Australia is Part of Asia...???

I always thought Australia is a whole other continent herself. That's what my textbooks said, anyway. I'll go "huh" with you.

Geographically yes. Australia was considered a part of Australasia (which is Australia and Asia). This had origins from the fact that Australia is one country which is a continent too. So some geography people felt that it should be a part of Asia. Also another fact - that Australia was UKs part and occupation - and they managed some of it from here in Asia instead of traveling to that isolated place. Maybe this had given rise to the Australasia thing.

It is obviously a mistake in the site you looked up. Why not write them and tell them of their error.

While Australia is a British settled country/continent and are Anglophones, in the 1940's while Britain was under attack from Germany, Australia was threatened by Japan. So, I would say that it is more in the Asian sphere of influence than the European one.

no it cant be and it will never be for sure since its a separate continent with different geography and just because article stated it does not mean that it can be part of it

I think the country is independent. But I am not sure about the territory itself. I've know they colonized Papua New Guinea before.

Perhaps she has citizenship and residences in more than one place?

I don't think so. Australia is a long way from Asia, about the only thing they have in common is they both start with A

The Continents of the World are, Africa, the Americas, Antarctica, Asia, Australia together with Oceania, and Europe. Since Asia and Australia are both continents, I don't see how Australia could be a part of Asia.

How very odd, but i the answer is no the magazine must have got it wrong.

Seems too far from truth.