a public holiday in Australia , commemorating the landing of the British in 1788: observed on January 26

the colony on socialist principles founded by William Lane in Paraguay in 1893

a state of S central Australia , on the Great Australian Bight : generally arid , with the Great Victoria Desert in the west central part, the Lake Eyre basin in the northeast , and the Flinders Ranges , Murray River basin, and salt lakes in the southeast . Capital: Adelaide . Pop: 1 650 600 (2013 est). Area: 984 395 sq km 380 070 (sq miles)

an antigen present in the blood of some persons with one form of hepatitis

a state of W Australia: mostly an arid undulating plateau , with the Great Sandy Desert , Gibson Desert, and Great Victoria Desert in the interior ; settlement concentrated in the southwest ; rich mineral resources . Capital: Perth . Pop: 2 517 200 (2013 est). Area: 2 527 636 sq km (975 920 sq miles)

an order awarded to Australians for outstanding achievement or for service to Australia or to humanity at large; established in 1975

an unofficial term for an immigration policy designed to restrict the entry of people from non-White ethnic groups into Australia

a large island country, situated between the Indian Ocean and the Pacific : a former British colony , now an independent member of the Commonwealth , constitutional links with the United Kingdom formally abolished in 1986; consists chiefly of a low plateau , mostly arid in the west, with the basin of the Murray River and the Great Dividing Range in the east and the Great Barrier Reef off the NE coast. Language: English; Aboriginal languages also spoken. Religion : Christian majority . Currency : Australian dollar . Capital: Canberra . Pop: 24 446 341 (2017 est). Area: 7 682 300 sq km (2 966 150 sq miles)