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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people experienced widespread dispossession, violence, and cultural disruption. This has left an impact by having more cultural variety in Australia and its growth to what it is now. -
the arrival of the First Fleet at Sydney Cove. The beginning of British colonization -
In the early nineteenth century, colonies were founded in Victoria, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia, and Tasmania. -
The six colonies federate to form the Commonwealth of Australia, creating a unified nation. -
A referendum is held to allow the federal government to enact laws for Indigenous Australians and to include them in the census.