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First modern people to leave south east of Asia to start this journey.
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The first human to reach Australia by crossing the sea, from south east part of Asia and they spread across the continent.
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Dream time stories passed down from 40 - 50,000 years ago was still around today.
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Earliest beliefs, of afterlife made by Mungo Man
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Early Evidence of occupation, 50000 years ago, 50 times older that the pyramid of Egypt
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Early record of knives and other types of stone tools from 50000 years ago by Mungo Man.
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Evidence from extinct animals from 40,000 years ago have been painted on the cave walls, which is kind of the oldest painting ever made.
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Rock Carving that were at least 25 - 35,000 years old was discovered.
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PM Kevin Rudd made the sorry speech to apologize to the Indigenous Australians for what they did.
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The 'Bellona' brought the first immigrant free settlers
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Two French ships, L'esperace and La Recherche arrived in Tasmania, Recherche Bay. This was the time when France and England was trying to colonies Australia, they brought farmers, scientists, cartographer, gardeners, artist, who settled in Australia.
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After a sailing of 3 month the First Fleet arrived at Botany Bay
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Captain James Cook first discovered Australia.
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Gold was first discovered in the southeast region of Victoria, which started the Victoria Gold Rush.
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Britain stopped sending convicts to Australia from 1868, it's estimated that 160,000 convicts were shipped to Australia between 1788 - 1868
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Many Indigenous children were forcibly removed from their families.
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Scientists discovered Mungo man's skeletons, which have been buried in a complex funeral ritual. In 1974