West Australia

Western Australia is Australia's largest State in area, covering the western third of the mainland, and is bordered by South Australia and the Northern Territory.

The capital city, Perth, is the most isolated city of over 1 million people in the world, being closer to Jakarta, Indonesia (3,007 km/1,868 miles) than to Sydney (3,284 km/2,041 miles).

West Australians are often colloquially referred to as sandgropers because of the insect found on sand dunes around Perth.

Perth in general but Western Australia in particular is experiencing a huge Mining Resources boom at the moment and this is helping to create numerous jobs, apprenticeships and careers.