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Australia's History. Before the arrival of European settlers, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples inhabited most areas of the Australian continent. Each people spoke one or more of hundreds of separate languages, with lifestyles and cultural traditions that differed according to the region in which they lived.
Australian Prehistory: Humans are thought to have arrived in Australia about 30,000 years ago. The original inhabitants, who have descendants to this day, are known as aborigines. In the eighteenth century, the aboriginal population was about 300,000.
16th century. 17th century. 18th century. 19th century. 20th century. 21st century. See also. List of monarchs of Australia. List of prime ministers of Australia. History of Western Australia. Timeline of Adelaide. Timeline of Brisbane. Timeline of Darwin. Timeline of Gold Coast, Queensland. Timeline of Melbourne. Timeline of Sydney.
This article discusses the history of Australia from the arrival of European explorers in the 16th century to the present. For a more detailed discussion of Aboriginal culture, see Australian Aboriginal peoples.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. The history of Australia is the history of the land and peoples of the continental land mass and offshore territories which now comprise the Commonwealth of Australia.
See our timeline of defining moments in Australian history. More than 300 moments from deep time to the present day, contributed by historians and members of the public.
Australia's written history commenced with European maritime exploration. The Dutch were the first known Europeans to reach Australia, in 1606. British colonisation began in 1788 with the establishment of the penal colony of New South Wales.
