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The ancestors of Aboriginal Australians began arriving from south-east Asia 50,000 to 65,000 years ago, during the last glacial period. [1] [2] Arriving by sea, they settled the continent and had formed approximately 250 distinct language groups by the time of European settlement, maintaining some of the longest known continuing artistic and religious traditions in the world.
1981 - Victoria legalises homosexuality between consenting adults in private and also is the first State in Australia to have a Uniform Age of Consent for everyone in Australia. 1977 - New South Wales Becomes the first state in Australia to outlaw discrimination in the Anti-Discrimination Act 1977 on the basis of actual or perceived homosexuality.
Significant dates in Australian History from 1486-1945; Documenting a Democracy - timeline at founding docs; Timeline - Pre-Contact; Australia History - Brief Timeline; Key dates in Australia's development as a culturally diverse nation; A parallel history of Australia and the world; HISTORICAL TIMELINE Compiled by Anne Mavric
Lotteries in Australia include various lottery related products licensed by The Lottery Corporation, The Lottery Office and Lotterywest Australian lottery companies. Lotteries operators are licensed at a state or territory level, and include both state government -owned, not-for-profit and private sector companies .
The human history of Australia, however, commences with the arrival of the first ancestors of Aboriginal Australians by sea from Maritime Southeast Asia between 50,000 and 65,000 years ago, and continues to the present day multicultural democracy. Aboriginal Australians settled throughout continental Australia and many nearby islands.
In May 2008, Intralot was implicated in the criminal investigation of Romanian Politician Christian Boureanu for "abuse of office against the public interest" by the National Anticorruption Directorate for Boureanu's role in signing a contract in 2000 between Loteria Română and Intracom SA Hellenic Telecommunication Electronics Industry (Intralot Integrated Lottery Systems and Services) that ...
3–4 June - A referendum is held in New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania and Victoria to approve the draft Constitution of Australia. The constitution was accepted by the required majority in South Australia, Tasmania and Victoria, but not in New South Wales. 17 October - The Perth Zoo opens with two lions and a tiger.
12 February – Edward Wittenoom, Western Australian politician (d. 1936) 24 March – Sir Henry Lefroy, 11th Premier of Western Australia (d. 1930) 12 April – William Maloney, Victorian politician and doctor (d. 1940) 20 May – George Prendergast, 28th Premier of Victoria (d. 1937) 25 June – Andrew Lang Petrie, Queensland politician (d. 1928)