Australian Informative Speech

Ever want to know about the land down under? The home of the oldest living culture, the Great Barrier Reef, Vegemite, and the famous rock band, AC/DC. I’m talking about Australia. Australia is a really fascinating place. It is a mysterious place that has a young history. Only 12 years younger than America, Australia has been founded in 1788 on January 26th. This great country’s roots lead to imported British convicts that came to the country long ago. It is a young country but an old continent. Australia has a vast population of different races of docile and happy go-lucky people. Now with any country comes with the topics of history, geography, and culture.

Let’s look at the history of our country of focus. In 1770, British captain James
A barbecue is called a “barby” there. Australians are also known to be huge sports fanatics. Cricket is the most popular sport there. The movie “The Crocodile Dundee” is said to portray the real Aussie within. Ned Kelly is a well-known name around Australia. Ned Kelly was a notorious lawbreaker way back in the earlier days of the AU. He stood up to the police and was seen as a hero, though he didn’t necessarily do anything good. I mentioned earlier that Australia is a successful country and has some products of its own. Some of these products are very famous and praised among many. Three of my favorite bands originated in Australia. Men At Work, AC/DC, and INXS. Some other popular bands that were born in Australia are Keith Urban, Nick Cave, and Gotye. Under technology, Australia has quite a few very well-known products of its own. Google Maps actually started in Australia. The Combine Harvester was also founded there. Common refrigeration as well! Last but certainly not least, what we commonly know as Wi-Fi. That’s right, our beloved internet connection buddy that almost everyone relies on originated in Australia. Who knows where we would be without that. Life in the southern hemisphere is different from our lives. For one, the seasons are backwards. They have Christmas in the summer. So I guess they have ruled out having a white Christmas. Because of the tilt of the Earth’s axis, they have temperatures in opposition to us and the other countries in the northern hemisphere. So Australia, if you think about it, is a backwards Britain. Where Britain is cold, rainy and in the northern hemisphere, Australia is hot, dry and in the southern hemisphere. They’re opposites though they’re “mother and