Marooned removed from the remainder of the world – extra so than ever, post-pandemic – Australia is a land filled with quirks, idiosyncrasies and contradictions. Huge however sparsely populated; searingly sizzling, however sees extra snow than Switzerland; filled with sharks, snakes and spiders, however however an inviting place for a vacation. It’s additionally residence to the one mammals that may lay eggs, a flightless fowl that may’t stroll backwards and a inhabitants that after prioritised Masterchef over a basic election.
Puzzled? Learn on for the reality behind the trivia.
1. Queen Elizabeth II as soon as fired the whole Australian authorities
In 1975, in response to an Australian authorities shutdown – the results of a impasse over drawn-out budgetary squabbling – the Queen stepped in and shocked the nation by firing everybody in Parliament and instating a brand new one. Or relatively, her official consultant in Australia, Governor Basic Sir John Kerr, dealt with the formalities on her behalf – in an announcement that ended with: “God save the Queen”.
2. Swimming within the sea was unlawful
Between the years of 1838 and 1902, swimming at public seashores in Sydney and different components of New South Wales was unlawful throughout daylight, for causes of ‘morality’. This was earlier than swimwear for ladies had entered the mainstream, and with an absence of seperate-sex altering areas, the publicity of feminine flesh was deemed an excessive amount of of an insurmountable drawback. Head all the way down to Bondi Beach immediately and also you’ll discover no such considerations.
