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1310:Transport
1119:Socialism
1099:Far-right
1089:Christian
1084:Anarchism
1047:Judiciary
983:Donations
978:Elections
889:Mountains
837:Continent
815:Geography
735:1901–1945
730:1851–1900
725:1788–1850
671:Australia
267:Melbourne
99:AUSTRALIA
92:TERRITORY
85:AUSTRALIA
42:Melbourne
18:Australia
1732:Adelaide
1717:Brisbane
1672:Canberra
1661:National
1598:Category
1443:Religion
1341:Abortion
1295:Taxation
1064:Monarchy
1059:Military
1015:Intersex
951:Politics
932:Capitals
796:Monarchy
791:Military
771:Economic
749:By topic
695:Timeline
675:articles
624:cite web
591:cite web
526:245,740
523:145,916
487:100.00%
484:403,468
481:403,468
477:Canberra
442:517,588
439:224,462
430:Tasmania
393:Adelaide
309:Brisbane
262:Victoria
184:Capital
123:TASMANIA
118:VICTORIA
90:NORTHERN
62:de facto
57:Kingston
26:Canberra
1575:Outline
1546:Theatre
1536:Symbols
1501:Cuisine
1468:Culture
1329:Society
1305:Tourism
1275:Poverty
1211:Economy
993:Parties
894:Regions
884:Islands
879:Geology
874:Forests
842:Deserts
827:Climate
801:Railway
683:History
529:59.38%
445:43.37%
403:77.31%
361:79.02%
319:48.68%
277:76.47%
235:64.82%
83:WESTERN
1747:Hobart
1702:Darwin
1687:Sydney
1603:Portal
1496:Cinema
1438:Racism
1411:People
1270:Mining
1233:Energy
1228:Dollar
973:Courts
963:Asylum
937:Cities
904:Rivers
852:issues
673:
519:Darwin
511:
469:
435:Hobart
427:
385:
343:
301:
259:
225:Sydney
217:
206:Image
38:Sydney
1777:Perth
1582:Index
1531:Sport
1526:Radio
1516:Music
1506:Dance
1458:Women
1361:Crime
1265:Media
1131:Women
869:Fauna
864:Flora
535:1911
532:1869
493:1913
490:1913
451:1826
448:1804
409:1836
406:1836
367:1829
364:1829
351:Perth
325:1860
322:1825
283:1851
280:1835
241:1788
238:1788
146:(ACT)
113:WALES
111:SOUTH
97:SOUTH
1664:and
1486:Arts
1195:list
1183:list
1171:list
1020:LGBT
630:link
597:link
1757:VIC
1742:TAS
1712:QLD
1682:NSW
1667:ACT
1481:Art
1037:Law
109:NEW
1807::
1772:WA
1727:SA
1697:NT
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