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Exchange Rates
The currency used in Australia is the Australian Dollar. Notes include A$5, A$10, A$20, A$50, A$100 and so on. On the other hand, coins include: 5 cents, 10 cents, 20 cents, 50 cents, and A$1, and A$2. Foreign currency can be changed at the airport, banks, and Bureau de Change venues.
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General Visa Information
There are three types of tourist visas offered by the Australian government.
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Sydneysiders
Since then, Sydney has grown to become Australia's largest city with a population of just over two million people. Sydney also has the seventh largest foreign-born population in the world (ahead of London and Paris). These foreign-born residents come mainly from the United Kingdom, China, and New Zealand. Moreover, the immigrant population in Sydney is at about 32 per cent of the whole. Shocking, however, is the low percentage of Aborigines, Australia's indigenous people, who make-up only one percent. Sydney is said to have the largest concentration of Aborigines in Australia, yet they are not found wandering about often and are implicitly discriminated against.
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Public Holidays
January 1- New Year’s Day January 26- Australia Day March 21 - Good Friday March 22 - Easter Saturday March 24 - Easter Monday April 25- Anzac Day June 11- Queen’s Birthday October 1- Labor Day December 25- Christmas December 26- Boxing Day
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Fast Facts
Location: New South Wales, Australia.; · Dialing code: 61; Emergency Numbers:
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Traveling Tips
Make sure you have a valid passport before traveling anywhere. Also, be sure to check the visa requirements if there are any.
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Sydney History
Yet, such culture and magnificence was not always accredited to Sydney, for it once was a destination for convicted criminals. For instance, interest spurred in Australia after the British explorer James Cook landed in New South Wales in 1770. Soon after, on January 26, 1788, Captain Arthur Phillips founded Sydney Cove in Port Jackson and established a penal colony (a place where convicted criminals are detained). January 26 is now known as Australia Day, which is Australia's national holiday.
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Sydney Today
Perhaps it is Sydney's allure that makes most people confuse it for the capital of Australia. For those misinformed, take heed that Canberra is the capital city of Australia and Sydney is the capital of New South Wales (one of six Australian States). Yet, do not blush if you were ignorant of this fact, for it can be very easy to be unaware of such tidbits especially when Sydney attracts so much attention for being Australia's cultural and business hub. For instance, Sydney is home to the Australian Stock Exchange and is considered the economic capital of the nation. It also offers chic shopping, top-notch restaurants, and a booming nightlife. A main destination for such activities is Darling Harbor.
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