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Australia is the only country that has a whole continent to itself. World famous for its natural wonders and wide open spaces, its beaches, deserts, "the bush", and "the Outback", Australia is actually one of the world's most highly urbanised countries. It is also well known for the cosmopolitan attractions of its large cities such as Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Perth. Australia is highly urbanised with most of the population heavily concentrated along the eastern and south-eastern coasts. Other favoured destinations are Adelaide, Cairns, Northern Territory and Tasmania.

As a large continent a wide variation of climates are found across Australia. Most of the country receives more than 3,000 hours of sunshine a year. Generally, the north is hot and tropical, while south tends to sub-tropical and temperate. Most rainfall is around the coast, and much of the centre is arid and semi-arid. Australia also has a multicultural population practising almost every religion and lifestyle. Over one-fifth of Australians were born to immigrant parents. The most multicultural cities are Melbourne and Sydney. Both cities are renowned for the variety and quality of global foods available in their many restaurants, and Melbourne especially promotes itself as a centre for the arts.

Australian flora and fauna is unique to the island continent, the result of having been isolated from the rest of the world for millions of years. Amongst Australian animals are a large group of marsupials (mammals with a pouch) and monotremes (mammals that lay eggs). Just some of the animal icons of Australia are the kangaroo (national symbol), the Platypus and the koala.

The Gold Coast of Brisbane offers many theme parks like MovieWorld, SeaWorld, Paradise Country, DreamWorld, White Water World and Wet & Wild World with pleasing beaches, Sunshine Coast, Lorikeet Feeding, Mount Cootha and Tangalooma.