On January 1, 1901 the Commonwealth of Australia was established through the process of federation.
Aboriginal peoples have been living in Australia for over 65,000 years with their own systems of government.
From 1788, the British established a series of separate colonies in…
On 10 January 1920 the Treaty of Versailles came into effect and the League of Nations was officially established.
Following the devastation of World War I, many people believed that it was important to establish an international organisation that could promote peace and cooperation and…
The Genocide Convention was drafted following WWII to try to prevent systematic targeting of minority groups from happening again.
One of the first conventions adopted by the United Nations General Assembly after its foundation in 1945 was the 1948 Convention on the Prevention and…
The 1938 Day of Mourning marked 150 years since the arrival of the First Fleet.
On 26 January 1938, many Australians celebrated 150 years since the arrival of the First Fleet and the colonisation of Australia. However, for some people, this was not a day to celebrate. For some Aboriginal…
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