Australia links

Sources for information on Australia and Australian natural history, geography, history, and culture

>> General Information

>> Queensland

>> Cairns

>> Great Barrier Reef

>> Atherton Tablelands

>> Flora and fauna

General Information about Australia

• CIA World Factbook:  Australia

• U.S. Department of State:  Consular Information Sheet -- Australia

• U.S. Department of State:  background notes:  Australia

• Commonwealth Bureau of Meteorology

• Australia Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade:  country, economy, and regional information

• Just the Facts, Australia

• Australian Tourist Commission:  about Australia

• Looksmart Australia

• Atlapedia on-line

• Offbeat facts

• How to call Australia from the U.S.

Culture, history, government

• Australian newspapers on-line

• Australian government

• Aboriginal culture

• Indigenous Australians

• About Queensland
• Things you should know...
• Queensland government
• Tropical north Queensland
• Native vegetation of Queensland
• Land use in Queensland
• Habitats
• Plants
• Dangerous Queensland snakes

Cairns

• Walkabout - Cairns

• CairnsInfo.com

• Cairns visitor information

• Climate

• Rainfall and temperature

Great Barrier Island

• Walkabout - Lizard Island

• Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority

Atherton Tablelands

• Walkabout - Atherton

• Australian Natural Resources Atlas
• Biodiversity Assessment - Australia
• Australian wildlife
• Plants & animals (lots of links for children)
• Unique Australian animals
• Mammals
• Birds  l   Birds of Australia
• Reptiles  l  Amphibians
• Fish
• Arachnids  l  Insects  l  Marine Invertebrates  l  Other Invertebrates 
• Dangerous Rainforest Animals and Plants
• Endangered animals
• Australia's biodiversity
• Australia's native vegetation