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  1. Is pavlova from Australia or New Zealand?Australia
  2. What is Aerogard?Australia
  3. What is Vegemite?Australia
  4. How did Howard Florey help develop penicillin?Australia
  5. Was the dual flush toilet invented in Australia?Australia
  6. What was the Microbee computer?Australia
  7. What is RaceCam?Australia
  8. What is Nearmap?Australia
  9. What was CSIRAC?Australia
  10. What is Afterpay?Australia
  11. What was the Fairlight CMI?Australia
  12. What is Atlassian?Australia
  13. Was Google Maps invented in Australia?Australia
  14. What is spray-on skin?Australia
  15. What is Canva?Australia
  16. Why is the cochlear implant called the bionic ear?Australia
  17. What is ResMed?Australia
  18. What is a KeepCup?Australia
  19. How did Australia contribute to ultrasound imaging?Australia
  20. What is a Victa lawn mower?Australia
  21. What is Cochlear Limited?Australia
  22. Why does Australia have plastic banknotes?Australia
  23. What is the history of Speedo?Australia
  24. Who invented the cochlear implant?Australia
  25. What is a Hills Hoist?Australia
  26. Did Australia invent Wi-Fi?Australia
  27. Who is Trent Dalton?Australia
  28. Who invented the black box flight recorder?Australia
  29. Who was Oodgeroo Noonuccal?Australia
  30. Who is Alexis Wright?Australia
  31. Who is David Malouf?Australia
  32. Who is Jeannie Baker?Australia
  33. Who is Kim Scott?Australia
  34. Who is Terry Denton?Australia
  35. Who is Kate Grenville?Australia
  36. Who is Morris Gleitzman?Australia
  37. Who is Shaun Tan?Australia
  38. Who is Andy Griffiths?Australia
  39. Who wrote The Magic Pudding?Australia
  40. Who is Jackie French?Australia
  41. Who is Mem Fox?Australia
  42. Who was Ethel Turner?Australia
  43. Who was Colleen McCullough?Australia
  44. Who was May Gibbs?Australia
  45. Who is Peter Carey?Australia
  46. Who is Markus Zusak?Australia
  47. Who was Patrick White?Australia
  48. Who is Thomas Keneally?Australia
  49. Who was Henry Lawson?Australia
  50. Who is Tim Winton?Australia