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Queensland (abbreviated as Qld) is the second-largest and third-most-populous state in Australia. Situated in the north-east of the country, it is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean. Queensland has a population of 4,750,500, concentrated along the coast and particularly in the state's South East. The state is the world's sixth largest sub-national entity, with an area of 1,852,642 km2. The capital and largest city in the state is Brisbane, Australia's third largest city. Often referred to as the "Sunshine State", Queensland is home to 10 of Australia's 30 largest cities and is the nation's third largest economy.
Queensland was first inhabited by Aboriginal Australians and Torres Strait Islanders. The first European to land in Queensland (and Australia) was Dutch navigator Willem Janszoon in 1606, who explored the west coast of the Cape York Peninsula near present-day Weipa. In 1770, Lieutenant James Cook claimed the east coast of Australia for the Kingdom of Great Britain. The colony of New South Wales was founded in 1788 by Governor Arthur Phillip at Sydney; New South Wales at that time included all of what is now Queensland, Victoria and Tasmania. Queensland was explored in subsequent decades until the establishment of a penal colony at Brisbane in 1824 by John Oxley. Penal transportation ceased in 1839 and free settlement was allowed from 1842.
Gold Coast may refer to:
Forever in chains
Tied down, breaking up
I long to get away
But these thoughts of home, they never leave me
The world sees my heart, when I wear it on my sleeve
Here I am surrounded by the expanse of being alone.
Here I am.
Miles from home, you find yourself,
Miles from home, you find a reason.
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While you feel free, tied to what you love
I keep my feet on the floor
I've learnt life's lesson that the higher you climb the further you fall
I fell apart, now start again how you rebuild is who you are.
Miles from home, you find yourself,
Miles from home, you find a reason.
[x2]
If I had nothing to learn, there'd be no reason to breathe,
If I had nothing to lose, there'd be no weakness in me.
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