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Captain Cook declares Australia terra nullius - nobody’s land.
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The First Fleet anchors in Sydney Cove on January 26.
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Melbourne newspaper publishes: “In less than twenty years we have nearly swept [Indigenous people] off the face of the earth.”
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Australia officially becomes its own nation. Parliament introduces the White Australia policy.
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The Australian Natives Association (white Australian men) campaigns to make the Monday closest to January 26 a public holiday for Australia Day.
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90% of Australians vote “Yes” to amend two parts of the Constitution that exclude Indigenous people.
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Australians cease to be British Subjects. Advance Australia Fair replaces God Save the Queen.
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January 26 is officially made a national public holiday.
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They are forced by the government to change them back. Some are even stripped of their rights to hold citizenship ceremonies.
