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| 1s | when you Ponder why most Australians |
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| 3s | live along the coast it's a bit like |
| 6s | gazing out at the ocean from one of our |
| 9s | many beautiful beaches there's a |
| 11s | vastness a sense of open possibilities |
| 14s | and yet most of us choose to stay close |
| 17s | to the water's edge it's a curious thing |
| 19s | this coastal living especially when you |
| 22s | consider just how much land stretches |
| 24s | out behind us largely uninhabited and |
| 28s | wild let's Muse over this for a moment |
| 30s | Moment Australia this island continent |
| 33s | of ours is the world's sixth largest |
| 35s | country by total land area and yet |
| 39s | despite all this space a significant |
| 42s | majority of us about 85% live within 50 |
| 46s | km of the coast why is that you might |
| 48s | wonder well first there's the historical |
| 52s | aspect when Europeans first arrived they |
| 55s | stuck to the coast mainly because that's |
| 58s | where they landed these coastal areas |
| 60s | offered easier access to trade better |
| 63s | climate conditions and the resources |
| 65s | were more abundant and accessible |
| 68s | compared to the harsher interior but |
| 70s | it's not just history that keeps us |
| 72s | clinging to the coast the Australian |
| 74s | interior known as the Outback is a land |
| 77s | of extreme conditions it's a vast arid |
| 81s | landscape where water is scarce and the |
| 84s | climate can be harsh and unforgiving |
| 86s | living in such conditions poses |
| 88s | significant challenges |
| 90s | from water supply to transportation from |
| 93s | agriculture to just the sheer |
| 96s | isolation speaking of Agriculture let's |
| 99s | wander into an interesting anecdote |
| 101s | about the sheer scale of things in |
| 102s | Australia take anac Creek Station in |
| 105s | South Australia for instance this cattle |
| 107s | station is the largest in the world |
| 110s | covering an area that's larger than some |
| 112s | countries it's about |
| 115s | 16,000 km to put that into perspective |
| 118s | it's almost as big as Fe |
| 121s | and about the size of New Hampshire in |
| 123s | the states imagine managing a farm |
| 126s | that's as big as an entire US state with |
| 130s | just eight station hands a plant |
| 132s | operator and a cook this immense scale |
| 136s | is partly because of the low fertility |
| 138s | of the soil in many parts of the Outback |
| 140s | which means you need a lot more land to |
| 142s | support livestock it's a stark reminder |
| 145s | of just how different the Australian |
| 147s | landscape is compared to other parts of |
| 150s | the world world where Farmland is more |
| 151s | densely packed and fertile now back to |
| 155s | our Coastal Affinity the coast isn't |
| 157s | just about |
| 158s | practicality there's something deeply |
| 161s | ingrained in the Australian psyche about |
| 163s | the ocean and the beach it's part of our |
| 166s | national identity the beach represents |
| 168s | Leisure a laid-back lifestyle and a |
| 172s | connection to Nature that's hard to find |
| 174s | elsewhere it's where families gather on |
| 177s | weekends where grommets learn to surf |
| 180s | and where many of us find a moment of |
| 182s | Peace listening to the |
| 184s | waves but while we cherish our Coastal |
| 187s | lifestyle it does come with its own |
| 190s | challenges As Cities like Sydney |
| 192s | Melbourne and Brisbane grow they face |
| 195s | issues like urban sprawl housing |
| 198s | affordability and environmental concerns |
| 201s | and then there's the effect of climate |
| 203s | change particularly rising sea levels |
| 207s | which is a significant concern for a |
| 209s | nation that lives so close to the |
| 210s | water's edge in many ways our coastal |
| 213s | living is a balancing act it's about |
| 216s | managing the growth and health of our |
| 218s | cities while protecting the natural |
| 220s | beauty that makes them so |
| 222s | special it's about remembering that |
| 225s | beyond the beaches and the bustling |
| 227s | coastal cities there's a whole other |
| 230s | Australia vast quiet and waiting to be |
| 234s | acknowledged so why do most Australians |
| 237s | live on the coast it's a mix of History |
| 240s | practicality and a deep seated love for |
| 242s | the ocean it's about the lifestyle that |
| 245s | the coast offers and the challenges the |
| 248s | interior |
| 249s | presents and while they out back holds a |
| 251s | special place in our national identity |
| 254s | romanticized in literature films and |
| 256s | songs it remains a place wherein few of |
| 259s | us venture to live the Australian way of |
| 262s | life with its emphasis on the outdoors |
| 264s | the beach and the Sun is something many |
| 267s | of us wouldn't trade for the world and |
| 270s | yet there's a beauty and a mystery to |
| 273s | the vast unpopulated parts of our |
| 274s | country that can't be |
| 276s | overlooked it's a reminder of just how |
| 279s | diverse and surprising Australia can be |
| 282s | in the end whether we're lounging on the |
| 284s | Sandy Shores of Bondi Beach or gazing |
| 287s | out at the endless Horizon in the |
| 289s | outback there's a sense of being part of |
| 291s | something vast and beautiful a landscape |
| 295s | that shapes who we are even in its |
| 297s | emptiness and that in itself it's a bit |
| 300s | of a Wonder Isn't |
| 302s | it |