Christmas Island is predominantly populated by Chinese Buddhists, but it falls under Australian rule as one of the nation's Indian Ocean territories. It is the island off the coast of Indonesia where Australia meets Asia.A parliamentary joint standing committee, however, is looking at whether that status quo should change and whether the island should take care of itself.Kulasegaram Sanchayan reports in Tamil, some background information on Australian territories and why Christmas Island was left behind.
Christmas Island is predominantly populated by Chinese Buddhists, but it falls under Australian rule as one of the nation's Indian Ocean territories. It is the island off the coast of Indonesia where Australia meets Asia.A parliamentary joint standing committee, however, is looking at whether that status quo should change and whether the island should take care of itself.Kulasegaram Sanchayan reports in Tamil, some background information on Australian territories and why Christmas Island was left behind.
