Australia. Guide to Australia

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The habit of fast food system has led to, that one in four Australian resident over 18 years are obese.
Annually for each of the average resident of Australia has three hundred forty-three hamburger.
According to the World Health Organization, Australians took 39 th place in the ranking of the most obese nations in the world.

Senior Advisor to the Ministry of Health of Australia said Jane Martin » This year, residents have spent on fast food 37 billion, that on 4 billion more, than three years ago». Besides, addicted to sandwiches, fries and fizzy drinks only in the last year increased from 3 before 7 Percent, which is higher, than in the U.S. and Canada.
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Lirohvost or bird-liryo ( Menuridae) - A family of passerine birds inhabiting Australia and includes two types of.

* Superb Lyrebird (Menura novaehollandiae)
* Alberts Lyrebird (Alberti Menura) - A bird slightly smaller than the Superb Lyrebird, their maximum 90 cm for males and 84 cm in women.

Alberts Lyrebird was named in honor of Prince Albert, husband of Queen Victoria, it is less showy appearance than the Superb Lyrebird, and is found only in small areas Квинсленда.

The name of the Lyrebird was a truly spectacular because of its tail, which consists of 16 highly modified feathers - two long feathers in the middle of the tail, Two broad feast aimed at an angle to the first, and 12 in between.

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Australian Open, tournament "Grand Slam" - the Australian Open tennis in Melbourne started 17 January. Australian Open - one of the biggest sporting events held in Australia and the 99th time.

On the center court, "Melbourne Park", before the tournament, was performed revealing a mini-tournament, in order to raise money for the flood victims in Australia. In the mini-tournament, получившем название Rally for Relief, attended by world tennis superstar Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, Samantha Stosur and Kim Clijsters.

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