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January in Australia

Miranda Kerr in a Wonder Woman Costume with an Australian FlagOn the National Social Calendar this Month:

January

  • 26th Australia Day / Invasion Day

New South Wales

  • Sydney Festival
  • Tamworth Country Music Festival

Victoria

  • Australian Open Tennis, Melbourne
  • Cobram Peaches and Cream Festival (biennial)

South Australia

  • Adelaide Schutzenfest

Western Australia

  • Hopman Cup Tennis, Perth
  • Mandurah Crab Festival
  • Perth Vines Golf Classic

Tasmania

  • Cygnet Huon Folk Festival
  • Hobart Summer Festival

Aussie Trivia Questions

  1. Sport: Who was the last Australian to win the Australian Open Tennis Singles final?
  2. Nature: What is the Australian National Salute?
  3. Politics: What is the new Queensland slogan "Keep Kate" about?
  4. Nature: What is the deadliest animal in Australia?
  5. Business: Who is the richest woman in Australia?
  6. Sport: Artie Beetson recently died, what sport was he a champion of?
  7. Culture: How many different Aboriginal Australian languages are there?
  8. Slang: Where is the Black Stump?
  9. Slang: Where are Australian 'Mexicans' from?
  10. Politics: A constitutional referendum is being considered on what issue?
  11. Culture: When and why is "Invasion Day" marked in Australia?
  12. Celebrity: Where did Miranda Kerr go to high school (hint: a Catholic school in Brisbane)?