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Aboriginals have been living in Australia for over 60,000 years.
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Captain Cook arrives in Botany Bay on the 'Endeavor' with 94 crew members. The explorer and his crew mapped out Australia and named Australia a British Colony, despite Aboriginals occupying the land.
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After 3 months at sea The First Fleet lands in Sydney Cove under the command of Captain Arthur Phillip. There were 1480 convicts aboard.
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The Lady Juliana arrives to the colony with supplies and Female Convicts.
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Tasmania has been setup to hold the worst convicts, over 75,000 convicts were summoned to Tasmania as slaves. By 1835, 800 convicts were working in chain-gangs at Port Arthur.
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Lachlan Macquarie creates Australia’s first police force. He organised the force into Districts with a watch house at each. By the year 1819 there were approximately 60 constables, whom most were former convicts.
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Gold has been found in Bathurst, NSW, the first Gold Rush has begun.
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Henry Parkes is elected to the Legislative council of NSW in 1854.
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Men aged 21+ were given the right to vote.
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Sir Henry Parkes was a politician and journalist. During his speech in 1889 he calls for a great Government for all Australia. He creates a public debate for the possibility of Federation.
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Melbourne conference to negotiate National Convention.
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Draft Constitution Bill for Federation of Australia introduced.
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Women and indigenous Women given the right to vote in S.A.
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27 April, Henry Parkes dies.
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Australia’s commonwealth is created and Australia becomes federated. This means that the Australian colonies are no longer self-governing. Rather, Australia is united under the Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act 1901.
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Enrolment and Voting compulsory throughout Australia.
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Australia welcomes its first Prime Minister and Governor-General Earl of Hopetoun.
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In April 1901 an advertisement was placed in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette inviting people to design the Australian flag. There were 32,000 entries and one winning design was chosen as the Australian flag. It was flown in Melbourne for the first time on 3 September 1901.
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Alfred Deakin becomes Australia’s second Prime Minister.
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Australia’s first high Court has been established. As apart of Section 73 in the Australian Constitution 1901, the High Court was appointed after the Judiciary Act in 1903. In October the first case was heard in the Banco Court in Melbourne.
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Chris Watson becomes Australia’s third Prime Minister. He soon resigned in 1907 and was replaced by Andrew Fisher.
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George Reid has won the Election and is now Australia’s P.M.
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Commonwealth electoral divisions were built under the Commonwealth Electoral Act. This provided the framework for electoral rolls and polling places.
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Andrew Fisher introduces the old age Pension starting at age 65.
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Elections to be completed on Saturdays only.
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Postal Voting was put an end to. This was later brought back in 1918.
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Joseph Cook wins the election carrying the majority of the votes.
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Joseph Lyons and his United Australia party win the election.
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Senate Voting system was changed to lack all options to be shown.
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Prime Minister John Curtin declares war against Japan. Beginning of Australia's involvement in WWII.
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Indigenous people allowed to vote and enroll at Federal elections.
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Australia replaces the British Currency and creates its own decimal currency. The conversion and decimalisation asserted Australia's forward thinking.
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Australia’s first Female Prime Minister, Julia Gillard has been Elected. A highlight during here time as Prime Minister was her 'misogyny' speech, standing up to sexism.
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Malcolm Turnbull becomes Australia’s 29th Prime Minister.
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Commonwealth Electoral Act modified, changing Voting Technique for Senators.
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The July election was a close victory between the Liberal and Labor Party. Despite the Dissolution Malcolm Turnbull is the current Australian Prime Minister. Problematically, the Liberal Party does not have a clear majority of seats in the House of Representatives. This means that it is difficult for the Liberal Party to pass laws.
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