About Australia - for migrants

Basic facts about Australia provides brief information about Australia including its environment, indigenous peoples, culturally diverse society, its settlement by migrants, its government and its customs and laws.

http://www.immi.gov.au/living-in-australia/choose-australia/about-australia/

About Australia - for tourists

This website provides information about Australian history, from the Aboriginal Dreamtime to British settlement, our convict history and the birth of a modern, multicultural nation.

http://www.australia.com/about/AboutAustralia.aspx?

Australia (factsheets)

Index page with links to a series of fact sheets covering aspects of Australian People, geography, climate , culture, policies and attitudes on a wide range of issues.

http://www.dfat.gov.au/geo/australia/

Australia at a glance

Fact Sheet from Australia's Culture and Recreation Portal. It includes a brief snapshot on areas such as Australia's Culture, Climate Population, Climate and Geography .

http://www.culture.gov.au/articles/australiaataglance/

Australia in brief

Site contains a series of fact sheets from the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade which provide a brief overview of Australia today from a global perspective.

http://www.dfat.gov.au/aib/index.html

Fabulous facts about Australia

Fabulous facts about Australia's distinctive landscape. Includes Australia through time; dimensions; landforms; land tenure.

http://www.ga.gov.au/education/geoscience-basics/index.jsp