Talk:History of Australia

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Be conscious of the unique, diverse and distinct identities of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and understand the use of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples is as a collective name.

Collective names used to describe Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples:
When writing about both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, use terms such as:

First Nations Australians
First Australians
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples
First Peoples

Although "Indigenous Australians" is in common use, and is used to encompass both Aboriginal people and Torres Strait Islander people, many First Nations Australians feel the term diminishes their identity and should be avoided; however, where the word "Indigenous" forms part of an acronym to describe entities, organisations, or government departments the use is acceptable.

When used, the words Indigenous, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, First Nations, First Peoples, and First Australians are capitalised.

Note: Never use the collective name "Indigenous and Torres Strait Islander" peoples as it misrepresents the identity of Torres Strait Islander peoples as not being the original inhabitants of islands in the Torres Strait.

Self-identifying terms:
Be specific where possible by using the name of the group or community with whom the people you are referring to identify.

Murri is usually used by Aboriginal people in and from Queensland and north-west New South Wales
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Language that can be discriminatory or offensive and should be avoided:

shorthand terms like "Aborigines", "Islanders"
abbreviations like "ATSI", "A&TSI", "1st Nations"
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terms like "part-aborigine", "full-blood", "half-caste", "quarter-caste", "octoroon", "mulatto", "hybrid"
terms like "tribe", "horde", "band", "clan", "moiety"

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For further information, please refer to:

Australian Government Style Manual[1]
Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies[2]
University of New South Wales[3]
Griffith University[4]

Terminology can change over time and, where possible, it is best practice to find out what the preferred term is from the respective Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander group or individual you are referring to. For further guidance, please see the Australian Government Style Guide

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Section sizes

Section size for History of Australia (96 sections)
Section name	Byte count	Section total
(Top)	5,529	5,529
Indigenous prehistory	15,506	15,506
Early European exploration	129	11,655
Dutch discovery and exploration	7,035	7,035
British and French exploration	4,491	4,491
Colonisation	18	84,544
Plans for colonisation before 1788	15,347	15,347
The colony of New South Wales	83	16,558
Establishment of the colony: 1788 to 1792	9,878	9,878
Consolidation: 1793 to 1821	4,061	4,061
Expansion: 1821 to 1850	2,536	2,536
Establishment of further colonies	41	10,347
Van Diemen's Land	1,948	1,948
Victoria	1,810	1,810
Western Australia	1,575	1,575
South Australia	3,295	3,295
Queensland	1,678	1,678
Convicts and colonial society	37	13,205
Convicts and emancipists	4,457	4,457
Free settlers	2,125	2,125
Women	2,396	2,396
Religion	4,190	4,190
Exploration of the continent	8,713	8,713
Impact of British settlement on Indigenous population	1,041	20,356
Disease	3,044	3,044
Conflict and dispossession	10,496	10,496
Accommodation and protection	5,775	5,775
From autonomy to federation	33	33,791
Colonial self-government and the gold rushes	96	13,444
Towards representative government	4,120	4,120
The gold rushes of the 1850s	3,015	3,015
The Eureka stockade	2,020	2,020
Self-government and democracy	4,193	4,193
The long boom (1860 to 1890)	38	6,841
Land reform	1,173	1,173
Bushrangers	1,344	1,344
Economic growth and race	4,286	4,286
1890s depression	2,776	2,776
Growth of nationalism	5,716	5,716
Federation movement	4,981	4,981
Federation	84	13,017
White Australia, protectionism and rise of Labor	5,508	5,508
Labor and anti-Labor	3,199	3,199
External affairs and defence	3,261	3,261
Economy and population	965	965
First World War	417	13,433
Australia at war 191418	6,184	6,184
The home front	4,622	4,622
Paris peace conference	2,210	2,210
Inter-war years	21	30,400
1920s: men, money and markets	8,524	8,524
Dominion status	3,393	3,393
Great Depression	13,794	13,794
Indigenous policy	4,668	4,668
Second World War	182	22,784
Defence policy in the 1930s	3,995	3,995
War	13,228	13,228
Australian home front	5,379	5,379
Post-war boom	60	31,607
Menzies and Liberal dominance: 1949–72	6,542	6,542
Post-war immigration	3,933	3,933
Economic growth and suburban living	7,305	7,305
Indigenous civil rights, assimilation and child removal	3,865	3,865
Alliances 1950–1972	5,458	5,458
Vietnam War	4,444	4,444
Reform and reaction: 1972–1996	40	16,466
The Whitlam government: 1972–75	4,236	4,236
Fraser government: 1975–83	3,106	3,106
Labor governments: 1983–1996	9,084	9,084
Australia in a globalised world: 1996–2022	52	35,673
Howard government: 1996–2007	10,596	10,596
Labor governments: 2007–2013	6,995	6,995
Liberal-National Coalition governments: (2013–2022)	521	18,030
Abbott government (2013–2015)	4,277	4,277
Turnbull government (2015–2018)	3,877	3,877
Morrison government (2018–2022)	9,355	9,355
Post-pandemic: 2022–present	37	3,832
Albanese government (2022– present)	3,795	3,795
Society and culture: 1960s–present	42	35,732
Social developments	26	26,181
Indigenous Australians	14,841	14,841
Women	4,258	4,258
Migrants and cultural diversity	7,056	7,056
Arts and culture	9,509	9,509
Historiography	11,555	19,685
History wars	8,130	8,130
See also	607	607
References	28	24,801
Reference books	1,845	1,845
Historical surveys	3,101	21,705
Early recorded history	31	18,604
Books	11,478	11,478
Journal articles, scholarly papers, essays	7,095	7,095
Primary sources	1,223	1,223
Further reading	65	65
External links	2,536	2,536
Total	401,663	401,663

First World War[edit]

Hello all

I have significantly expanded this section, I have added sub-headings on the Home Front and the Paris Peace Conference for clarity. I have also summarised some information to remove detail which is already in daughter articles. I have replaced inadequately sourced information with sourced information. Happy to discuss.Aemilius Adolphin (talk) 06:24, 5 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

That might be getting a bit long, especially as we have good-quality articles on various aspects of Australia's involvement in the war. The article as a whole probably has too much material on military and political history (I say as someone who mainly edits on both topics!). Nick-D (talk) 08:26, 5 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for your work. The addition is well written but I tend to agree with the other Nick. (I speak from experience. I spent a lot of time on this article a few years ago and found it very difficult to get the balance right). Cheers Nickm57 (talk) 12:20, 5 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the feedback. I'll go back to it later and trim some of the detail. I think the section on the inter-war years also needs some trimming so I will have a go at paring them both back. --Aemilius Adolphin (talk) 22:00, 5 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Story[edit]

I replaced the word "story" in the lead sentence with "history". I'm sure there's a better way to word the lead sentence, but I had to get "story" outta there. Masterhatch (talk) 14:41, 12 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

History by historic filmmaterials[edit]

Please add to the article:

Lisa Matthews (Director), Rose Hesp, Alec Morgan: Australia in Colour (2019), 8 films, each 45 Min. Colourised films of original black-and-white footage of Australia’s film archives. An Review by Luke Buckmaster: Hugo Weaving narrates a thrilling revitalisation of history. At The Guardian, 5 March 2019 --Fr23456 (talk) 20:45, 25 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Why? Would you mind explaining how this would improve the article? Nickm57 (talk) 00:42, 26 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

The first film contains a very well illustrated „short history“ since 1860. It is usefull for all readers, not only the young ones.Fr23456 (talk) 18:19, 30 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I have placed a welcome with links to useful articles on the wikipedia project on your talk page. Please take some time to read these. Of special interest might be the guidelines around what constitutes a reliable source. This will give you an idea why there are no TV documentaries listed here - or in most other articles. Nickm57 (talk) 20:36, 30 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Chronological order of settlements[edit]

The establishment of the colonial settlements in the article should reflect their historical chronological order, so Queensland should follow Tasmania, Western Australia next, Victoria, and finally South Australia. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 125.63.186.170 (talk) 00:06, 11 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

First World War: Emden[edit]

I just restarted on Wikipedia with a new account so I am not able to edit this article yet. Just FYI: The German battleship Emden mentioned and linked at the beginning of the chapter about the First World War was built in the early 1920s and therefore cannot be the "Emden" the article wants to refer to. 172.58.109.207 (talk) 09:49, 13 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I've fixed the link, thankyou.Nickm57 (talk) 10:07, 13 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]