What does the word "Australia" mean?

home sweet home

it doesn't mean unknown, does it?

Player Elf Counsel, Great Southern Land. You can begin singing now!!!

Just to be clear. I never bought the white only policy and eradication of the aborigines of Australia. Australia has been inhabited long before white colons came in and is rich of a 60000 years history.

Aussie and Scotland have a bit in common, both conquered. The original locals and others that have immigrated there are now living in harmony and governed by new settlers which have origins from the English Parliament and monarchy. Although they are now tied to the world economy economy in a big way. What's that song by John Lennon no Borders and no religion too?

Terra australis incognita i.e. Southern earth unknown i.e. Australis = Southern.

Dennis , Yes that's true also Australia has clear sky too

Would love to visit just once, but again thanks to colonialism another civilisation was nearly destroyed forever.

Laurie, You're right, it just means south.

The land of red dust!

"Always was, Always Will Be" the Land of The First Nation Peoples

I can see cause it’s the Southern Hemisphere, but why unknown? It’s been discovered for thousands of years.

Laurie, we don't know, we just haven't bothered to come up with a new name.

Unknown to the white colons but knowns to the aboriginals for 60000 years... Never bought that, never will.