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the Settlement and Multiculturalism of Australia
Settlement Sites showing human occupation have been dated back to 40,000 years. Recent work in north west Australia identified rock art that may be 175,000 years old. Inhabited by Aborigines for more that 40,000 years, indigenous Australians have a mystic tradition that explains their close relationship to the land and tells of a dreamtime rich in stories of creation. On 26 January 1788, European settlers reached Port Jackson and established a settlement in what is now Sydney.
Multiculturalism The British influence originating in Australia's colonial origins has evolved over two centuries into a dynamic multiculturalism with invaluable contributions from migrants from all parts of the world. Almost a quarter of today's 18 million Australians were born in another country. There are nearly one million Asian-born Australians. About 2 per cent are of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent. More than 100 different ethnic groups are represented in Australia, making Australia one of the most ethnically diversified countries in the world.
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