Australia is an interesting place here is a list of 50 things that most people wouldn’t know about Australia!
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Ha ha, $220,000 to release a goldfish? Only in Australia! 🙂
hahaha – yeah I thought that one was interesting…
We take our goldfish dumping very seriously! (HAHA!)
thanks!
Australia is a land not often travelled to – it should be though – there is a lot to see and do
Thanks for a great infogram on Australia!
no problem!
some interesting facts 🙂
# of vegemite bites I’ve had: 1.
# of vegemite jars purchased after: 0.
An acquired taste for sure. 22M. impressive!
hahahah!
It is indeed an acquired taste
I love it, but only a little bit on bread with some butter 🙂
Awesome! I loved this. Great infographic.
Thanks Amanda!
I love Australia it’s such a great country, really enjoyed my time out there I really need to go back someday in the not too distant future. Great list and the fact your former Prime Minister holds a record for downing pints is truly sensational, another reason why Australia is great! Awesome post lots of fun facts.
ahha thanks Alex!
Did you hear that Adelaide just made the top 10 cities for 2014 on Lonely Planet!!!
You forgot to mention about Melbourne (the most liveable city for 3 years in a row) !!
Sorry Paulo!
We can agree to disagree (not a huge fan of Melbourne! – I think we will need to go back to Melbourne and find what everyone loves abotu it! )
An enormous pity that the reef will most likely die out in our lifetime…
Yes it is! People just dont seem to care