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Times Online | 7 days ago
Ireland earn dramatic draw with Australia
...other main sections from here A dramatic denouement at Croke Park gave Ireland a deserved draw against Australia, as Ronan O'Gara levelled the scores with a last-minute conversion of Brian O'Driscoll's try. The two sides had proved...
In this article: Matt Giteau, Ireland, Brian O'Driscoll, Jonathan Kaplan, Quade Cooper, and Ronan O'Gara
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BBC News | November 11, 2009
Prop Healy wins first Ireland cap
...Healy of Leinster wins his first cap for Ireland against Australia Leinster prop Cian Healy will make his Ireland debut in Sunday's Test against Australia at Croke Park. Healy, 22, replaces Marcus Horan, who is out until the new year after...
In this article: Cian Healy, Ireland, Croke Park, Brian O'Driscoll, Leo Cullen, and BBC Two
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Telegraph.co.uk - Sport | November 11, 2009
Ireland stick with big guns for Croke Park Test against Australia
Ireland stick with big guns for Croke Park Test against Australia Ireland have made only two changes to the side that clinched the Grand Slam in March for their Croke Park showdown with Australia on Sunday. Ulster's Paddy Wallace is...
In this article: Ireland, Paddy Wallace, and Gordon D'Arcy
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Ireland prop John Hayes to act as Cian Healy's 'minder' against Australia
Ireland prop John Hayes to act as Cian Healy's 'minder' against Australia John Hayes, a veteran of 94 Ireland Tests, has been appointed "minder" to debutant prop Cian Healy against Australia on Sunday - the same player that Hayes illegally...
In this article: Ireland, Marcus Horan, Declan Kidney, NSW, Queensland, and George Smith
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Ireland v Australia (Sun)
...champions play their first game on home soil since last year's Six Nations triumph. O'Driscoll won his first Ireland cap against Australia in 1999. Australia, captained by O'Driscoll's former Leinster team-mate Rocky Elsom, beat England...
In this article: Brian O'Driscoll, Ireland, Rocky Elsom, Robbie Deans, Croke Park, and Six Nations
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Guardian | November 13, 2009
Australia scalp would confirm Ireland as best of the north
Australia scalp would confirm Ireland as best of the north • Irish have good record against southern hemisphere opposition • Australia coach Deans expects tougher test than England Declan Kidney leads an Ireland training session at...
In this article: Ireland, Robbie Deans, England, Rocky Elsom, World Cup, Brian O'Driscoll, Dublin, Croke Park, and Digby Ioane
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sportinglife | November 10, 2009
IRELAND WAIT ON FLANNERY
...FLANNERY By Duncan Bech, Press Association Sport Ireland will wait for an injury update on hooker Jerry Flannery before finalising their line-up for Saturday's clash with Australia. Head coach Declan Kidney names his team for Ireland's...
In this article: Ireland, Gordon D'Arcy, Croke Park, Dublin, Six Nations, and Paddy Wallace
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Australia (pronounced: /əˈstreɪljə/ or IPA: /ɒˈstreɪljə|/ , or more formally as IPA: /ɔːˈstreɪliə|/ ), officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the continental mainland (the world's smallest), the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. Neighbouring countries include Indonesia, East Timor, and Papua New Guinea to the north, the Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, and New Caledonia to the north-east, and New Zealand to the southeast.
For some 40,000 years before European settlement commenced in the late 18th century, the Australian mainland and Tasmania were inhabited by around 250 individual nations of indigenous Australians. After sporadic visits by fishermen from the immediate north, and European discovery by Dutch explorers in 1606, the eastern half of Australia was claimed by the British in 1770 and initially settled through penal transportation to the colony of New South Wales, founded on 26 January 1788. The population grew steadily in the following years; the continent was explored, and during the 19th century another five largely self-governing Crown Colonies were established.
- Name:
- Australia
- Conventional Long Name:
- Commonwealth of Australia
- Local Name:
- Australia
- Capital:
- Canberra
- Language:
- None
- English (de facto)
- Largest City:
- Sydney
- Government type:
- Federal parliamentary democracy and constitutional monarchy, see Government of Australia
- Founding Date:
- December 11, 1931
- Formations:
- Statute of Westminster Adoption Act
- Area:
- 7617930
- GDP (per capita PPP):
- $799.054 billion
- GDP (per capita PPP) Rank:
- 17th
- GDP (nominal):
- $1.013 trillion
- GDP (nominal per capita) Rank:
- 13th
- GPD (nominal) Rank:
- 15th
- GDP (nominal per capita):
- $46,824
- Time Zone:
- various
- Currency:
- Australian dollar
- Demonym:
- Australian
- Drives On:
- left
- Currency (code):
- AUD
- Country Calling Code:
- 61
- ccTLD:
- .au
- Anthem:
- Advance Australia Fair
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