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Also known as: Commonwealth of Australia
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John David Rickard
Reader in History, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia. Author of Australia: A Cultural History and others.
John David Rickard,
W.D.L. Ride
Visiting Fellow, Australian National University, Canberra. Head, School of Applied Science, Canberra College of Advanced Education, 1982–87. Author of A Guide to the Native Mammals of Australia.
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Australia won't retaliate against 'unjustified' US tariffs on steel and aluminum • Mar. 12, 2025, 1:18 AM ET (AP)
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Rare cyclone weakens to a tropical low weather system as it approaches the Australian east coast • Mar. 8, 2025, 2:58 PM ET (AP)

The table provides a list of Australian national and state emblems.

Emblems of Australia
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Australia golden wattle (Acacia pycnantha) red kangaroo (Megaleia rufa) emu (Dromaius novaehollandiae)
Australian Capital Territory royal bluebell (Wahlenbergia gloriosa) gang-gang cockatoo (Callocephalon fimbriatum)
New South Wales waratah (Telopea speciosissima) platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) kookaburra (Dacelo gigas)
Northern Territory Sturt's desert rose (Gossypium sturtianum) red kangaroo (Megaleia rufa) wedge-tailed eagle (Uroaëtus audax)
Queensland Cooktown orchid (Dendrobium bigibbum) koala (Phascolarctos cinereus)
South Australia Sturt's desert pea (Clianthus formosus) hairy-nosed wombat (Lasiorhinus latifrons) piping shrike, or magpie (Gymnorhina leuconota)
Tasmania Tasmanian blue gum (Eucalyptus globulus)
Victoria common heath (Epacris impressa) Leadbeater's possum (Gymnobelideus leadbeateri) helmeted honeyeater (Meliphaga cassidix)
Western Australia red-and-green kangaroo paw (Anigozanthos manglesii) numbat, or banded anteater (Myrmecobius fasciatus) black swan (Cygnus atratus)