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Indigenous Australians experience higher than average rates of imprisonment and unemployment, lower levels of education, and life expectancies for males and females that are, respectively, 11 and 17 years lower than those of non-indigenous Australians.[279][313][314] Some remote Indigenous communities have been described as having "failed state"-like conditions.[315] — Preceding unsigned comment added by 122.107.193.252 (talk) 06:04, 7 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

 Done

I've removed the "failed state" sentence, because I agree that it is non-neutral and doesn't belong here. Mitch Ames (talk) 12:30, 7 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I've also removed the first sentence as requested. Possibly the information belongs elsewhere in this article, but I don't think it's appropriate here. Mitch Ames (talk) 12:37, 7 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I have an edit request for this article. This article does not contain anything about the wildlife in Australia. Here is what I want to be put in:

Most kangaroos, unlike humans, are left handed. Koalas are only awake for four hours of the day. In this article, you will be learning all about Australian wildlife. Here are some more facts that you probably didn't know: even though koalas sleep so much, they can swim very well. Wombats can dig 100 foot tunnels underground. Tasmanian Devils store fat in their tails. You will learn much more if you keep reading.

Some Australian land animals are kangaroos, koalas, echidnas, wombats, thorny dragons, Tasmanian devils, dingoes, and many more. Australian land wildlife is very interesting. There are many different types of landscapes in Australia so that means that there will be very different kinds of animals on land in Australia. Some landscapes are desert, providing homes to animals like the Thorny Dragon, some landscapes are rainforest, giving hospitalization to animals like the Tasmanian Devil. And some animals, like the Echidna, can survive in multiple kinds of biom- es.

Some animals in Australia that rely on water are frogs, mosquitoes, fish such as Australian bass, many birds, and gators. Australian water life is crucial to the organized way that Australian wildlife works. The platypus, an animal with a duck-like beak, is both a water and a land animal. Though if you go to Australia you will not see one, for they are very good at hiding

In the skies of Australia, you will find many different birds such as the forest kingfisher, the tawny frogmouth, the superb lyrebird, and the red-tailed tropicbird. However you are very much mistaken if you think birds are the only sky animals in Australia. Sugar gliders, also known as the flying squirrel, also live in Australia.

Now you know all about wildlife in Australia. If you are not sure about some things that you read, or if this did not answer all of your questions about Australia, you may find it in another source. 50.39.175.149 (talk) 19:31, 10 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

 Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 19:34, 10 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Reference God Save the Queen as a Royal Anthem of Australia along with the National Anthem of Australia similar to Canada.

Sources: Australian National Anthem (PMC) (Proclamation of 'God save the Queen' as Royal Anthem) Syncedsubject (talk) 08:16, 29 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

 Not done for now: please establish a consensus for this alteration before using the {{edit semi-protected}} template. Talk:Australia/Popular topics#Anthem ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 11:16, 29 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Australia is a really good place Jackson maccas (talk) 04:47, 18 May 2022 (UTC) I want to edit this text because it has a lot of unanswered questions about Australia.[reply]

 Not done: this is not the right page to request additional user rights. You may reopen this request with the specific changes to be made and someone may add them for you, or if you have an account, you can wait until you are autoconfirmed and edit the page yourself. 💜  melecie  talk - 05:56, 18 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Change Prime Minister Scott Morrison to Anthony Albanese 117.20.65.97 (talk) 11:31, 21 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

 Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. Cannolis (talk) 12:14, 21 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, could someone please add the Royal Anthem below the National Anthem in the 'quick facts' box, as the other Commonwealth Realms have on their Wikipedia pages? RedJiyve (talk) 08:14, 6 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

 Not done for now: This is actually a controversial edit, so you'll need to discuss first with other editors. Please open a new section here and start a discussion. CMD (talk) 09:26, 6 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Hello all, I have changed the following sentence: "A government policy of "assimilation" beginning with the Aboriginal Protection Act 1869 resulted in the removal of many Aboriginal children from their families and communities (referred to as the Stolen Generations), a practice which also contributed to the decline in the indigenous population.[74]" The 1869 Act was a Victorian Colonial Government Act and didn't introduce a policy of assimilation or the removal of Aboriginal children. Legislation facilitating the removal of Aboriginal children from Victorian reserves was enacted in 1886. The various colonial governments had different policies but moved towards segregation rather than assimilation. Assimilation of Aboriginal people 'of mixed blood' only became the policy of the Commonwealth and most state governments in 1937. I have added a relevant source. Happy to discuss.Aemilius Adolphin (talk) 23:59, 6 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]