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__Aboriginal History__ ===== In Queensland Aboriginals lived in 208 clans, they also spoke many different languages. In Queensland there were 100,000 indigenous Australians on the land. The Europeans didn’t respect the aboriginals beliefs. The Aboriginals started setting fire to the land to make it easier to travel by foot and to flush out animals.  __European Settlement__ In 1824, Queensland was invaded by the Europeans, in the same year the first European Settlement was fought at Morton bay.

 __Government And Laws __ There are three states of government in Australia, they are state, federal, and local. Queensland’s state premier is currently Anna Bligh. Queensland has only one legislative house assembly chamber. In the chamber they have eighty-nine members. Queensland can vote every three years for a new premier.

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__Facts__ ===== Queensland is the second biggest state in Australia. Queensland’s Faunal emblem is the koala. They also have a bird emblem which is the Brolga. Every State has its own coats of arms, and Queensland’s coat of arms was given by Queen Victoria in eighteen ninety three. Their Floral emblem is cook town orchid. Queensland’s capital city is Brisbane. Queensland's climate basically stays the same all year. __Landmarks and Tourist Attractions__ Queensland has many landmarks and tourist attractions. Some of them are their five theme parks, (which are Movie World, Sea World, Wet ‘N Wild World, Dream World and WhiteWater World), their beautiful beaches like Surfers beach and Broad Beach, and Australia Zoo. They also have their Whitsunday Islands, Fraser Islands and their Great Barrier Reef.

__Native Plants And Animals__ Queensland’s native animals are Crocodiles, Koalas, Wombats, Kangaroos, Green Tree Frogs and Wallabies. They have lots of native plants such as Callicoma and Randia. Queensland’s native animals depend on the native plants for food and shelter.

__Mapping and Direction__ Queensland is the north eastern state in Australia. Queensland’s land mass is 1,730,648 km2. There water area is 121,994 km2. And the total Area of them is 1,852,642 km2.

__References__ Wikimedia Project [|http://www.wikipedia.org] Answers Corperation [|http://www.wikianswer.com] Queensland's Government [] Google [|http://www.google.com] Gott, R, 1997, //Queensland//, Heinemann library, Melbourne. Books.