It includes at least the quail-thrushes (Cinclosoma), 5 species of ground-dwelling birds found in Australia and New Guinea.

Melanesia (UN includes New Caledonia and New Guinea in this subregion)

Continental islands lie outside the andesite line and include New Guinea, the islands of New Zealand, and the Philippines.

They are only found in Australasia, which includes Tasmania, New Guinea, and Kangaroo Island.

The native range of Artocarpus, the largest genus, includes tropical Asia, Indonesia, New Guinea, the Philippines and Micronesia.

At the same time, societal successes for Diamond included New Guinea and Tikopia island whose inhabitants have lived sustainably for 46,000 years.

These included Kiribati, Nauru, New Guinea, the Solomon Islands and Tuvalu.

During her years of service, her duty stations included the Canal Zone, Australia, and New Guinea.

Some definitions include Australia and New Guinea.

A smaller geographic definition also exists, which excludes the land on the Sunda Plate, but includes Indonesian New Guinea as part of the Australian continent.