Echidna: small, solitary mammal covered with coarse hair and spines

The kangaroo is a national symbol of Australia: its emblem is used on the Australian coat of arms, on some of its currency, as well as by some of Australia's well known organisations, including Qantas

Koala: they live in trees, and they do not like to be on the ground Koala: they live in trees, and they do not like to be on the ground. They mostly eat leaves, bark and fruit

Wombat are marsupials

The Emu is the second-largest bird in the world by height, after its relative, the ostrich

Kookaburras are best known for their unmistakable call, echoing human laughter

Canberra is the capital of Australia

Sydney: the Opera House

Sydney: the largest city

Melbourne

The Australian flag: the Union Jack, the Commonwealth Star, and the Southern Cross.

The Great Barrier is the world's largest coral reef, the only living thing seen from the moon

Jellyfish (a poisonous one)

Starfish or sea-stars

Sea cow:a large, herbivorous marine mammal.

Sea turtles: are marine reptiles that inhabit all of the world's oceans except the Arctic.

Ayers rock (Uluru) is in central Australia)

Aborigines arrived in Australia around 45,000 years ago

the oldest continuing tradition of art in the world

Some paintings are 30.000 years old

X-ray art shows the skeleton and internal organs of people or animals

Didgeridoo: an Aboriginal musical instrument

THE BOX JELLYFISH: stings from these are extremely painful and can be fatal to humans.

TAIPAN: The taipans are considered some of the most deadly known snakes.

Due to their size and distribution, saltwater crocodiles are the most dangerous  extant  crocodilian  to humans

BLUE RING OCTOPUS: No  antivenom is available yet, making it one of the deadliest reef inhabitants in the ocean.

STONE FISH: Stonefish stings in Australia can cause death if not treated