Australia is a very unique, interesting country in the world. Filled with many different nationalities and races, there is quite a lot to explore. Australia's current Prime Minister is Scott Morison. The Capital of Australia is Canberra which is located right between NSW and Victoria.
First off; History
50,000BC
The Aborigines arrive on the Australian continent.
1642
Abel Tasman discovers Tasmania and New Zealand.
1770
Captain James Cook explores the east coast of Australia, which he calls New South Wales.
1788
Britain establishes a penal colony in Sydney Cove.
1808
The 'Rum Rebellion' overthrows Captain William Bligh.
1851
Gold is discovered in New South Wales.
1854
Battle of the Eureka Stockade, Ballarat.
1895
South Australian women gain voting rights; by 1901 most Australian women can vote.
1901
Six colonies federated into the Commonwealth of Australia.
1914–18
World War I: 330,000 Australians serve; 60,000 are killed, 165,000 wounded.
1917
Opening of the Trans-Australian railway.
1927
Federal parliament moves from Melbourne to Canberra.
1939–45
World War II: Australian Air Force active in Britain; navy operates in Mediterranean; soldiers fight in North Africa and the Pacific.
1956
Olympic Games held in Melbourne.
1960
Australia grants citizenship to Aborigines.
1962
Aborigines can vote in federal elections.
1972
'White Australia' immigration policy is abandoned.
1973
Sydney Opera House is finally completed.
1985
Uluru (Ayers Rock) and Kata Tjuta (The Olgas) are returned to Aboriginal owners.
1993
The Aborigines' land rights are recognised.
1999
Referendum rejects prototype republic.
2000
Olympic Games held in Sydney.
2003
Australian government supports US military action in Iraq.
2008
Prime Minister Rudd apologises to the Stolen Generations.
2009
173 people killed by bushfires in Victoria.
2010
Julia Gillard becomes prime minister after ousting Kevin Rudd as the parliamentary leader of the Australian Labor Party.
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Our World.
Non-FictionA peek into all the different cultures, places and lifestyles that lay above our world. Including: History, Language/Slang, Wild life, Food, Landmarks, Clothing, Government, Currency/Economy, Jobs, Education System, Weather, population, flag & crime!
