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Mgm Grand Darwin
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Darwin, NO 0801

Skycity Darwin is Australias only beachside hotel casino and is nestled on 18 acres of lush tropical surrounds

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Darwin, NO 0801

Crowne Plaza Darwin is located in the centre of Darwin's lively cafe strip, and is the city's premier CBD hotel.

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BEST WESTERN ELKIRA MOTEL
65 Bath Street -
Alice Springs, NO, Australia

Elkira Motel is true hospitality in the Outback. The family owned residence is reminisant of the homely style service and
food of years gone by.
a warm welcome to all guests.

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All Seasons Oasis
 Alice Springs
10 Gap Road
Alice Springs, AU  0870

A 3 star tourist class property in a pleasant setting. Originally an orchard, this hotel has lush tropical gardens.  Lobby is small but adequate for
the size of property

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Being A Guest Within A Remote Aboriginal Community.
The Old South Road - Alice Springs, NO, Australia

Gunya Titjikala Is The Ultimate Authentic Indigenous Experience - Being A Guest Within A Remote Aboriginal Community. Itineraries Are Custom-designed And The Accomodation Is Ideal For The Desert And Consists Of 3 Deluxe Safari Tents Perched On Polished Timber Flooring,
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 Northern Territory

There were four early attempts to settle the harsh environment of the northern coast, of which three failed in starvation and despair. The Northern Territory was part of New South Wales from 1825 to 1863 and part of South Australia from 1863 to 1911. On 1 January 1911, a decade after federation, the Northern Territory was separated from South Australia and transferred to Commonwealth control.

For a brief time between 1926 and 1931 the Northern Territory was divided into North Australia and Central Australia at the 20th parallel of South latitude. See A Brief History of the Administration in the Northern Territory Soon after this time, parts of the Northern Territory were considered in the Kimberley Scheme as a possible site for the establishment of a Jewish Homeland, understandably considered the "Unpromised Land".   Alice Springs    Darwin    Katherine  

During World War II, most of the Top End was placed under military government. This is the only time since Federation that an Australian state or territory has been under military control. After the war, control for the entire area was handed back to the Commonwealth.

Indigenous Australians had struggled for rights to fair wages and land. An important event in this struggle was the strike and walk off by the Gurindji people at Wave Hill, cattle station in 1966. The Commonwealth Government of Gough Whitlam set up the Woodward Royal Commission in February 1973 set to inquire into how land rights might be achieved in the Northern Territory. Justice Woodward's first report in July 1973 recommended that a Central Land Council and a Northern Land Council be established in order to present to him the views of Aboriginal people. In response to the report of the Royal Commission a Land Rights Bill was drafted, but the Whitlam Government was dismissed before it was passed.

The Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Act 1976 was eventually passed by the Fraser Government on 16 December 1976 and began operation on Australia Day, that is 26 January 1977.

In 1978 the Territory was granted responsible government, with a Legislative Assembly headed by a Chief Minister.

The Northern Territory was briefly one of the few places in the world with legal voluntary euthanasia, until the Federal Parliament overturned the legislation. Before the overriding legislation was enacted, three people had been voluntarily euthanasised by Dr Philip Nitschke

Indigenous Australians
More than one quarter of the population of the Northern Territory are Indigenous Australians, a far greater proportion than in any other state or territory in Australia. There are Aboriginal communities in many parts of the territory, the largest ones being the Pitjantjatjara near Uluru, the Arrente near Alice Springs, the Luritja between those two, the Warlpiri further north, and the Yolngu in eastern Arnhem Land.

Geography
There are many very small settlements scattered across the Territory but the larger population centres are located on the single sealed road that links Darwin to southern Australia, the Stuart Highway, known to locals simply as "the track".

The Northern Territory is also home to two spectacular natural rock formations, Uluru (Ayers Rock) and Kata Tjuta (The Olgas), which are sacred to the local Aborigines and which have become major tourist attractions.

In the northern part of the territory lies Kakadu National Park, which features breathtaking wetlands and native wildlife. To the north of that lies the Arafura Sea, and to the east lies Arnhem Land, whose regional centre is Maningrida on the Liverpool River delta.

Rivers include:

Alligator River
Daly River
Finke River
McArthur River
Roper River
Todd River
Victoria River, which flows for 560 km until it enters Joseph Bonaparte Gulf in the Timor Sea

National Parks

  • Arnhem Land (Restricted Area)
  • Arltunga Historical Reserve
  • Barranyi Nth. Island National Park
  • Berry Springs Nature Park
  • Butterfly Gorge Nature Park
  • Cape Hotham Conservation Reserve
  • Casuarina Coastal Reserve
  • Connells Lagoon Conservation Park
  • Cutta Cutta Caves Nature Park
  • Daly River Nature Park
  • Devil's Marbles Conservation Reserve
  • Djukbinj National Park
  • Douglas Hot Springs Nature Park
  • East Point Reserve
  • Elsey National Park
  • Finke Gorge National Park
  • Fish River Forestry Reserve
  • Fogg Dam Conservation Reserve
  • Gregory National Park
  • Gurig National Park
  • Howard Springs Conservation Reserve
  • Kakadu National Park
  • Keep River National Park
  • Watarrka National Park (including Kings Canyon)
  • Leaning Tree Lagoon Nature Park
  • Litchfield National Park
  • Manton Dam Park
  • Marrakai Conservation Reserve
  • Mary River Crossing Conservation Reserve and proposed National Park
  • Mataranka Thermal Springs
  • Nitmiluk National Park
    • Katherine Gorge
  • Palm Valley
  • Robin Falls
  • Ruby Gap Nature Park
  • Simpsons Gap National Park
  • Tanami Desert
  • Trephina Gorge Nature Park
  • Uluru National Park
    • The Olgas
  • Umbrawarra Gorge Nature Park
  • Watarrka National Park
  • West MacDonnell National Park


Australia  is massive, and very sparsely peopled: in size it rivals the USA, yet its population is just over eighteen million - little more than that of the Netherlands. This is an ancient land, and often looks it: in places, it's the most eroded, denuded and driest of continents, with much of central and western Australia - the bulk of the country - overwhelmingly arid and flat. In contrast, its cities - most of which were founded as recently as the mid-nineteenth century - express a youthful energy.

The most memorable scenery is in the Outback, the vast desert in the interior of the country west of the Great Dividing Range. Here, vivid blue skies, cinnamon-red earth, deserted gorges and other striking geological features as well as bizarre wildlife comprise a unique ecology - one that has played host to the oldest surviving human culture for at least fifty thousand years.

The harshness of the interior has forced modern Australia to become a coastal country. Most of the population lives within 20km of the ocean, occupying a suburban, southeastern arc extending from southern Queensland to Adelaide. These urban Australians celebrate the typical New World values of material self-improvement through hard work and hard play, with an easy-going vitality that visitors, especially Europeans, often find refreshingly hedonistic. A sunny climate also contributes to this exuberance, with an outdoor life in which a thriving beach culture and the congenial backyard "barbie" are central.

While visitors might eventually find this Home and Away lifestyle rather prosaic, there are opportunities - particularly in the Northern Territory - to gain some experience of Australia's indigenous peoples and their culture, through visiting ancient art sites, taking tours and, less easily, making personal contact. Many Aboriginal people - especially in central Australia - have managed to maintain their traditional way of life (albeit with some modern accoutrements), speaking their own languages and living according to their law (the tjukurpa). Conversely, most Aboriginal people you'll come across in country towns and cities are victims of what is scathingly referred to as "welfare colonialism" - a disempowering system in which, supported by dole cheques and other subsidies, they often fall prey to a destructive cycle of poverty, ill-health and alcoholism. There's still a long way to go before black and white people in Australia can exist on genuinely equal terms.

 

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