LIFE IN AUSTRALIA

Australia is a relatively new country without a long history but the history it does have is fascinating and in some ways devastating. When Europeans settled in Australia during the 1700s they did not take into consideration the natives of the land and the Indigenous Peoples of Australia were treated poorly.
Located in the Southern Hemisphere; Australia is a unique, multicultural country with a diverse range of races, population, climate, history and geography.

Australians are generally a friendly, laidback people with an outgoing sense of humour (Aussies love a good laugh).

The coastal towns of Australia is where most of the population can be found as the Outback is mostly dry, desert land where water is scarce and the heat soars.

Buying a house is relatively easy in Australia as long as you have had a job for at least six months.

Australia is a competitive nation and Aussies are very passionate about their sports. Fishing is a popular sport (with a variety of fish available to be caught if the fisherman has the correct licenses) as is football (including ‘Aussie Rules Football’, ‘Rugby League’, ‘Rugby Union’ and ‘Soccer’), cricket (during the summer months it is not uncommon to find Aussie families partaking in backyard cricket or setting up garbage bin wickets in quiet streets) and of course tennis (it is even host to the Australian Open tennis tournament one of the worlds most popular tournaments). It has a strong beach lifestyle with most Australians being keen swimmers.

Other aquatic adventures Aussies partake in include surfing, sailing, diving and for the children nippers (where Aussie kids are taught water safety). Visitors to Australian shores need to be sun smart as those who do not cover up and apply sunscreen regularly are exposing themselves to sunburn and possibly skin cancer.

Along with its competitive nature, Australia is an inventive nature with world class inventions including (but certainly not limited to) the Hills Hoist (rotating clothes line), plastic disposable syringes, long-wearing contact lenses as well as the bionic ear.

Life in Australia is interesting because of its various cultures (indigenous and multicultural). Each culture introduces different things to the Australian lifestyle, for instance a plethora of food is on offer from Greek to Italian not to mention American fast food like McDonald’s and KFC.

The people are easygoing with a “No Worries” attitude making immigrants feel comfortable and at ease integrating into society.