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Who Did Discover Australia?
Ask the majority of Australians that question and chances are you'll be told it was British navigator James Cook. But in reality, Cook was very much a Johnny-come-lately. So who did discover Australia first? Was it the Phoenicians, the Ancient Egyptians? The Chinese? It is an intruguing question that is answered by our sister website, The Discovery and Exploration of Australia. Go there >>>

Naming Australia's Coastline
The diversity in the names of the coastal features of Australia reflects the vast number of nations that, over a period of 300 years, ventured towards a coastline that had remained largely unknown and unexplored for centuries. There are Portuguese, Spanish, Dutch, Malay, French and English names, not to mention a few of Aboriginal origin to remind us that, long before the Europeans came, the island continent was home to the Aboriginal peoples. More >>>

The Hand of God?
Langgi Inlet in WA's Kimberley region is home to a maze of three metre-high remarkably life-like, naturally sculptured sandstone pillars standing alongside a freshwater creek. Why is one rock shaped like a duck and another shaped like a horse's head, animals not seen in Australia? >>>