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Australia: Country in Oceania
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and numerous smaller islands. It has a total area of 7,688,287 km2 (2,968,464 sq mi), making it the sixth-largest country in the world and the largest in Oceania. Australia is the world's flattest and driest inhabited continent. It is a megadiverse country, and its size gives it a wide variety of landscapes and climates including deserts in the interior and tropical rainforests along the coast.

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Australian PM Anthony Albanese re-elected for a second three-year term [Video]

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Duchess Sophie lays wreath at Anzac Day Parade [Video]

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Helicopter CRASHES After Takeoff at Melbourne Airport – Fire Crews RUSH, Passenger Hospitalized [Video]

Helicopter CRASHES After Takeoff at Melbourne Airport – Fire Crews RUSH, Passenger Hospitalized

A helicopter has crashed just minutes after taking off from Moorabbin Airport in Melbourne, Australia. The aircraft, carrying two people, went down near a runway around 2:30 PM local time. Fire crews..

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