Australia has a high rate of skin cancer because there's something different about the sunlight in Australia, and most people in Australia have skin that is easily damaged by light from the sun. Light carries energy that can make materials change. Therefore, Australia has a high rate of skin cancer because the ozone layer is damaged by the energy carried from the UV Light, being absorbed by the ozone and damaging allowing that light to transmit through and damage the genetic material of those individuals with lower levels of melanin.