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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people experienced widespread dispossession, violence, and cultural disruption. -
the arrival of the First Fleet at Sydney Cove. The beginning of British colonization -
In the early nineteenth century, colonies were founded in Victoria, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia, and Tasmania. -
The six colonies federate to form the Commonwealth of Australia, creating a unified nation. -
A referendum is held to allow the federal government to enact laws for Indigenous Australians and to include them in the census.