Australian States

Queensland (Qld)
New South Wales (NSW)
Victoria (Vic)
South Australia (SA)
Western Australia (WA)
Northern Territory (NT)
Australian Capital Territory (ACT)
Tasmania (Tas)

New South Wales (NSW) was the first place settled by Europeans well over 200 years ago. - Link 1 - Link 2 - Cities Include: Sydney (capital), Newcastle, Woollongong, Katoomba, Dubbo, Tamworth, Coffs Harbour, Bourke Type of Land: One of the most fertile of the states, much of it is farming or grazing. Tourist Attractions: Lord Howe Island Great Dividing Range Snowy Mountains Broken Hill Sydney Harbour Bridge - Sydney Opera House - Sydney Fox Studios - Sydney Country Music Festival - Tamworth Western Plains Zoo - Dubbo Hunter Valley wines Celtic Festival - Glen Innes	Sydney Harbour Bridge

Queensland (Qld) is (as the catchphrase says) "beautiful one day, perfect the next". - Link - Link - Cities Include: Brisbane (capital), Noosa, Cairns, Townsville, Mount Isa, Roma, Bundaberg Type of Land: Sub tropical to Tropical for the most part. In the SE corner is most of the population and it is mostly golden beaches, rainforest and high rainfall. In fact all the way up the coast is rain. Inland however can be a very dry and dusty life. Mount Isa has mines which provide great export. Don't underestimate the heat. Tourist Attractions: Great Barrier Reef Noosa Gold Coast Fraser Island Whitsunday Islands Cape York peninsula Birdsville Track Australia Zoo - Brisbane/Sunshine Coast Big Pineapple - Sunshine Coast Bundaberg Rum Distillery - Bundaberg Buderim Ginger Factory - Sunshine Coast Movieworld/Seaworld/Dreamworld - Gold Coast	Great Barrier Reef

Victoria (Vic) was named after Queen Victoria. - Link 1 - Link 2 - Cities Include: Melbourne (capital), Mildura, Bendigo Tourist Attractions: Great Ocean Road Twelve Apostles - natural rock formation Bells Beach Phillip Island penguins National Comedy Festival - Melbourne Queenscliffe caves Mornington Peninsula Ballarat goldfields Grampians National Park Murray River	12 Apostles

South Australia (SA) is best known for it's wines which are now acclaimed world-wide. - Link - Link - Cities Include: Adelaide (capital) Tourist Attractions: Kangaroo Island Barossa Valley Cathedrals - Adelaide Flinders Ranges Port Augusta Port Pirie Mount Gambier volcano Limestone Coast Lake Eyre national park	Vineyard Grapes

Western Australia (WA) was the last to be settled which may be partly because it's the biggest and driest state. - Link - Link - Cities Include: Perth (capital), Broome Tourist Attractions: Monkey Mia the Kimberly mountains Simpson Desert Bungle Bungles Stirling Ranges Broome Esperance Kalgoorlie Marble Bar	wild dolphins at Monkey Mia

Northern Territory (NT) is known as a harsh land but also one of amazing beauty. - Link - Link - Cities Include: Darwin (capital), Alice Springs Tourist Attractions: Kakadu National Park Uluru (Ayers Rock) National Park Alice Springs Litchfield National Park MacDonnell Ranges Devils Marbles Frontier Camel Farm Tennant Creek Katherine Gorge Jabiru	Uluru

Australian Capital Territory (ACT) was created solely to house the new capital of Australia. - Link - Link - Cities Include: Canberra (capital) Tourist Attractions: Parliament House Australian War Museum Morton National Park Wombeyan Caves National Botanic Gardens Royal Australian Mint Lake Burley Griffin	Parliament House

Tasmania (Tas) was settled by convicts and has a rich history. - Link - Link - Cities Include: Hobart (capital), Launceston, Georgetown Tourist Attractions: World Heritage wilderness parks Lake St Clair / Cradle Mountain Flinders Island Beaconsfield Port Arthur Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area	Lake Oberon