily look at Australia, check out the Sydney Morning Herald.
Going There
Want to plan your next visit to beautiful Australia? Walkabout gives you history, destinations, even tales from fellow travelers. What's a Gulflander? Where's Wagga Wagga? Learn all this and lots more.
Australia Directory
This Yahoo directory of directories lets you search for anything about Australia that tickles your fancy.
Online Australia Cultural Festival - 1999-2000
The Online Cultural Festival brings together - in one virtual space - an example of the wealth of Australian creative work on the web. Dozens of different organizations are listed, to help you explore everything from aboriginal art to new video productions.
Federal Government of Australia
Learn all about Australia's federal and territorial governments. The site has links to all sorts of government agencies, from the Film Office to the Wool Research and Promotion Organisation.
For even more facts and figures, check out the Australian Bureau of Statistics.
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