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Arrival of James Cook in Australia
James Cook reaches the east coast of Australia and claims it as belonging th the Great Britain. -
Arrival of the first ships with convicts
Conversion of the new outpost into a penitentiary colony and the first ships with convicts arrived. -
Perth colonization
An English group colonizes Perth -
British governor tries to impose new laws
The British governor tries to impose a new laws for an anti authoritarian fight of the Eureka Bank. -
End of penal transport
The transportation of convicts ceases. 160 000 men and women have been brought as convicts. -
Independence of Australia
Australia and its six states obtains independence under a single constitution. -
Australia goes to war
On the 3 million Australian men, 400 000 are volunteers to go to war. 60 000 of them will die. -
The Great Depression
After the Great Depression the gap between social and economic divisions has increased significantly. Many companies have gone bankrupt. -
Australia's immigration
Hundreds of thousands of people migrated to Australia and quickly found work in the manufacturing sector. -
Election of the Australian Labor Party
The Australian Labor Party is elected to power. -
Election of the Liberal-National Coalition
The Liberal-National Coalition is elected to power after the defeat of the Labor Party. -
Election of the Labor Party
The Labor Party led by Kevin Rudd was elected to power with a schedule to reform Australia's industrial relation system, health, education sectors and climate chage policies.
