Introduction: This is a report on why is Australia called Australia. Here are the questions: Why is Australia called Australia, why is Australia the biggest island, why does the Australian flag have the Southern Cross on it and who named the states and territories? By Matt and Lauren.
.Paragraph 1 The name Australia was first suggested by Matthew Flinders and supported by Governor Macquarie (1810-1821).
Paragraph 2. Australia is 7,600,000 km it is 3 times the size of Greenland which is the 2nd largest island.
Paragraph3 The first British settlement on the island was made at Risdon in 1803 when Lieutenant John Bowen landed with about 50 settlers.
Paragraph4 The design of the Australian flag was chosen in 190 after an Australian-wide competition.
Conclusion The most interesting question Matt and Lauren found out was Matthew Flinders named Australia Australia.