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The captain sailed around the coast and claimed it for the UK
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A party of soldiers and convicts settled in the territory of the Yuggera people, close to modern-day Brisbane.
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Perth was colonized by the English
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This gold was discovered in New South Wales and central Victoria
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At the end of the Second World War, migrants from Europe and the Middle East settled in Australia
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Australians voted overwhelmingly "yes" in a national referendum to let the federal government make laws on behalf of Aboriginal Australians and include them in future censuses
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Inflation and scandal led to the Governor-General dismissing the government.
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The Labor Government (Hawke-Keating) introduced a number of economic reforms, such as the deregulation of the banking system and floating Australian dollar
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Labor Party led by Kevin Rudd was elected with a program to reform Australia's labor relations system, climate change policies, and health and education sectors.
