What would Australia look like without Colonisation?

Without colonisation, modern technology still would have found its way to our shores just like it has in countries such as Fiji, Solomon Islands & Papua New Guinea etc. Industrialisation & mining however would be nowhere near the levels that we see today and we would be better off for it.

What if Britain never Colonised Australia?

What if the British colonies in Australia never federated? If the British colonies in Australia had never federated then the British colonies probably would have become separate countries like New Zealand. The Northern territory probably would have remained in the territory of South Australia as it once did.

What was Australia like before it was Colonised by Britain?

Prior to British settlement, more than 500 Indigenous groups inhabited the Australian continent, approximately 750,000 people in total. Their cultures developed over 60,000 years, making Indigenous Australians the custodians of the world’s most ancient living culture.

Why did the French want to Colonise Australia?

The French who came to Australia after 1788, generally came in search of opportunity or new horizons.

Who Colonised Australia first?

British
The First Fleet of British ships arrived at Botany Bay in January 1788 to establish a penal colony, the first colony on the Australian mainland. In the century that followed, the British established other colonies on the continent, and European explorers ventured into its interior.

Did France invade Australia?

In the northern winter of 1814, a French armada set sail for New South Wales. The conquest of Australia was on Bonaparte’s agenda for world domination, and detailed plans had been made for the invasion, and for how French Australia would be governed.

What impact did the French have on Australia?

The French community continues to have a significant influence on Australian arts, education and the winemaking industry, despite the relatively small number of French migrants in Australia. The first French settlers began to arrive shortly after the arrival of the First Fleet.

Did the French want to Colonise Australia?

Former senator Bob Brown says the French were very interested in the island, before it was colonised by the English. The French explorer Labillardiere treated the people as equals when he “clasped the hand of the oldest Aboriginal man on the beach at Southport Lagoon in Tasmania in 1793.

Did the British really colonise Australia?

Only Indigenous people have found ways of living on country in numbers. You can argue that the British never really colonised the whole of Australia anyway – particularly its arid heart, says Cathcart.

Could Australia have become French?

There was a second chance that parts of Australia could have become French, when Nicolas Baudin received instructions from Napoleon Bonaparte to sail straight to New Holland and circumnavigate the continent, but he delayed for months in the New Hebrides and Timor.

Were the French interested in Tasmania before it was colonised?

Ordered to Australia: French explorer Nicolas Baudin. It would all have started in Tasmania. Former senator Bob Brown says the French were very interested in the island, before it was colonised by the English.

What if the British never colonized Africa?

If the British hadn’t colonised the continent in the late 18th century some other country most certainly would have – probably the French or the Dutch. There is absolutely no way that the continent would have been left to the Aboriginal first nations peoples.