Australia Australia was an island - continent and country on Earth . The capital was Canberra . Its primary language was English . People from Australia were known as Australian s . Indigenous inhabitants of the continent were known as Australian Aborigines . ( ; ; ; ; ) In the 17th century , Australia was known to European s as " " Nova Hollandia " " ( " " New Holland " " ) . In a contemporaneous map , this continent was depicted on a map of the Indian Ocean region . ( , " opening credits " ) History . In 2032 , Australia took part in the " Ares IV " mission . ( ) In 2141 , when Hoshi Sato was twelve years old , she had a female pen pal from Brisbane , Australia . At the time , she loved getting letters from her , noting that " " it was like this little window into distant places with strange - sounding names . " " ( ) Earth Starfleet officers were known to have survival training in the outback of Australia , where they learned to survive drinking recycled sweat and eating snake meat . and Jonathan Archer once spent two weeks in Australia for their survival training during the 2140s . ( ) A . G . Robinson also underwent survival training in Australia . ( ) In the mid - 22nd century , the Vulcan s had a consulate in Canberra . ( ) A 21st century - era political map of Earth was stored in the ' s library computer in 2254 . The Australian continent was seen on this map . This map was among the materials viewed by the Talosian s when they scanned the " Enterprise " computer . ( ) Sarah Sisko was killed in a hovercraft accident in Australia while working as a holophotographer in 2336 . ( ) In Kathryn Janeway ' s first year at Starfleet Academy in the 24th century , she went through zero - g training in the Coral Sea , a body of water off the coast of Australia in the Pacific Ocean . ( ) When Lily Sloane claimed for a way out of the Jean - Luc Picard told her it would be difficult . He opened a hatch to space and showed Lily Earth , pointing at Australia , New Guinea , and the Solomons . ( ) In an illusion created by the telepathic pitcher plant in 2375 , where the crew had discovered a wormhole to Earth , Lieutenant Tom Paris was offered a position as a pilot at a new test flight center in Australia . ( ) Geography . Legacy . Several areas of Australia have been noted by having starship s or planet s named after them : Literature . In " The Big Good - Bye " , one of the females who called the master criminal Silent Forrester at the Plaza lived at the Allcroft . The cops who interrogated her believed that she was from Australia and was born in England . She worked in a bank . ( ) Appendices . Background information . The 17th century map , known as " Harmonia macrocosmica seu atlas universalis et novus , totius universi creati cosmographiam generalem , et novam exhibens " , was created by . A scan of the original can be found . Retroactive continuity : A 20th - century era map of the eastern hemisphere depicting the location of Australia was stored in the ' s library computer in 2254 . This map was among the materials viewed by the Talosian s when they scanned the " Enterprise " computer . ( ) It was a common belief that Australia was the last state to join the United Earth Government in 2150 , but Australia holding out was only used by Beverly Crusher as a hypothetical example when discussing the eligibility of the fractured planet Kesprytt with Jean - Luc Picard in . A reference made to a Lake George in may have been made in reference to a lake located in Australia . The map used in the remastered was a Central Intelligence Agency map published either in April 2007 or September 2008 . The difference , which was not noticeable at the resolution of the image from the episode , was the addition of Kosovo , which gained its independence between the releases . According to the map , the Australian capital was Canberra . Major cities in this continent were Adelaide , Alice Springs , Brisbane , Cairns , Darwin , Hobart , Melbourne , Newcastle , Perth , Sydney , and Wollongong .