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First Europeans to sail to Australia were the Dutch (Netherlands) , but they didn’t settle there
The Dutch made one landing, were attacked by Aborigines, and then abandoned further exploration -
Captain James Cook sailed around Australia
Cook named the area New South Wales
Ignored the Aborigines living there & claimed the land for England -
australia is now a prison
Australia seemed like a good choice: no chance of escape, no colonies around it, and very few indigenous people lived there -
going quiet
remnants of the tribes in the settled areas were moved onto Reserves -
the british put thier navy on austrilia
they though it was the perfect place -
goverment policy
separation was an official government policy which lasted for many decade -
white Australia
only whites were alowed in austraila -
policies were changed to be in favor of Aborigines
Can hold a seat in Parliament
Can have their own schools which teach their culture, language, and art
Live modern lives, some are teachers, lawyers, mechanics, nurses and politicians -
get back rights
federal government began to pass legislation to help the Aborigines
It was widely seen as affirmation of the Australian people’s wish to see its government take direct action to improve the living conditions of Aborigines -
australia gets better
Australia Act -- all legal ties with the British Empire were severed
Today, Australia is a parliamentary democracy (constitutional monarchy) with Elizabeth II as queen
