Why was Australia named Australia and why is it someone called OZ

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Gold_Autumn

You're question isn't phrased very well but i assume you're asking why people call Australia OZ? Or Australians 'Ozzies'? I assume it's because in the american accent it's hard to sound out "Aus". With an american accent it comes out sounding like "OZ".

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Tallyman

Because The Wizard lives there now! The outback looks like Kansas. Yothu Yindi rocks!

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Im Alec

The name Australia is from the Latin Australis meaning South, so it means Southern Continent. People often abbreviate it ti "Aus", which quickly turns into "Oz".

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