Australia

 Capital:             Canberra, ACT
 Government:     Parliamentary democracy (federal constitutional monarchy)
 Currency:         Australian Dollar (AUD$)
 Area:                7,686,850 km2
 Population:       21,234,176 (July 2007 est.)
 Language:         English

 Australia Quotes

 A champion team will always beat a team of champions.
-Early Collingwood Magpies teams

I've never seen anyone rehabilitated by punishment.
-Henry Lawson

It is long accepted by the missionaries that morality is inversely proportional to the amount of clothing people wore.
–Alex Carey

It is better to be defeated on principle than to win on lies
-Arthur Calwell

It's no good crying over spilt milk; all we can do is bail up another cow.
-Joseph Chiefley

If the section cannot remain here alive, it will remain here dead, but in any case it will remain here. Should any man through shell-shock or other cause attempt to surrender, he will remain here dead.
- Lieutenant F.P. Bethune

Never complain, never explain.
-Kerry Packer, billionaire

Perhaps it is good to have a beautiful mind, but an even greater gift is to discover a beautiful heart.
-Russell Crowe

It isn't what they say about you, it's what they whisper.
-Errol Flynn quotes

Training was a time where resolutions made in the enthusiasm of an inspired moment were put to personal test.
-Herb Elliott

Being an Olympian is the ultimate test of one's sporting ability.
-Russell Mark

The greatest stimulator of my running career was fear.
-Herb Elliott quotes

Competing at the highest level is the greatest test of one's character.
-Russell Mark