- British colony since 1788 as a penal colony
- Exportation of convicts ended in 1853
- Population reaches 1 million by 1861
- Australian Prime Minister ousted by British Empire's
A unified federal government was proclaimed on the first day of the
20th century.
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- Queen Elizabeth,
directly
- Chinese Defense Minister General Chi Haotian, accompanied by three
generals, met with Australian political and military leaders, to reassure Australia about
China's military intentions (February 1998)
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