3. History of Australian
Australia was originally inhabited by the Aboriginals who came to there nearly 50,000 years
ago. Up until the British came the Aboriginals lived peacefully and thrived. There were more than a
million inhabitants living between 500 clans and speaking over 700 languages. While there were earlier
explorers that landed in Australia including Dutch explorers Dirck Hartog and Abel Tasman and early
British explorer William Dampier, the British inevitably hit land first. British explorer James Cook
who on August 23, 1770 was the first to claim land on Australia for the British which was named, New
South Wales. This is still a part of Australia today. The first settlement was started in 1788 and the first
fleet to make landfall is still celebrated today as Australia Day, January 26, 1788. The first colonies
were Penal colonies where the British would send their criminals. Some of these ‘criminals’ were not
there for horribly crimes but were still brought to Australia. While life was tough criminals were able
to become citizens of the new land after they finished their sentence. In 1868 they put an end to the
ships that carried convicts and Australia was no longer a penal colony. Many people believe that the
start of Democracy in Australia came during the struggles of Eureka Stockade in 1854. January 1, 1901
the states of Australia came together and assigned a constitution which was the start of Australia as its
own independent nation.
6. Ethnic population
English 25.9%
Australian 25.4%
Irish 7.5%
Scottish 6.4%
Italian 3.3%,
German 3.2%
Chinese 3.1%
Indian 1.4%
Greek 1.4%
Dutch 1.2%
other 15.8%
(includes
Australian
aboriginal .5%)
unspecified 5.4%
IndexMundi
8. Unemployment
and
Poverty Rates
Unemployment :
● 5.6% (2018)
Australian GDP:
● 1204.62 (Billion UDS) (2016)
United States
● GDP: 18624. 48 (Billion USD) (2016)
Poverty Rate:
● 13.3% of people living below poverty (2016)
Trading Economics
9. Industries
Major Industries
● Manufacturing
● finance
● ship building
● information and technology
● agricultural
● mining
● insurance
● aviation
● telecommunications industry
Australian Industry
10. Key Events Which Impacted Australia
● Arrival of the First Fleet (26th January 1788)
○ What is now Australia Day
● Gold Rush
● Eureka Stockade
○ “Birthplace of Australian Democracy”
● Federation of Australia
○ Constitution of Australia, 1st January 1901
● Australian Woman Suffrage
○ Commonwealth Franchise Act 1902
● Gallipoli Landing
○ Anzac Day
● Port Arthur Massacre 1996
○ Deadliest shooting
■ 35 people killed
○ Strict gun laws were enforced
● National Apology to the Stolen
Generations
○ Apology to the indigenous people
of Australia
● Medicare
● Julia Gillard 24th June, 2010
○ First female Prime Minister of
Australia
Historical Moments
11. Natural Disasters
● BLACK FRIDAY BUSHFIRES,
1939
○ 71 people killed
○ 20,000 km burned (over
12,000 mi)
● TASMANIA BUSHFIRES, 1967
○ 62 people killed
○ 1,400 homes lost
● CYCLONE TRACY, 1974
○ 64 people killed
○ 43,000 left homeless
● ASH WEDNESDAY BUSHFIRES, 1983
○ 75 people killed
○ 2,000 homes destroyed
● Black Saturday Bushfires, 2009
○ 173 people killed
Australia's Worst Natural Disasters:
● GUNDAGAI FLOODS, 1852
○ killed 89
● CYCLONE MAHINA, 1899
○ More than 400 people died
■ Greatest death toll caused
by a natural disaster in
their recorded history
● UNNAMED CYCLONE, 1918
○ Killed 90 people
● UNNAMED CYCLONE, 1934
○ 75 people killed
Natural Disasters
12. Diseases found in Australia
Travelers guide :
● Dengue Fever
● Hendra Virus
● Ross River Fever
● Tuberculosis
● Whooping Cough
● Influenza
● Chicken pox
● Meningococcal
● Hepatitis
● Measles
Mental illness:
● Mental illnesses are the third
leading cause of disability
burden in Australia
● one in every five Australians
will experience a mental
illness.
● Approximately 14 % of
Australians will be affected by
an anxiety disorder
Facts and stats about mental illness in
Australia
infectious Diseases
13. Film Industry History
The history of film in Australia goes back 122 years in history back to 1896. In 1896 the first film ever in
Australia aired. The first Australian feature film was also the world's first feature film and was released in 1906. The
film was produced by the Tait Brothers Production Company and was called The Story of The Kelly Gang. The film
was an hour long, silent film about an Australian outlaw. 1910 was the start of a cinematic “boom” period in Australia
which produced great directors such as Ken Hall. Within the next twenty years the country was credited for 150
narrative films. Through the next few decades Australia found itself on a roller coaster of ups and downs. Kenn Hall
started a production company called Cinesound Productions which was credited for 17 feature films however the
start of World War ll took its toll and the company inevitably was shut down. Even during the hardship of war the first
Australian Oscar was won by Ken Hall for a Kokoda Frontline, a movie about the war, in 1942. For a while the film
industry in Australia seemed to completely disappear and people stopped funding them. It wasn't until 1970 that the
Prime Minister, John Gorton, showed renewed interest in film. In 1970 The Australian Film, Television, and Radio
School was opened. Australian movies started going international, however it wasn't until 1986 when their popularity
really took off. Their first huge movie success came from a film called Crocodile Dundee. This is when the world really
started to take notice. Since then Australia’s film industry has flourished.
Film Timeline
21. Peter Weir
● Director, Writer, Producer
● Born: August 21, 1944 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Cinema:
● Homesdale (1971)
● Picnic at Hanging Rock (1975)
● The Last Wave (1977)
● Gallipoli (1981)
● The Year of Living Dangerously (1882)
● Dead Poets Society (1989)
● Green Card (1990)
● Fearless (1993)
● The Truman Show (1998)
Awards:
● BAFTA Awards
○ Best Film Dead Poets Society (1990)
○ David Lean Award for Direction The Truman
Show (1999)
● Australian Directors Guild
○ Outstanding Achievement Award (2001)
● Australian Film Institute
○ Best Director Gallipoli (1981)
● Australian Screen Directors'
Association
○ Outstanding Achievement Award (2001)
23. Baz Luhrmann
● Director, Producer, Writer
● September 17, 1962 )New South Wales, Australia)
Cinema:
● Strictly Ballroom (1992)
● Romeo + Juliet (1996)
● Moulin Rouge! (2001)
● Australia (2008)
● The Great Gatsby (2013)
Awards:
● BAFTA Awards
○ David Lean Award for Direction Romeo
+ Juliet (1998)
○ BAFTA Film Award Best Screenplay -
Adapted Romeo + Juliet (1998)
● Australian Academy of Cinema and
Television Arts (AACTA) Awards
○ Best Film The Great Gatsby (2014)
● Australian Film Institute
○ Best Director Strictly Ballroom (1992)
○ Best Screenplay, Original or Adapted
Strictly Ballroom (1992)
25. George Miller
● Producer, Writer, Director
● March 3, 1945 (Chinchilla, Queensland, Australia)
Cinema:
● Mad Max (1979)
● The Road Warrior (1981)
● Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983)
● Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985)
● The Witches of Eastwick (1987)
● Lorenzo's Oil (1992)
● Babe: Pig in the City (1998)
● Happy Feet (2006)
● Happy Feet Two (2011)
● Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)
Awards:
● Avoriaz Fantastic Film Festival
○ Mad Max (1980)
○ Mad Max 2 (1982)
● Australian Film Institute
○ Best Achievement in Editing Mad
Max 2 (1982)
○ Best Direction Mad Max 2 (1982)
● Australian Academy of Cinema and
Television Arts (AACTA) Awards
○ Best Film Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)
● Austin Film Critics Association
○ Best Director Mad Max: Fury Road
(2015)
● Academy Awards, USA
○ Best Animated Feature Film of the
Year Happy Feet (2006)
27. Chris Hemsworth
● Born: August 11, 1983 (Melbourne,
Australia)
● Actor
Television:
● Guinevere Jones (2002)
● Neighbours (2002)
● Marshall Law (2002)
● The Saddle Club (2003)
● Fergus McPhail (2004)
● Home and Away (2004-2007)
Cinema:
● Star Trek (2009)
● A Perfect Getaway (2009)
● Thor (2011)
● The Cabin in the Woods (2012)
● The Avengers (2012)
● Snow White and the Huntsman (2012)
● Red Dawn (2012)
● Star Trek: Into Darkness (2013)
● Thor: The Dark World (2013)
● Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)
● Ghostbusters (2016)
● Doctor Strange (2016) (uncredited)
● Thor: Ragnarok (2017)
Video Games:
● Thor: God of Thunder (2011)
● Ghostbusters VR: Now Hiring (2017)
28. Heath Ledger
● Actor
● Born: April 4, 1979 (Perth, Australia)
Television:
● Sweat (1996)
● Home and Away (1988)
Cinema:
● Blackrock (1997)
● 10 Things I Hate About You (1999)
● The Patriot (2000)
● A Knight's Tale (2001)
● Brokeback Mountain (2005)
● The Dark Knight (2008)
● Passed away January 22, 2008
● Golden Globe and an Academy Award
for Best Supporting Actor (The Joker
in The Dark Knight)
29. Hugh Jackman
● Actor, dancer, singer
● Born: October 12, 1968
Theatre:
● Sunset Boulevard (1996)
● Oklahoma (1998 )
● The Boy from Oz (2003) (Tony win
2004)
● A Steady Rain (2009)
● The River (2014–15)
● Hosted the Tonys (2003-2005,
2014)(Emmy Won 2005)
Cinema:
● Correlli (1995)
● X-men (Wolverine)
○ (2000) (2003) (2006)
(2009) (2011) (2013)
(2017)
● Kate and Leopold (2001)
● Scoop (2006)
● Australia (2008)
● Real Steel (2011)
● Les Misérables (2012)
(Golden Globe Won)
● The Greatest Showman
(2017)
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33. CHECKLIST FOR PLAGIARISM
1) ( x ) I have not handed in this assignment for any other class.
2) ( x ) If I reused any information from other papers I have written for other classes, I clearly explain that in the
paper.
3) ( x ) If I used any passages word for word, I put quotations around those words, or used indentation and citation
within the text.
4) ( x ) I have not padded the bibliography. I have used all sources cited in the bibliography in the text of the
paper.
5) ( x ) I have cited in the bibliography only the pages I personally read.
6) ( x ) I have used direct quotations only in cases where it could not be stated in another way. I cited the source
within the paper and in the bibliography.
7) ( x ) I did not so over-use direct quotations that the paper lacks interpretation or originality.
8) ( x ) I checked yes on steps 1-7 and therefore have been fully transparent about the research and ideas used in
my paper.
Name: Emily O’Rourke Date: 4-9-18
