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1. Munster, Australia

The first friars arrived in Australia in December 1997 and settled themselves in Toodyay, a town one hours distance from the city of Perth. From January of 2003 to July of 2006, some friars stayed temporarily in Swaborne, and then came to Munster, about 30 minutes away from the city. The community is now composed of two priests, Fr. John Joseph M. Cook (Guardian) and Fr. Andre M. Feain.

2. Toodyay, Australia

Fr. Joseph Michael M. Mc Shane and Friar Pio M. Pante opened the Marian Friary in Toodyay. The house is a 100 year old building constructed by the Sisters of Mercy. The friars laboriously worked with some help from lay volunteers to the restore the old buildings. The friars provide formation for vocations, retreats, and spiritual assistance to the local parish with daily Mass, etc. The frequent trips to Perth for the apostolate, led to an opening of another friary in Perth in 1999. The community in Toodyay continues to operate with less apostolate activity and more focus on the religious life in the cloister.

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Official name: Commonwealth of Australia

Capital: Canberra

Area: 7,682,300 sq km; 2,966,200 sq mi

Population: 20,434,176 (2007 estimate)

Largest cities, with population
Sydney: 3,502,301 (2001 estimate)
Melbourne: 3,160,171 (2001 estimate)
Brisbane: 1,508,161 (2001 estimate)
Perth: 1,176,542 (2001 estimate)
Adelaide: 1,002,127 (2001 estimate)

Ethnic groups
White: 91 percent
Asian: 7 percent
Aboriginal and other: 2 percent

Languages
English (official), indigenous languages

Religions
Roman Catholic: 29 percent
Anglican: 22 percent
Protestants: 14 percent
Other Christian: 15 percent
Nonreligious: 14 percent
Other: 6 percent

Literacy rate
Total 100 percent (1995)

Government
Form of government: Federal parliamentary democracy
Head of state: Governor-general, representing the British monarch
Head of government: Prime minister
Legislature: Bicameral legislature
House of Representatives: 150 members
Senate: 76 senators

Constitution: 9 July 1900, effective 1 January 1901
Highest court: High Court of Australia

Economy
Gross domestic product: (GDP, in U.S.$); $732.5 billion (2005)
GDP per capita: (U.S.$) $36,032.20 (2005)

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