Reference

Australia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent as well as the island of Tasmania and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area. Neighbouring countries include 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. ..."

Measures of Freedom

Australia | Freedom House, Freedom in the World 2012
2012: Status: Free, Political Rights: 1, Civil Liberties: 1
Level of Economic Freedom, Economic Freedom of the World
2009: 7.98 (out of 10)