Australia - Indigenous, Colonization, Federation: 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. Prior to documented history, travelers from Asia may have reached Australia. China’s control of South Asian waters could have extended to a landing in Australia in the early 15th century. Likewise, Muslim voyagers who visited and settled in Southeast Asia came within 300 miles (480 km) of Australia, and adventure, wind, or current might have carried some individuals the extra distance. Both Arab and Chinese documents tell of
A councillor said it boggles belief that staff raided his empty office to snatch a problematic flag of the city because the historic symbol has no recognition of Indigenous people.
Kingsley Burnett, 62, was hoping he could escape New York s freezing winter for summer in Australia - but accidentally flew to Sidney, Montana instead of Sydney Down Under.
“[The flag] doesn't mean we owe allegiance, To a forgotten imperial dream, We've the stars to show where we're going, And the old flag to show where we've been.”…