简答题About 40% of immigrants arriving between 1945 and 1985 are from southern and central Europe.简答题Since the end of World War II, Australia's population more than doubled, spurred by large-scale European immigration during the immediate post-war decades. Now, about 90% of Australia's population is of European descent.简答题Australian diet is based solely upon its British and Irish heritage.简答题Australia Day is Australia's national day celebrated on 26 January annually in all states and territories.简答题The Parliament of Australia has been influenced both by the Westminster system and United Kingdom federalism.简答题The folk ballad "The Wild Colonial Boy" tells of the voyage of British convicts to Sydney.简答题The Melbourne Cup is an Australia's major tennis event.简答题The abolition of the White Australia Policy in the mid-1960s led to a significant increase in non-European immigration, mostly from Asia and the Middle East.简答题In Australia, pupils who cannot go to school due to illness, disability and residential isolation can receive education by taking correspondence course.简答题At a national level, Australian elections are held at least once every five years.简答题There is a shortage of land closer to the cities and their amenities and this has contributed to the great decrease in the building of high-rise apartment complexes.简答题Australian citizens and permanent residents can attend public schools as well as Catholic and independent schools for free.简答题The culture of Australia is essentially influenced by a combination Western and Eastern culture.简答题The stories of the Dreamtime are told to communicate with the aboriginal ancestors.简答题After ________ Australia began to transform itself into the modern country it is today. A、World War I B、the Great Depression C、World War II D、the 1960s简答题In Australia, the federal government not only helps fund the public universities, but is also involved in setting the curriculum.简答题The Australian Parliament is the world's sixth youngest continuous democracy.简答题The Go8 is a coalition of leading Australian tertiary institutions, intensive in research and comprehensive in general and professional education.简答题Senators are elected for flexible terms not exceeding five years.简答题For generations, the vast majority of both colonial-era settlers and post-Federation immigrants came from the United States and other African countries.