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The Daleks are a race of cyborgs from the British television series Doctor Who. They are the mutated remains of the Kaled people of the planet Skaro, who travel around in robotic bodies which bear a suspicious resemblance to overgrown pepper shakers. Their catchphrase was "EXTERMINATE!"

The Daleks were first introduced in December 1963 in an episode of Doctor Who called variously, "The Daleks", "The Dead Planet" or "The Mutants". They immediately became a hit, and were featured in many subsequent episodes. Two movies spun off from Doctor Who featured them as the main villians, including "Doctor Who and the Daleks", and "Dalek Invasion of Earth". In addition to this, their popularity has extended to books and stage shows.

Over the twenty-six seasons of the series, the Daleks underwent a number of revisions and elaborations. In the definitive episode "Genesis of the Daleks," aired in 1975, the creator of the Daleks was revealed to be the Kaled chief scientist Davros. Although Davros appeared to have been killed by his own creations at the end of the episode, he survived their attack in suspended animation and was later recovered from the ruins of Skaro by the Daleks seeking his help to enhance their design. Davros' continuing influence eventually led to a schism among the Daleks, with one faction following Davros' leadership (the "Renegade" Daleks) and another faction rejecting their creator to instead follow the Supreme Dalek (the "Imperial" Daleks).

Davros made his last appearance in the Doctor Who TV serial "Remembrance of the Daleks" simply as a head.

They were created by Doctor Who author Terry Nation.

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+The '''Daleks''' are a race of [[cyborg]]s from the [[British]] [[television]] series [[Doctor Who]].  They are the mutated remains of the Kaled people of the planet Skaro, who travel around in robotic bodies which bear a suspicious resemblance to overgrown pepper shakers. Their catchphrase was "EXTERMINATE!"
-'''Australia''' is a [[continent]] and country, to the northwest of [[New Zealand]], and south of [[Indonesia]], [[East Timor]] and [[Papua New Guinea]]. It is the smallest continent, being three times the area of the largest [[island]], [[Greenland]]. With a land area of 7,686,810 sq km (2,967,877 sq mi), Australia is the sixth largest country in the world. The name 'Australia' comes from the [[Latin language|Latin]] phrase ''terra australis incognita'' ("unknown southern land").
+The Daleks were first introduced in December [[1963]] in an episode of Doctor Who called variously, "The Daleks", "The Dead Planet" or "The Mutants".  They immediately became a hit, and were featured in many subsequent episodes.  Two movies spun off from Doctor Who featured them as the main villians, including "Doctor Who and the Daleks", and "Dalek Invasion of Earth".  In addition to this, their popularity has extended to books and stage shows.
-<center>http://meta.wikipedia.com/upload/austmap.png
+Over the twenty-six seasons of the series, the Daleks underwent a number of revisions and elaborations. In the definitive episode "Genesis of the Daleks," aired in [[1975]], the creator of the Daleks was revealed to be the Kaled chief scientist [[Davros]]. Although Davros appeared to have been killed by his own creations at the end of the episode, he survived their attack in suspended animation and was later recovered from the ruins of Skaro by the Daleks seeking his help to enhance their design. Davros' continuing influence eventually led to a schism among the Daleks, with one faction following Davros' leadership (the "Renegade" Daleks) and another faction rejecting their creator to instead follow the Supreme Dalek (the "Imperial" Daleks).
-<font size="-2">(public domain map created by [[Mark Ryan]])</font></center>
+Davros made his last appearance in the Doctor Who TV serial "''Remembrance of the Daleks''" simply as a head.
-'''History'''
-Australia has been populated for over 40,000 years. Its earliest human inhabitants crossed the [[Torres Strait]] from the lands that currently make up [[Indonesia]] and [[Papua New Guinea]]. At that time the Torres and [[Bass Strait|Bass]] Straits were [[land bridge]]s.
-The first European to sight Australia was probably a [[Portuguese]], Manuel Godhino de Eredia, in 1601. It may also have been sighted by a [[Spaniard]], Luis Vaez de Torres, around 1605-6. Australia was later visited by the [[Dutch]] (based in [[Java]], who named it New Holland, and [[Abel Tasman]] landed on the island of [[Tasmania]] in 1642. In 1688 the Englishman William Dampier landed at King Sound on the northwest coast.
+They were created by Doctor Who author [[Terry Nation]].
-In 1770 Captain [[James Cook]] discovered the northern two-thirds of the east coast. He named it [[New South Wales]] (the reasons for this particular name are unknown) and claimed it for Great Britain. In his report he recommended Botany Bay as an ideal site for a future [[colony]]. Cook's report was ignored at first, but in the 1780's the interest of the British government increased. The most important factor was Britain's need to relieve its overcrowded prisons. Several violent incidents at overcrowded prisons convinced the British government of the need to separate unruly elements from the rest of the prison populace. The loss of the North American territories during the [[War of Independence]] added to the urgency. A decision was made to found a prison colony at Botany Bay.
-As a result, Captain [[Arthur Phillip]], commanding eleven ships full of convicts, left Britain for Australia on May 13, 1787. He successfully landed a full fleet at Botany Bay on January 18, 1788. However, they left the bay eight days later because of its openness, short supply of fresh water and poor soil, and settled instead at Port Jackson, a few kilometres north. The ships landed 1,373 people, including 732 convicts, and the settlement became Sydney Town (later [[Sydney]]). The early years of the colony were somewhat disastrous; Phillip ordered the crops to be planted in March (failing to factor in the reversal of seasons) and they promptly withered during the winter, leading to a number of famines.
-In [[1803]], another prison colony was established in [[Van Diemens Land|Van Diemen's Land]], later renamed [[Tasmania]] to remove the convict connotation.  Other colonies were not established to take convicts (although some did), and eventually support for shipping convicts from England declined, and Australia ceased to take them.
-Australia became a [[commonwealth]] of the [[British Empire]] in [[1901]].  She was able to take advantage of her [[natural resource]]s to rapidly develop her agricultural and manufacturing industries and to make a major contribution to the British effort in World Wars [[World War I|I]] and [[World War II|II]].  Original policies of Australia were designed to encourage the British nature of the country, and policies such as the White Australia Immigration policy were set up to exclude those not from Britain from coming into the country.  This policy was eventually undone after World War II when mass immigration was encouraged, and racist views began to decline.
-A referendum to change Australia's nation status, from a commonwealth headed by the [[British monarchy|British monarch]] to an independent [[republic]], was defeated in [[1999]].  This is partially attributable to the terms of the referendum; however, most referenda in Australia to change the [[Australian constitution|Consititution]] have failed, so it could also be argued that this was just another example of Australians rejecting change.  Australia remains a member of [[The Commonwealth]], an organisation containing Britain and most of its former colonies, but this increasingly irrelevant organisation is mainly concerned with promoting human rights, democracy, and open government in some of its less developed members rather than discussing shared economic interests as existed in the past.
-Australia has a population of about 19 million people. There are two territories, [[Australian Capital Territory]] and [[Northern Territory]], and six states, [[Western Australia]], [[South Australia]], [[Queensland]], [[New South Wales]], [[Victoria]] and [[Tasmania]].
-Each State or Territory has a capital city, those being (in the above order) [[Canberra]], [[Darwin, Australia|Darwin]], [[Perth]], [[Adelaide]], [[Brisbane]], [[Sydney]], [[Melbourne]] and [[Hobart]].
-Australia also has an additional minor internal territory, [[Jervis Bay Territory]], several inhabitated external territories ([[Norfolk Island]], [[Christmas Island]], [[Cocos Islands|Cocos]] and [[Keeling Islands]]) and several largely uninhabited external territories ([[Coral Sea Islands Territory]], [[Heard Island|Heard]] and [[McDonald Islands]] and the [[Australian Antarctic Territory]]).
-Australia's [[capital cities|capital]] is Canberra (population 320,000), situated between its two largest cities, Sydney and Melbourne.
-When the constitution for the Commonwealth of Australia was being negotiated between the colonies, Melbourne and Sydney each demanded that they become the capital. As a compromise, it was agreed that the capital would initially be Melbourne, until a new capital city could be built. This new capital city would be located in territory taken from New South Wales, and be 200 statute miles or more from Sydney. The present site was chosen and named Canberra in [[1906]]; the federal government moved there from Melbourne in the 1920s, Parliament making the shift in 1927.  Canberra's name comes from the Aboriginal word ''Kamberra'', meaning 'meeting place'
-The area occupied by the Australian Capital Territory is wholly contained in New South Wales. For administrative purposes, the Australian Capital Territory also incorporates the [[Jervis Bay Territory]] (being a naval base in New South Wales near the town of Jervis Bay), and several external territories.
-The official name of Australia is the <b>Commonwealth of Australia</b>.  Its national anthem is [[Advance Australia Fair]]
-See also [[Australian Constitutional History]], [[Australian Prime Ministers]], [[Australian States and Territories]]
-External links
-:http://www.austemb.org/history.htm - an excellent and thorough on-line history of Australia.
-:http://www.australia.com - official site of the Australian Tourist Commission
-* [[Australia/History|History]]
-* [[Australia/Geography|Geography]]
-* [[Australia/Music|Music]]
-* [[Australia/People|People]]
-* [[Australia/Government|Government]]
-**[[Australian Law]]
-* [[Australia/Economy|Economy]]
-* [[Australia/Communications|Communications]]
-* [[Australia/Transportation|Transportation]]
-* [[Australia/Military|Military]]
-* [[Australia/Foreign relations|Foreign relations]]
-** [[Australia/Transnational issues|Transnational issues]]
-[[talk:Australia|talk]]