Other high level industries are manufacturing of metallurgical products, steel, heavy equipment, electric and electronic equipment, chemicals, textiles, food processing and, petroleum refining. Australia has gradually changed its orientation from Europe and USA to Asian countries that take almost half of Australia’s exports. The Pacific coast beaches of Australia are attractive for tourists who visit the country in growing numbers.
ATTRACTIONS Sydney, Great Barrier Reef, Uluru (Ayers Rock), Kakadu National Park
PEOPLE Australia is a multicultural society. The first migrants were mainly British and Irish but after W W II. many immigrants from Greece, Italy, Yugoslavia, Lebanon, Turkey and Vietnam arrived, followed by influxes of Asian immigrants. Today, there are only 100,000 of Aborigines – the first or original inhabitants of the country. .