A pastoral lease, sometimes called a pastoral run, is an arrangement used in both Australia and New Zealand where government-owned Crown land is leased out to graziers for the purpose of livestock grazing on rangelands.
Australia uses three main time zones: Australian Eastern Standard Time, Australian Central Standard Time and Australian Western Standard Time.
The states and territories are the federal states and territories that make up the first administrative divisions of Australia. They are ruled by regional governments that constitute the level of governance between the federal government and local governments. States are self-governing polities that are to some extent sovereign, having ceded some sovereign rights at federation such that the total sovereign power of Australia is shared by the state and federal governments. They also have their own constitutions, legislatures, departments, and certain civil authorities that administer and deliver most public policies and programs. Territories can be autonomous and administer local policies and programs much like the states in practice, but are still legally subordinate to the federal government.
The Gazetteer of Australia is an index or dictionary of the location and spelling of geographical names across Australia. Geographic names include towns, suburbs and roads, plus geographical features such as hills, rivers, and lakes.
The lower houses of the parliaments of the states and territories of Australia are divided into electoral districts. Most electoral districts send a single member to a state or territory's parliament using the preferential method of voting. The area of a state electoral district is dependent upon the Electoral Acts in the various states and vary in area between them. At present, there are 409 state electoral districts in Australia.
Hoya australis, commonly known as the waxvine or common waxflower, is one of the species in the genus Hoya. It is a vine found on rainforest margins and rocky areas, and occurs in eastern and northern Australia, from Western Australia, through the Northern Territory and coastal Queensland from Cape York to northern New South Wales. It is a popular garden plant, noted for its fragrant flowers.
The Australian State Netball League was Australia's premier netball league before the era of the Commonwealth Bank Trophy. The league is currently running as the State Champs, but now with more regions. The big league ran from 1993 until 1996. It included all six states and the Northern Territory.
The AFL National Championships is an annual Australian national underage representative Australian rules football tournament. It is seen as one of the main pathways towards being drafted into a team in the fully professional Australian Football League (AFL).
Ocybadistes walkeri, the greenish grass-dart, green grass-dart, southern dart or yellow-banded dart, is a type of butterfly known as a skipper found in eastern and southern Australia, with one subspecies found in the Northern Territory.
The Baseball Australia Diamond Awards — begun in 2006 — are given annually by the Australian Baseball Federation, to honor persons who have excelled in playing, managing, or serving the sport of baseball. The awards ceremony is usually held in or about February, soon after the conclusion of that year's season, which starts in or about November of the preceding year. Also at each ceremony, the Baseball Australia Hall of Fame inducts new members.
Ocybadistes flavovittatus, the common dart or narrow-brand grass-dart, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Indonesia, Australia and Papua New Guinea.
Suta is a genus of venomous snakes in the family Elapidae. The genus is endemic to mainland Australia.
The Bravery Council of Australia Meeting 71 Honours List was announced by the Governor General of Australia on 17 August 2009.
The Bravery Council of Australia Meeting 82 Honours List was announced by the Governor General of Australia on 30 March 2015.
Seringia is a genus of about 18 species of plants in the family Malvaceae. Species of Seringia are native to Australia, New Guinea, and Madagascar. They are small shrubs with soft silken leaves. The flowers are purple or mauve and appear in profusion. The calyx is the most conspicuous part of the flower.
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