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It is believed that they arrived in Australia by sea from Southeast Asia between 40.000 and 70.000 years ago.
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William Janszoon, a Dutch navigator, landed in Australia. After this, the western and southern coasts were explored by other navigators and named the new land "New Holland"
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He placed Australia's situation on the maps and targeted it as a potential colony.
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The First Fleet of British ships arrived at Botany Bay (now Sydney) to establish a penal colony.
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In the next century, more European explorers came to the country. Indigenous Australians weakened and their numbers were greatly reduced because of the diseases and the conflicts with the colonists. The 6 British colonies started to establish Parliamentary democracies.
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It attracted people from other parts of the world, contributing to the economy by bringing new professions and skills. Australia became the first multicultural society. People from the British Isles, Europe, United States and China came to the country between 1852 and 1860 seeking gold.
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The colonies voted by referendum to become a federation.
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Australia fought along with Britain in the two World Wars. It became an ally of the United States when it got threatened by the Imperial Japan in the second one.
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The trades with Asia increased. After the war, it received more than 6.5 million migrants from every continent.
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The population tripled in just only six decades to around 21 million in 2010, with people originating from 200 countries.
