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Tourism Australia's dual naming approach

03 March 2023
City Aboriginal Name Pronunciations
Sydney Warrane wah-rang
Melbourne Narrm narr-m
Brisbane Meeanjin mee-an-jin
Perth Boorloo boor-loo
Adelaide Tarntanya tarn-dan-ya
Hobart nipaluna (n is lower case) nipah-loonah
Broome Rubibi roo-bee-bee
Cairns Gimuy gim-ooy
State or territory Government agency
New South Wales Geographic Names Board
Victoria Geographic Names Victoria
Queensland Queensland Government Place Names
Western Australia Western Australian Land Information Authority
South Australia Department for Housing and Urban Development
Tasmania Land Tasmania
Northern Territory Department of Lands, Planning and Environment
Australian Capital Territory ACT Place Names
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