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Federation
Australia became independent nation, parting from Britain. -
Introduction of the White Australia Policy
Australia Policy A policy established when responsibility for immigration passed to the newly created federal government of Australia in 1901. -
Australian Enters The First World War 1
This was the first time Australians fought under our Australian flag, not Britain’s flag. Treaty of Versailles signed 28 June 1919. -
Australia Enters The Second World War
Australia entered World War II in order to strengthen ties with Britain. The war ended on 2nd of September, 1945. -
First National Australia Day Celebrations
For the first time, all States and Territories celebrate the 26 January as Australia Day. -
The Signing of the SEATO Treaty
The SEATO Treaty tied Australia closer to the US, as they became allies after realising Britain were unable to defend them. -
Australia Enters The Vietnam War
Australia entered the war to support the United States. The war ended on 30 April 1975, and lasted 9 years and 180 days. -
First Aboriginal 'Australian of the Year'
Lionel Rose becomes the first Aboriginal Australian of the Year. -
Neville Bonner is Elected to Parliment
First aboriginal person to sit in Federal Parliament as a Senator for Queesland from 1971 to 1983. -
Election of the Whitlam Government
The Whitlam Government and the start of a cultural revolution in Australian society. -
Australia Enters the Gulf War
Australia's contribution to the 1991 Persian Gulf War centred around a Naval Task Group which formed part of the multi-national fleet in the Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman, under Operation Damask -
The Mabo Decision
This event recognized aboriginal peoples as people and recognized that they were the true land owners of Australia. -
Native Title Act
This followed the Mabo Decision, giving aboriginal people fair and equal rights. -
Australia Enters the Afghanistan War
Airstrikes by US and British forces begin on targets in Afghanistan as part of Operation Enduring Freedom. Australia joins Canada, Germany and France in pledging future assistance. The Afghanistan War is still being fought to this day. -
Australia Enters the Iraq War
Australia became involved because the conservative Liberal Party government of John Howard decided that Australia should support its ally, the United States. Australia is the only country to have fought alongside the US in every war in which the US has fought in the twentieth century.
