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Compact disc ( CD ) is ___MASK40___ digital optical disc data storage format released in 1982 and co - developed by Philips and Sony . ___MASK21___ was originally developed to store and ___MASK6___ only sound recordings but was later adapted for storage of data ( CD - ROM ). Several other formats were further derived from these , including write - once audio and data storage ( CD - R ), rewritable media ( CD - RW ), Video Compact Disc ( VCD ), Super Video Compact Disc ( SVCD ), Photo CD , PictureCD , CD - i , and Enhanced Music CD . Audio CD players have been commercially available since October 1982 , when the first commercially available CD player was released in Japan . Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia , is ___MASK40___ country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent , the island of Tasmania and numerous smaller ___MASK99___ . It is the world ' s sixth - largest country by ___MASK29___ area . The neighbouring countries are Papua New Guinea , Indonesia and East Timor to the north ; the Solomon Islands and Vanuatu to the north - east ; and New Zealand to the south - east . Australia ' s capital is Canberra , and its largest urban area is Sydney . The Australian Broadcasting Corporation ( ___MASK25___ ) is Australia ' s state - owned and funded national public broadcaster . The ___MASK25___ plays a leading role in the history of broadcasting in Australia . With a ___MASK29___ annual budget of A $ 1 . 22 billion , the corporation provides television , radio , online and mobile services throughout metropolitan and regional Australia , as well as overseas through the Australia Network and Radio Australia . ___MASK9___ was a Logie Award  winning Australian television comedy series that ran from 1972 to 1973 . Produced by and broadcast on ABC - TV , the series attained an instant cult status that persists to the present day . The Illawarra escarpment , or officially the Illawarra Range , is ___MASK74___ - created cliffs and ___MASK11___ - eroded outcrop ___MASK45___ range west of the Illawarra coastal plain south of Sydney , in the state of New South Wales , Australia . The range encloses the Illawarra region which stretches from Stanwell Park in the north to Kiama , Gerringong and the Shoalhaven River in the south . Sydney is the state capital of New ___MASK5___ Wales and the most populous city in Australia and Oceania . Located on Australia ' s east coast , the metropolis surrounds the world ' s largest ___MASK14___ harbour , and sprawls towards the Blue Mountains to the west . Residents of Sydney are known as " Sydneysiders ". Sydney is the second official seat and second official residence of the ___MASK18___ - General of Australia and the Prime Minister of Australia and many federal ministries maintain substantial presences in Sydney . ___MASK25___ Television is a service of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation launched in 1956 . As a public service broadcaster , the ___MASK25___ provides four non - commercial channels within Australia , and a partially advertising - funded satellite channel overseas . ___MASK25___ is one of five main free - to - air networks in Australia . Grahame John ___MASK56___ ___MASK7___ ( born 21 November 1943 ) is an Australian actor , writer , ___MASK94___ , musician and composer , known primarily for his role as Aunty ___MASK90___ . Aunty ___MASK90___ Sings Wollongong is an album released in 1974 , as a spin - off from the cult ABC Television show Aunty ___MASK90___ . It contains a mixture of songs , and sketches , and along with the single Farewell Aunty ___MASK90___ is the only audio release from the Aunty ___MASK90___ crew . ___MASK40___ book is ___MASK40___ set of written , printed , illustrated , or blank sheets , made of paper , parchment , or other materials , fastened ___MASK38___ to hinge at one side , with text and / or images printed in ink . ___MASK40___ single sheet within ___MASK40___ book is ___MASK40___ leaf , and each side of ___MASK40___ leaf is ___MASK40___ page . ___MASK40___ set of text - filled or illustrated pages produced in electronic format is known as an electronic book , or e - book . Non - commercial ( also spelled noncommercial ) refers to an activity or entity that does not , in some sense , involve commerce , at least relative to similar activities that ___MASK68___ have a commercial objective or emphasis . For example , advertising - free community radio stations are typically nonprofit organizations staffed by individuals volunteering their efforts to air a wide variety of radio programming , and ___MASK68___ not run explicit radio advertisements , included in the United States specific grouping of " non - commercial educational " ( NCE ) public radio stations . Some Creative Commons licenses include a " non - commercial " option , which has been controversial in definition . " Farewell Aunty ___MASK90___ " was the closing theme to ___MASK9___ , played at ___MASK32___ of each episode . It was re - recorded and released as a hit single in late 1973 and spent 3 weeks at number one in the charts in Australia in March 1974 . The music was written by Rory O ' Donoghue , who also did the ___MASK28___ as the character " Thin Arthur ", whereas " Aunty ___MASK90___ " ( Grahame Bond ) provided wise - cracks and other spoken commentary to the lyrics , addressed to the listener and the singer . Albums of recorded music were developed in the early 20th century , first as books of individual 78rpm records , then from 1948 as vinyl LP records played at rpm . Vinyl LPs are still issued , though in the 21st century album sales have mostly focused on compact disc ( CD ) and MP3 formats . The audio cassette was ___MASK40___ format used from the late 1970s through to the 1990s alongside vinyl . The LP ( from " long playing " or " long ___MASK6___ ") is an analog sound storage medium , a vinyl record format characterized by a speed of rpm , a 12 or 10 inch ( 30 or 25 cm ) diameter , and use of the " microgroove " groove specification . Introduced by Columbia in 1948 , it was soon adopted as a new standard by the entire record industry . Apart from a few relatively minor refinements and the important later addition of stereophonic sound , it has remained the standard format for vinyl albums . Wollongong , informally referred to as " The ___MASK76___ ", is a seaside city located in the Illawarra region of New South Wales , Australia . Wollongong lies on the narrow coastal strip between the Illawarra Escarpment and the Pacific ___MASK24___ , 82 kilometres ( 51 miles ) south of Sydney . Wollongong had an estimated urban population of 292 , 388 at ___MASK49___ 2015 , making it the third largest city in New South Wales after Sydney and Newcastle , and the tenth largest city in Australia . Illawarra is ___MASK40___ region in the Australian state of New ___MASK5___ Wales . It is ___MASK40___ coastal region situated immediately ___MASK5___ of Sydney and north of the Shoalhaven or ___MASK5___ Coast region . It encompasses the cities of Wollongong , Shellharbour , the town of Kiama and the shire of Wingecarribee . New ___MASK5___ Wales ( abbreviated as NSW ) is a state on the east coast of : Australia . It borders Queensland to the north , Victoria to the ___MASK5___ , and ___MASK5___ Australia to the west . It has a coast line with the Tasman Sea on its east side . The Australian Capital Territory is an enclave within the state . New ___MASK5___ Wales ' state capital is Sydney , which is also Australia ' s most populous city . , the estimated population of New ___MASK5___ Wales was 7 . 5 million , making it Australia ' s most populous state . Just under two - thirds of the state ' s population , 4 . 67 million , ___MASK31___ in the Greater Sydney area . Inhabitants of New ___MASK5___ Wales are referred to as " New ___MASK5___ Welshmen ". MPEG - 1 and / or MPEG - 2 Audio Layer III , more commonly referred to as MP3 , is an audio coding format for digital audio which uses ___MASK40___ form of lossy data compression . It is ___MASK40___ ___MASK65___ audio format for consumer audio streaming or storage , as well as ___MASK40___ de facto standard of digital audio compression for the transfer and playback of music on most digital audio players and computing devices .