Australasia is a subregion of Oceania, comprising Australia, New Zealand (overlapping with Polynesia), and sometimes including New Guinea and surrounding islands (overlapping with Melanesia).

Asian Australians are Australians of Asian ancestry, including naturalised Australians who are immigrants from various regions in Asia and descendants of such immigrants.

Jan 5, 2025 · Australasia, geographical term that has never had a precise definition and that was originally employed to denote land believed to exist south of Asia. In its widest sense it has been taken to include, besides Australia (with Tasmania) …

Surrounded by the Indian and Pacific oceans, [N 7] Australia is separated from Asia by the Arafura and Timor seas, with the Coral Sea lying off the Queensland coast, and the Tasman Sea lying between Australia and New Zealand.

Apr 19, 2024 · Despite being pretty close to the islands at the bottom of Asia, Australia is not in Asia. Continents are determined by geographical location, as such, Australia never has been and never will be in Asia.

Australia has strong connections to the people of Southeast Asia, including through migration, education exchanges and tourism. Over one million Australian residents claimed an ASEAN country as their country of birth in the 2021 Census and over 1.1 million had ASEAN ancestry.

Aug 27, 2023 · Australia is a separate continent, distinct from Asia. However, the relationship between the two is more nuanced than it appears. It’s its own continent, situated in the region known as Oceania. But if we’re talking about proximity, Australia is much closer to Asia.

Australasia is a term used to describe a region within Oceania. The physical countries, islands or regions that comprise Australasia vary greatly depending upon the sources cited. The most commonly used include:

Oct 20, 2023 · Australia is not considered part of the Asian continent, despite being in close proximity to it. The total straight-line flight distance from Asia to Australia is 4,862 miles.

There is today not just a sharper sense of the opportunities for Australia in Asia but also of the urgency that we build a comprehensive relationship with Asia.