Situated on the Timor Sea, Darwin has a population of 127, 500, making it by far the largest and most populated city in the sparsely populated Northern Territory, but the least populous of all Australia's capital cities.

* 1983 – The Melbourne dust storm hits Australia's second largest city.

A video retrospective from the ABC on one of Australia's largest disputes in recent years, the 1998 Australian waterfront dispute.

Currently Stott Despoja is a board member of non-profit organisations Burnet Institute ( Australia's largest virology and communicable disease research institute ) and beyondblue ( Australia's national depression initiative ).

It covers some of the most arid parts of the continent ; with a total land area of, it is the fourth largest of Australia's six states and two mainland territories.

Telstra has faced competition since the early 1990s from Optus ( Australia's 2nd largest communication company ) and a number of smaller providers.

Western Australia is Australia's largest state and the second-largest subnational entity in the world.

Western Australia's capital and largest city, Perth, from Kings Park, Western Australia | Kings Park.

In terms of ethnicity, the 2001 census data reveals that 77. 5 % of Western Australia's population is of European descent: the largest single group was those reporting English ethnicity, accounting for 733, 783 responses ( 32. 7 %), followed by Australian with 624, 259 ( 27. 8 %), Irish with 171, 667 ( 7. 6 %), Italian with 96, 721 ( 4. 3 %), Scottish with 62, 781 ( 2. 8 %), German with 51, 672 ( 2. 3 %) and Chinese with 48, 894 responses ( 2. 2 %).

It is Australia's largest Chinatown.

Some notable examples are Times Beach, Missouri, whose residents were exposed to a high level of dioxins, and Wittenoom, Western Australia, which was once Australia's largest source of blue asbestos, but was shut down in 1966 due to health concerns.

The Red Kangaroo is the largest Macropodidae | macropod and is one of Australia's heraldic animals, appearing with the Emu on the Coat of Arms of Australia.

The Spotted Quoll is mainland Australia's largest carnivorous marsupial and an endangered species.

The Myobatrachidae, or southern frogs, are Australia's largest group of frogs, with 112 species classified into anywhere from 17 to 22 genera.

With a population of 358, 000, it is Australia's largest inland city and the eighth-largest city overall.

The site of Canberra was selected for the location of the nation's capital in 1908 as a compromise between rivals Sydney and Melbourne, Australia's two largest cities.

In fifty years, Gold Coast City has grown from a small beachside holiday destination to Australia's sixth largest city.

This decade also saw the establishment of one of Australia's most iconic coffee brands, Vittoria which remains the country's largest coffee maker and distributor.

Australia's 11 million square kilometre fishing zone is the third largest in the world and allows for bountiful access to seafood which significantly influences Australian cuisine.

* Sidney Myer, philanthropist and founder of the Myer chain of department stores, Australia's largest retailer

Dingoes play an important role in Australia's ecosystems ; they are apex predators and the continent's largest terrestrial predator.

In 1957, Australia's first chairlift was installed at Falls Creek, and the area is today the largest ski resort in Victoria.

By the 1870s Echuca had risen to prominence as Australia's largest inland port.

Overall Australia's largest trading partners are the United States, Japan, China, and the United Kingdom.

Other retail chain stores such as Target, Kmart and Big W, also located nationally, are considered to be Australia's discount department stores.

In 1985 the Myer Emporium ( and Target, its discount department store ) merged with GJ Coles & Coy forming Coles Myer Limited, then Australia's largest retailer.

He was offered and accepted a position in Western Australia's police department.

It is Australia's largest department store chain, retailing a broad range of merchandise including women's, men's and children's clothing, footwear and accessories ; cosmetics and fragrance ; homewares ; electrical ; furniture and bedding ; toys ; books and stationery ; food and confectionery ; and travel goods.

From this base in Melbourne, Myer built Australia's largest chain of department stores, and the only chain with stores in all Australian states.

Myer grew by developing its own stores ( becoming one of Australia's major property owners and developers in the process ) and acquiring other department stores, including Adelaide's Marshall's, Western Australia's Boans in 1984, Queensland's Barry and Roberts and in New South Wales they acquired Western Stores, Farmers & Co in 1961 and Grace Brothers in 1983.

Divisions which fall within the broader department include: Sustainable Resource Management ( Fisheries ), Climate Change ( Drought Assistance, Australia's Farming Future, Forestry ), Agricultural Productivity ( FarmReady, Animal Welfare, Crops Horticulture & Wine, Food ) and Trade & Market Access ( Free Trade Agreements ).

The stated aims of the department is to achieve the following: protection and conservation of the environment ; to ensure that Australia benefits from meteorological and related sciences and services ; and to see that Australia's interests in Antarctica are advanced.

Sidney Baevski Myer ( born Simcha Myer Baevski (); 8 February 18785 September 1934 ) was a Jewish-Australian businessman and philanthropist, best known for creating Myer, Australia's largest chain of department stores.

It has around 80 stores on three levels including Australia's largest single location David Jones department store, as well as Louis Vuitton, Tiffany & Co., Chanel, Salvatore Ferragamo, Bally, MaxMara and Max & Co luxury boutiques.

Today the building, which is now called MacArthur Central, is part of an apartment and modern commercial shopping complex, which includes the Shingle Inn franchise and other restaurants, a medical centre, pharmacy, newsagency, Australia's first inner-city Big W discount department store, as well as Woolworths and approximately 40 specialty stores.

There is also a commercial for the " popular " weapons store Ammu-Nation (" We even have the rocket launcher that was used when we whipped Australia's Ass "), a deodorant named " Pitbomb ", which is a parody of Right Guard, and a car called the Maibatsu Thunder, a parody of the Mitsubishi Starion, which was a favored import sports car of the day.

It will be Australia's largest at 2, 300sqm, and modelled on the design of their Fifth Avenue, New York store.

By this time Allan Langer's fame was such that he starred with his mother in the advertising campaign for Australia's top-selling bread and also had his own doll on toy store shelves.

Since major upgrades to the Adelaide Airport and the opening of South Australia's first Ikea store nearby in 2006 the centre has seen an increase in trading and plans are underway for expansion.

It has a top floor Harvey Norman store as well as Australia's first Scotch and Soda store.

These include the historic Brisbane Arcade, the Q & A Building ( home to JB Hi-Fi, a two storey Dymocks, a two storey Kathmandu and Australia's flagship two storey Guess store ) the Queen Adelaide Building ( with Rebel Sport ) and the heritage Tattersall's Arcade.