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.
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