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Discovered of Australia
First Europeans to sail to Australia were the Dutch (Netherlands) in 1606, but they didn’t settle there
The Dutch made one landing, were attacked by Aborigines, and then abandoned further exploration -
The creation of the map of australia
Captain James Cook sailed around Australia and named the area New South Wales -
Prisoners
In 1788 Captain Arthur Phillip recently appointed governor of the colony arrived in Australia, endowed with almost absolute powers. Arriving in Botany Bay on 9 January, 26 January (now celebrated as Australia Day) inaugurated Sydney, in honor of Thomas Townshend, Viscount of Sydney and at the time British Secretary of State. -
Parliamentary inquiry
A parliamentary inquiry of 1819 reiterated the importance of the colony of New South Wales and favoured the launch of a constitutional reform voted in 1823 that limited the power of the governor with the establishment of an executive council. -
New colonies
New colonies were born: South Australia, with the capital Adelaide dedicated to the wife of an English Prime Minister. Adelaide, founded in July 1837 on the basis of a project by Edward Gibbon Wakefield which aimed to create self-sufficient communities based on agricultural work and united by common values such as family, religion and market freedom. -
The first constituent assembly
In 1897 the first constituent assembly that enforced the Constitution was elected; it organized the colonies into a federation, as had been the case for Canada. -
The question of capital
The question of the capital to choose, which saw Sydney and Melbourne contend for this title even in a violent way, was finally resolved with a compromise: Canberra was founded, built from scratch halfway between the two metropolises, within an autonomous state. -
Aborigines
federal government began to pass legislation to help the Aborigines.
In March, striking Aboriginal farmers changed political history by extending a demand for equal wages to a declaration of their rights of ownership of traditional lands. -
Australian Act
This act formally severed all legal ties between Australia and the United Kingdom except for the monarchy.
At the time, the Commonwealth, state and UK acts were known as the "Australia Acts". -
Australia Today
55% of voters rejected the idea of becoming an independent.
Today, Australia is a parliamentary democracy (constitutional monarchy) with Elizabeth II as queen.