An obscure cool fact I recently learned is that the Australian tectonic plate moves faster than the other tectonic plates, at a rate of around 6.9 cm a year north. It's fast enough that GPS mapping data needs updating every couple of decades.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_Plate#Speed
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