The first Aborigines came to Australia from South - east Asia
Captain cook found Australia and claimed it
Arthur Phillip founds a penal settlement in sydney
South Australia established, with Adelaide as its capital.
Australia and England play the first-ever cricket Test match in Melbourne
The country is unified
Canberra is founded and designate as the capital
Outbreak of World War 1
Australian soldiers take part in the Gallipoli Campaign in Turkey
World War I comes to an end
World War II begins. Australia joins on the side of the Allies World War II begins. Australia joins on the side of the Allies
World War II comes to an end. Australia is a founding member of the United Nations
The Sydney Opera House is opened
Australia becomes fully independent from the United Kingdom
The summer Olympics are held in Sydney
Eighty-eight Australians are killed in the terrorist bombing of a nightclub in Bali
The country experiences extreme drought
The government officially apologizes for previous treatment of the indigenous people including the "Lost Generation"
Julia Gillard is elected prime minister. She is the first woman to hold the office
Islamist Man Haron Monis takes 18 people hostage in Sydney cafe; two hostages and gunman die when police storm premises
Malcolm Turnbull steps aside after an unsuccessful right-wing challenge to his leadership, allowing the conservative but pragmatic finance minister Scott Morrison to take over as prime minister and Liberal Party leader