State

Australia

country in Oceania

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1901–1945
Founded
1901
Capital
Canberra, Melbourne
Government
representative democracy, constitutional monarchy, federation
Languages
Australian English, Auslan, English
Preceded by
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

Overview

Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and numerous smaller islands. It has a land area of 7,688,287 km2 (2,968,464 sq mi), making it the sixth-largest country in the world, and is the world's flattest and driest inhabited continent. It is a megadiverse country, and its size gives it a wide variety of landscapes and climates, including deserts in the interior and tropical rainforests along the coast.

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All rulers (1)

  1. George VI1942–1952

Records (203)

  1. 1794–1899 — Australian frontier warsWar
  2. 1794 — Hawkesbury (1) massacreMassacre
  3. 1795 — Battle of Richmond HillBattle
  4. 1795 — Hawkesbury (2) massacreMassacre
  5. 1797 — Battle of ParramattaBattle
  6. 1804 — Risdon Cove massacreMassacre
  7. 1805 — Yarramundi massacre, Hawkesbury RiverMassacre
  8. 1806 — Twofold Bay massacreMassacre
  9. 1808–1810 — Rum RebellionRebellion
  10. 1815 — Scantlands Plains, VDL massacreMassacre
  11. 1816 — Appin massacreMassacre
  12. 1818 — Minnamurra River massacre, South CoastMassacre
  13. 1820–1832 — Black WarWar
  14. 1823–1824 — Eight Mile Swamp Creek massacre, BathurstMassacre
  15. 1824 — Bathurst WarWar
  16. 1824 — Telegraph Point massacreMassacre
  17. 1824 — Ballangarra massacreMassacre
  18. 1824 — Bathurst (Potato Field) massacreMassacre
  19. 1824 — Millah Murrah massacreMassacre
  20. 1824 — Turon River massacreMassacre
  21. 1824 — Mudgee, Rylstone massacreMassacre
  22. 1824–1828 — Fort Dundas massacreMassacre
  23. 1825–1826 — Blackmans Point massacre, Port MacquarieMassacre
  24. 1825 — Garland Valley, Putty massacreMassacre
  25. 1826 — Hunter Valley, The Bridgman Estate, Fal Brook massacreMassacre
  26. 1826 — East Bay Neck massacreMassacre
  27. 1826 — Mayfield, Oyster Bay massacreMassacre
  28. 1826 — Dairy Plains (2), Meander River massacreMassacre
  29. 1826 — Bank Head Farm, Pittwater massacreMassacre
  30. 1827 — Paterson River, Hunter Valley massacreMassacre
  31. 1827 — Mount Augusta massacre, RossMassacre
  32. 1827 — Sally Peak (1) massacreMassacre
  33. 1827 — Westmoreland Falls, Quamby Bluff massacreMassacre
  34. 1827 — Quamby Brook, Quamby Bluff (2) massacreMassacre
  35. 1827 — Quamby Bluff (3) massacreMassacre
  36. 1827 — Quamby Bluff (4) massacreMassacre
  37. 1827 — Blackman River, intersection of Brumby Creek and Lake River massacreMassacre
  38. 1827 — The Retreat, (Cheshunt) Dairy Plains, Meander River massacreMassacre
  39. 1827 — Dairy Plains, Meander River massacreMassacre
  40. 1827 — Fort Wellington massacreMassacre
  41. 1828 — Cape Grim massacreMassacre
  42. 1828 — Mill Creek massacreMassacre
  43. 1828 — Yarramanbah, Quirindi, Liverpool Plains massacreMassacre
  44. 1828 — Lagoon Lower Marshes near Jordan River massacreMassacre
  45. 1828 — Elizabeth River, Eastern Tiers massacreMassacre
  46. 1828 — Eastern Tiers massacreMassacre
  47. 1828 — Cockatoo Valley, Hollow Tree massacreMassacre
  48. 1828 — Tooms Lake, Eastern Tiers massacreMassacre
  49. 1829 — Swan Valley massacreMassacre
  50. 1829 — St Paul’s River, East Coast massacreMassacre
  51. 1829 — Break O'Day Plains massacreMassacre
  52. 1829 — West Tamar massacreMassacre
  53. 1829 — Richmond, Coal River massacreMassacre
  54. 1829 — Bullock Hunting Ground massacreMassacre
  55. 1829 — Jones River, near Miles Opening massacreMassacre
  56. 1829 — Three Thumbs, Pittwater massacreMassacre
  57. 1829 — East of Ben Lomond massacreMassacre
  58. 1830 — Swan River Colony massacreMassacre
  59. 1830 — Clyde and Ouse Rivers massacreMassacre
  60. 1830 — Upper Clyde River massacreMassacre
  61. 1830 — Whitefoord Hills, Meander River massacreMassacre
  62. 1830 — Galup, Lake Monger massacreMassacre
  63. 1830 — Clyde River massacreMassacre
  64. 1831 — Moreton Island massacreMassacre
  65. 1832 — North Stradbroke Island, Moreton Bay massacreMassacre
  66. 1833–1834 — Convincing Ground massacreMassacre
  67. 1833 — Perth Area massacreMassacre
  68. 1834 — Pinjarra massacreMassacre
  69. 1834 — Badu Island massacreMassacre
  70. 1834 — Belbora, between Gloucester & Wingham massacreMassacre
  71. 1835 — Batman's TreatyTreaty
  72. 1835 — Waterloo Plains massacreMassacre
  73. 1835 — Mt McKenzie, Barrington Tops massacreMassacre
  74. 1835 — Waterloo Plains, Namoi River massacreMassacre
  75. 1836 — Mount Cottrell massacreMassacre
  76. 1836 — Mount Dispersion, New South WalesMassacre
  77. 1836 — Dora Dora Station, Table Top Mountain, Murray River massacreMassacre
  78. 1836 — Barraba, Liverpool Plains massacreMassacre
  79. 1837 — Gravesend Mountain, Liverpool Plains Pastoral District massacreMassacre
  80. 1837 — Cattle Chosen, Busselton (1) massacreMassacre
  81. 1837 — York (1) massacreMassacre
  82. 1837 — York (2) massacreMassacre
  83. 1837 — Cattle Chosen, Busselton (2) massacreMassacre
  84. 1837 — Mundy, Pyalong Station, Goulburn River massacreMassacre
  85. 1838 — Myall Creek massacreMassacre
  86. 1838 — Waterloo Creek massacreMassacre
  87. 1838 — Battle of Broken RiverBattle
  88. 1838 — Campaspe Plains massacreMassacre
  89. 1838 — Faithfull Massacre, Benalla massacreMassacre
  90. 1838 — Ardgowan Island massacreMassacre
  91. 1838 — Woodford Island massacreMassacre
  92. 1838 — Slaughterhouse Creek massacreMassacre
  93. 1838 — Darlington Station massacreMassacre
  94. 1838 — Mount Mitchell massacreMassacre
  95. 1838 — Murdering Flat massacreMassacre
  96. 1839 — Murdering Gully massacreMassacre
  97. 1839–1840 — Blood Hole MassacreMassacre
  98. 1839 — Maiden Hills massacreMassacre
  99. 1839 — Junction Island, Murray River massacreMassacre
  100. 1839 — Restdown Plains Station, Campaspe River massacreMassacre
  101. 1839 — Gum Creek Lagoon, Murrumbidgee River massacreMassacre
  102. 1839 — Mt Emu Creek massacreMassacre
  103. 1839 — Murray River North Bank massacreMassacre
  104. 1839 — Langhorne's Ferry/Rufus River, Murray River (1) massacreMassacre
  105. 1840 — Fighting Hills massacreMassacre
  106. 1840 — Gippsland massacresMassacre
  107. 1840 — Fighting Waterholes massacreMassacre
  108. 1840 — Tahara Station massacreMassacre
  109. 1840 — LaTrobe Valley massacreMassacre
  110. 1841 — Wonnerup massacreMassacre
  111. 1842 — Richmond River massacresMassacre
  112. 1843 — Warrigal Creek MassacreMassacre
  113. 1843 — Armstrong's Crossing, Blackfellows Creek, Lockyer Valley massacreMassacre
  114. 1843 — Gammon Creek massacreMassacre
  115. 1845 — Darkey Flat massacreMassacre
  116. 1848 — Avenue Range station massacreMassacre
  117. 1849 — Waterloo Bay massacreMassacre
  118. 1854 — Eureka RebellionRebellion
  119. 1857 — Hornet Bank massacreMassacre
  120. 1859 — Hospital Creek massacreMassacre
  121. 1861 — Cullin la Ringo massacreMassacre
  122. 1865 — La Grange massacreMassacre
  123. 1868 — Flying Foam massacreMassacre
  124. 1868 — Gray Rock Station massacreMassacre
  125. 1870–1890 — Kalkadoon WarsWar
  126. 1872 — 'Maria' massacre, Mission BeachMassacre
  127. 1875 — Massacre of Running WatersMassacre
  128. 1880 — Siege of GlenrowanSiege
  129. 1884 — Attack Gap massacreMassacre
  130. 1884 — Argument Flat massacreMassacre
  131. 1889 — Archer River massacreMassacre
  132. 1890 — 1890 Australian maritime disputeUprising
  133. 1890–1899 — Koonchera massacreMassacre
  134. 1890 — 1890s strikesUprising
  135. 1891 — 1891 Australian shearers' strikeUprising
  136. 1892 — 1892 Broken Hill miners' strikeUprising
  137. 1893 — Malay Bay massacreMassacre
  138. 1894 — 1894 Australian shearers' strikeUprising
  139. 1895 — Stapleton Siding massacreMassacre
  140. 1897 — Baladuna Waterhole massacreMassacre
  141. 1899–1902 — Second Boer WarWar
  142. 1914 — Battle of CocosBattle
  143. 1915 — Battle of Broken HillCoup
  144. 1915 — Mistake Creek massacreMassacre
  145. 1916 — Battle of JutlandNaval battle
  146. 1916 — Mowla Bluff massacreMassacre
  147. 1917–1922 — Russian Civil WarWar
  148. 1917 — Battle of MessinesBattle
  149. 1917 — Action of 4 May 1917Naval battle
  150. 1917 — Battle of BroodseindeBattle
  151. 1918 — Battle of AmiensBattle
  152. 1918 — Battle of Mont Saint-QuentinBattle
  153. 1918 — Battle of DurazzoNaval battle
  154. 1918 — First Battle of DernancourtBattle
  155. 1918 — Battle of PicardyBattle
  156. 1918 — Auvergne Station massacreMassacre
  157. 1923 — 1923 Victorian Police strikeUprising
  158. 1926 — Forrest River massacreMassacre
  159. 1928 — Coniston massacreMassacre
  160. 1929 — 1929 Timber Workers strikeUprising
  161. 1930 — Agreement between HM Government in the Commonwealth of Australia and the Government of the German Reich regarding the release of property rights and interests of German nationals subject to the charge created in pursuance of the Treaty of VersaillesTreaty
  162. 1940–1943 — North African campaignCampaign
  163. 1940 — Battle of Cape SpadaNaval battle
  164. 1940 — Battle of the Strait of OtrantoNaval battle
  165. 1940–1941 — Siege of GiarabubBattle
  166. 1941 — Anglo-Iraqi WarWar
  167. 1941 — Battle of Cape MatapanNaval battle
  168. 1941 — Battle between HMAS Sydney and German auxiliary cruiser KormoranNaval battle
  169. 1941 — Battle of DamascusBattle
  170. 1942 — Battle of the Coral SeaNaval battle
  171. 1942 — Battle of SingaporeBattle
  172. 1942 — Battle of the Java SeaNaval battle
  173. 1942 — Indian Ocean raidNaval battle
  174. 1942 — Bombing of DarwinBattle
  175. 1942 — Battle of Sunda StraitNaval battle
  176. 1942–1943 — Battle of TimorBattle
  177. 1942 — Battle of Christmas IslandBattle
  178. 1942 — Battle off EndauNaval battle
  179. 1942 — Attack on the DureenbeeNaval battle
  180. 1942 — Battle of Darwin, AustraliaBattle · Japan ▸ Australia
  181. 1942 — Battle of GonaBattle · Australia ▸ Japan
  182. 1942 — Battle of Kokoda TrailBattle · Australia, United States ▸ Japan
  183. 1942 — Battle of Milne BayBattle · Australia ▸ Japan
  184. 1942 — Battle of PapuaBattle · Australia, United States ▸ Japan
  185. 1943 — Convoy GP 55Naval battle
  186. 1943 — Battle of Huon PeninsulaBattle · Australia, United States ▸ Japan
  187. 1943 — Battle of New BritainBattle
  188. 1943 — Battle of Piva ForksBattle · United States ▸ Japan
  189. 1943 — Battle of SalamauaBattle · United States, Australia ▸ Japan
  190. 1943 — Battle of Shaggy RidgeBattle · Australia ▸ Japan
  191. 1944 — Normandy landingsBattle
  192. 1944 — Bretton Woods systemTreaty
  193. 1944 — Battle of Admiralty IslandsBattle · United States, Australia ▸ Japan
  194. 1944 — Battle of AitapeBattle · United States ▸ Japan
  195. 1944 — Battle of HollandiaBattle · United States ▸ Japan
  196. 1944 — Battle of ManusBattle · United States ▸ Japan
  197. 1944 — Battle of WewakBattle · Australia ▸ Japan
  198. 1945 — Battle of OkinawaBattle
  199. 1945 — Japanese Instrument of SurrenderTreaty
  200. 1945 — Borneo campaignCampaign
  201. 1945 — Battle of North BorneoBattle
  202. 1945 — Battle of LabuanBattle
  203. 1945–1949 — Black ArmadaUprising

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