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Help! Several words were lost while moving sentences from Wikipedia's article on Australia to this quiz. Fill in the blanks to restore these sentences.
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The ancestors of Aboriginal Australians began arriving from south-east Asia approximately 65,000 years ago.
Until the early 19th century, Australia was best known as New Holland.
In 1770, Captain James Cook sailed along and mapped the east coast, which he named "New South Wales".
South Australia was founded as a "free province" — it was never a penal colony.
Ballarat miners launched the Eureka Rebellion against gold license fees.
Melbourne was the temporary seat of government from 1901 to 1927 while Canberra was being constructed.
Using the slogan "populate or perish", the nation encouraged a large wave of immigration from across Europe.
Prominent features of the centre and south include Uluru (also known as Ayers Rock).
Rising sea levels formed Bass Strait, separating Tasmania from the mainland.
Besides Antarctica, Australia is the only continent that developed without feline species.
Australia is home to many dangerous animals including some of the most venomous snakes in the world.
Voting is compulsory for all enrolled citizens 18 years and over in every jurisdiction.
The King is represented in each state by a governor; and in the Northern Territory, the administrator.
Australia maintains a deeply integrated relationship with neighbouring New Zealand.
As of 2021, it has the second-highest amount of wealth per adult, after Luxembourg.
CSIRO, Australia's national science agency, contributes 10% of all research in the country.
Since the end of the White Australia policy in 1973, Australia has pursued an official policy of multiculturalism.
Crocodile Dundee and the Ozploitation movement's Mad Max series became international blockbusters.
Australian rules football is the most popular code in all states except New South Wales and Queensland.
The Australian national cricket team competed against England in the first Test match.
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