Omission of Tasmania from maps of Australia Omission of Tasmania from maps of Australia The Australian state of Tasmania is occasionally omitted from maps of Australia. Such omissions often provoke outrage from Tasmanians. During the 1982 Commonwealth Games opening ceremony, performers created a map of Australia that omitted Tasmania. Tasmanian poet Andrew Sant wrote "Off the Map" in response: <poem> Identity deleted, Close to the Continent Who wouldn't make a fuss? There have been wars for less... </poem> The Australian swim team at the 2014 Commonwealth Games were issued training swimsuits with a stylised design featuring maps of Australia, along with kangaroos and emus. The animals obscured
HMAS Tasmania RAN on 27 January 1920. "Tasmania" and three of her sister ships sailed for Australia on 20 February, visiting ports in the Mediterranean, India, Singapore, and the Netherlands East Indies before reaching Sydney on 29 April. "Tasmania" was primarily used for training, and apart from a visit to New Guinea in 1924, remained in Australian waters. "Tasmania" paid off into reserve on 9 January 1928. She was sold to Penguins Limited for ship breaking on 4 June 1937. HMAS Tasmania HMAS "Tasmania" (H25) was an Admiralty S class destroyer of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). Built for the Royal Navy