Australia: Translators Associations from the country of Patrick White and Nicole Kidman

Australia (officially the Commonwealth of Australia) is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprised of the mainland of the Australian continent as well as of the island of Tasmania and several smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. Australia is a constitutional monarchy with a federal division of powers. The Queen of England is still its monarch. Australia has the world's fifth-highest per capita income, making it the world's 13th-largest economy. The aboriginal heritage, as well as the variety of fauna and flora are two of the most appealing aspects of Australia. Its population is of around 23 million people, mainly concentrated by the sea.

Lexis estimates there are at least 3 national translators associations in Australia.

One of the most important interpreting and translation associations in the country is AUSIT. Another Australian translators association is the one that concerns literary translation, AALITRA. There is also the translators association that unites health interpreters and translators, AAHIT.

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