Australia's History by Iris Estrella Mongoy Navarrete

1770 – Captain James Cook Claims Australia for Britain

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Captain James Cook lands on the east coast of Australia and claims it for Britain, naming it New South Wales. This marks the beginning of British exploration in the region.

1788 – First Fleet Arrives

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The First Fleet, carrying convicts and settlers, arrives in Botany Bay, establishing the first British colony at Port Jackson (modern-day Sydney). This marks the start of European settlement in Australia.

1868 – End of Convict Transportation to Australia

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Transportation of convicts to Western Australia ceased in 1868 as a result of a reassessment of British home policy. The last convict ship to Australia, the Hougoumont, arrived in the Swan River Colony on 10 January 1868 with 229 convicts aboard.

1851 – Australian Gold Rush Begins

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The discovery of gold in New South Wales and Victoria sparks a massive influx of immigrants seeking fortune, drastically increasing Australia’s population and economic development.

1901 – Federation of Australia

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The six separate British colonies of Australia unite to form the Commonwealth of Australia, creating a federal government and gaining more autonomy from Britain.

1967 – Aboriginal Rights Referendum

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Australians vote overwhelmingly in a referendum to amend the Constitution, granting the federal government power to make laws for Indigenous Australians and include them in the national census.

1973 – End of the White Australia Policy

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The last vestiges of the White Australia Policy, which restricted non-European immigration, are dismantled, marking a shift towards multiculturalism and the beginning of more inclusive immigration policies.

1986 – Australia Act

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The Australia Act is passed, severing the final constitutional links between Australia and the United Kingdom, making Australia fully independent in legislative and judicial matters.

1999- Australia held a referendum on the monarchy.

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Australians just weren't ready to give the Royal Family the heave-ho in 1999.

The referendum was decided with a majority of Australians , 55 per cent, voting No to the question of abolishing the monarchy.

2008 – National Apology to Indigenous Australians

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On 13 February 2008 Prime Minister Kevin Rudd made a formal apology to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, particularly to the Stolen Generations whose lives had been blighted by past government policies of forced child removal and assimilation.