Phil, these photos were taken in Adelaide - South Australia ( I know we didn't put much thought into naming our states - I think you guys have provinces which is a very similar type of thing)
a heat wave swept the eastern states this summer and the native animals had to adapt. You get alot of koalas in South Australia as they have little uncleared bushland.
Aww koala soo cuute.
But they are actually very dangerous, they have very long sharp claws, koalas are herbivores and like the platypus are one of the oldest mammal species on earth, the platypus is the oldest of all mammal species.