2. Catherine Jinks More than 30 books for all ages. 3 Council of Australia Book of the Year awards. Born in Brisbane, Queensland, in 1963. Grew up in Papua New Guinea and Sydney. Married Canadian journalist Peter Dockrill Ku-ring-gai High School named its library after her.

3. Religions of Australia ReligionNumber of PeoplePercent of Population Christian*12,685,83663.9 Buddhist418,7562.1 Muslim340,3921.7 Hindu148,1190.7 Jewish88,8310.4 Other109,0220.5 None3,706,55518.7 Not Stated2,357,77711.9 *Under Christian, Catholic – 25.8% Anglican – 18.7% Uniting Church in Australia - 5.7% etc…

4. Climate Summer (December to February) Autumn (March to May) Winter (June to August) Spring (September to November) to November)

5. Australian Police (AFP) AFP stands for “Australian Federal Police” This book is all about the police, breaking many laws, court, almost anything involving them. http://www.afp.gov.au/home.html

6. Holidays New Year's Day: January 1st Australia Day: January 26th Anzac Day: April 25th Queen's Birthday: June 11th Labor Day: October 2nd Christmas Day: December 25th Boxing Day: December 26th Australia Day is celebrated on 26th January every year. Commemorating the establishment of the first European settlement in Australia, the day is declared a national holiday throughout Australia.

7. Currency Australia was the first country in the world to have a complete system of bank notes made from plastic. These notes provide much greater security against counterfeiting. They last four times as long as conventional paper notes.

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