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The first Europeans were dutch but they didn't settle there.
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In 1770 Captain James Hook said thorough australia. -
British ships called the “First Fleet” left England with convicts to establish a prison colony -
1788 to 1832: New South Wales was officially a penal (prison) colony consisting mainly of convicts, marines (guards), and the marines’ families -
From 1833, until the 1850s, it was the destination for the hardest of convicted British and Irish criminals, those who were secondary offenders having re-offended after their arrival in Australia. -
1861: government officials created boundaries for the colonies that are still in place today -
January 1, 1901: the Commonwealth of Australia was established.•Melbourne served as the national capital until Canberra was completed in 1927
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Immigration Restriction Act of 1901: restricted migration to people primarily of European descent•This was dismantled after the Second World War. -
1967: federal government began to pass legislation to help the Aborigines -
Today, Australia is a parliamentary democracy (constitutional monarchy) with Elizabeth II as queen
