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Melbourne is a city in Australia in Victoria. It is the state's and it has more 3,000,000 inhabitants. It is the second city in Australia.

Melbourne

There is industry (factories) and commerce (buying and selling) in Melbourne. Many of Australia's companies and many companies work there. (In , about one-third of the 100 multinational companies in Australia were in Melbourne.) It is home to Australia's seaport. There are universities (the University of Melbourne, Monash University, Deakin University, Victoria University, La Trobe University, RMIT University, and Swinburne University). of Australia's automotive (car) industry is there, for example the engine "Holden", and "Ford" and "Toyota" builders.

Melbourne was founded in by John Batman and John Pascoe Fawkner. Melbourne grew quickly because people went there around after they heard that gold had been found. At the end of the , Melbourne was called "Marvellous Melbourne"; "marvellous" means "wonderful". The Australian government was in Melbourne.