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| | Australia - Facts, Information, and Encyclopedia Reference article |
 | | Australia's neighbouring countries are Indonesia, East Timor and Papua New Guinea to the north, the Solomon Islands, Vanuatu and New Caledonia to the north-east, and New Zealand to the south-east. |
 | | The executive: the Federal Executive Council (the Governor-General as advised by the executive councillors); in practice, the councillors are the prime minister and ministers of state, whose advice the Governor-General accepts, with rare exceptions. |
 | | Australia led the formation of the Cairns Group and APEC, and is a member of the OECD and the WTO. |
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