Hey mate. Australian here. This video is excellent and your coverage of our history is accurate and complete. I would have liked more detail but hey there's only so much you can put into one video. Great effort. Sending love to our American and British cousins during these troubled times.
Can you nip down there and neutralise that insane premiere of Victoria for your countries good. Or do you want some New Zealander with the guts to do it?
Man, the way you devalue our sacrifices during the Great Emu War, I thought you better than this. We only barely survived, without reinforcements of fresh troops from the East, Adelaide may have fallen to their swift armoured push to the south. Lest we forget
I’m Australian of mixed European and Indigenous heritage and I think this was very interesting and done with respect. One thing I would like to point out that with some indigenous mobs it’s disrespectful to display images of deceased people and generally a warning is put up denoting that “this material contains images of deceased persons and may be distressing to Aboriginal viewers”. I’m not having a go at you for that as you weren’t to know but I thought I would point it out. Again it’s a great video and as an Aussie I’m proud you decided to make one on our country.
Maybe, just maybe, one religion shouldn't get mandatory disclaimers before heaps of programming, certainly not from those made overseas. Christians don't get it, even Muslims don't get it. Those who are offended by it will just have to get over it like adults.
Studied abroad in Australia and it is an amazing country. The people. The culture. The outback. The great barrier reef is the most amazing thing I've ever seen. Tim Tams 🤷♂️
As an American I have had since 1980 a deep reverence for your country born of the Australian Broadcasting Service. It was then that American public television showed a miniseries called “Against the Wind” that permanently affected me as a boy. Your story as Australians yearning for Independence was our story as well as colonial Americans. The heroic efforts and persistence of Australians and particularly the Jonathan Garrett family of New South Wales who I understand actually still exist in Aus, brought many of us Americans to a love of a country which many of us in truth will never have the privilege to see in person. 🇺🇸🇬🇸
@@sambros2 Well my name is karen and i'm a self employed sculptress , i will love to know more about you as well but since here is a public place suggest a way that we can still stay in touch of here and get to know more about each other and see what happens
My parents came to Australia from Italy in 1957/8 after a voyage of 30+ days by water. It's certainly a very different reality now, being able to communicate by video calls, send/receive an email in a moment and although it's a long flight, it's really nothing in comparison. I can't imagine what it would have been to those who first came on sailing ships! It must have been a great psychological jump to travel to somewhere so very far away from everything and everyone you'd known.
honestly even when i visited italy last year it felt kind of weird. Cultures and architecture seem to differ significantly. I can only imagine what it must have been like for my great grandparents and great great grandparents migrating to america at the turn of the 20th century.
I dream of Australia for long time I don't know why I am just following my instinct and heart.I never been to Australia but after watching this video I feel very emotional and more attached to my dream of moving to Australia, it brought some tears in my eyes. I am from Florida (USA) but I don't think I belong here.
Oi move to Queensland, won't be much of a climate shift for you if you're from Florida. Some beautiful rainforests up there (Daintree is absolutely stunning) and yeah the barrier Reef is pretty incredible. Indigenous up there have some ancient flood myths similar to Bible/Indus valley myths about when the barrier Reef used to be the ancient coastline.
Come on down. If ur young & of good character I think they are pretty easy about working visaS if u do fruit picking e.g. Back packing is v popular & youth hostels seem very affordable
Do it!! As that person said ^^^ Queensland would be amazing to move to! Also Adelaide (South Australia) is a good spot, small city but very livable. Get a job in a coffee shop or servo! And if you like roadtrips, you can drive 5 hours to Mt Gambier, travel on to the great ocean road and see the crazy beautiful coast! Stop through the Otways national park and see all the waterfalls and rainforest, Melba Gully, the Redwoods! Travel to Melbourne (endless list of things to do) and travel back to Adelaide through the grampians! Well that's what I'm doing next month lol. But yeah seriously you won't regret it no matter where you move too in Australia 👍🇦🇺
@@Tara.c871 I love coffee very much besides love to work on farm with coffee production as quality control inspector. I was quality control inspector for vegetables . Anyway I look forward to 🇦🇺
Do a history of Syria, that land has been there over 10,000 years and is one of the oldest inhabited areas to date. It would mean A LOT to plenty of Syrians who take pride in their heritage. It is also a mix of many other nations you have talked about such as Rome which had control over Syria for much of its history.
I think it’s going to be difficult to produce a documentary that will be *seen* as an “unbiased history” of a country that has been so often divided in ideologies and leadership, just like it would be dang near impossible to please everyone with a history of Palestine and Israel. That said, I’d love to see Syria and I agree with your comments.
@@cihotv5724 How can you discoverthe moon? How can you discover the Júpiter moons? How can you discover Antartica? How can you discover the dinosaurs? C'mon man, Australia was known for a few, the indigenous...so it was a discover for most of the world...and also for the indigenous that didn't have a clue of the rest of the world...
@@cihotv5724 If nobody knew that land besides the indegionus how come is not a discovery? It was a double Discovery, for the Europeans a for the indegenous because they also didn't have a clue about the existence of other humans and lands...again, how come is not a discovery? Besides, it was you to say "how come you discover something that already existed". Existed for whom?
I was recently recommended this channel randomly by youtube. I'm glad it did, I'm really enjoying this content and you've rekindled my love for history. Thank you.
I have been hooked on your channel now for about a week and learned more than I ever did in high school I am not a college graduate and I thank you and all your colleagues for these wonderful insights and truthful parts of history , truly a great job by insightful people thank you😎
Do aussies feel as if including aboriginals do Anything? All of the things that australia has and ths reason why is it even a western modern country is because of britain, wherever you want to accept it or not
@@francoisdaureville323 Your reply is redundant bcoz chuckle head Daniel pulled that “aborigines don’t get included” malarkey out of his dick hole. In all my schooling on the subject and every single doco and book I’ve seen and read about Oz colonial history has “included the Aboriginal people”
If it wasn't for your draconian gun laws I'd consider moving there. At this point the only place I'd consider moving to outside the US is Switzerland because it's the only country that doesn't want to disarm its citizens.
As an older Aussie (80+) I did enjoy your doco., but I thought I might add a couple of point that most Australians today are not aware of. Prior to 1949 Australian traveled overseas on a BRITISH passport. The 1788 landing at Botany Bay has nothing to do with Australia day, other than (now ) an unfortunate choice of dates, there was NO Australia day holiday. There were No Americans on the Kokoda Track and only one detachment of American" Cee Bee's" at Milne Bay. It was these 2 campaigns that stopped Japanese advance south. Had the Japanese taken Port Morseby they would have to invade Australia to control the Torres Strait. And deny the U.S. of access to Darwin Broome was also bombed as was Katherine, in the N.T Still a bloody good doco.
they dont know mate because everything our great grand fathers and grandfathers had to teach died with them at gallipolli or vietnam the ones who survied her majestys wars were to broken to talk about it.....the sacrifice of healthy aussie men healthy new zealand men is what won the ww11...hitlers greatest general recorded in his diary that if he could take any army he wanted but he had to take hell from satan the only men or army capale of such a task would be A.N.Z.A.C.S
‘Aussie True’ = AutoBot Jumbled words written by an algorithm, no doubt straight out of mainland China as a form of psychological warfare, which is part of the CCPs three pronged approach to warfare. Pathetic
@george smith Australia Day although a modern moniker was celebrated in NSW as ‘Settlement Day’ from 1838 marking 50 years since the first landing. Proponents of changing the date always state it to be a modern celebration so it has no meaning, when in actuality it has been celebrated for 150 years more than they were taught. Inversely.. Ideals of ‘First Nations’ is a Trojan Horse thought up by nefarious forces behind the curtain not celebrating Indigenous people but dividing Australians. Divide and conquer.
The date of 26 January 1788 marked the proclamation of British sovereignty over the eastern seaboard of Australia (then known as New Holland). Although it was not known as Australia Day until over a century later, records of celebrations on 26 January date back to 1808, with the first official celebration of the formation of New South Wales held in 1818.
I was sceptical when I first heard the American accent on this doco but it is excellent and really comprehensive, with information that I, as an Australian, didn't know. I particularly love that you include the fairly recent genetic information regarding where the people travelled from to populate the continent and surrounding islands. I'm using this as a resource to teach my son Australian History and we'll definitely check out your other documentaries. Thank you! Really well done!
Hi 👋 your channel is very different from what I normally watch here on RUclips, but I’ve always been a history lover and as I was typing “history” in the search bar your channel was one of top 10 shown. This dive deep into Australia’s history was everything I wanted and therefore I decided to subscribe and I turned on the notifications on so I never miss when you upload a new video 👏👏 I hope you’re having an amazing weekend and please stay healthy and safe 🙏❤️
Australian history is so similar to Canadian. It's as if we mirror of each other. Both countries are children of Britain but at polar opposites. As a Canadian, I tip my hat to our cousins down under!
One major error or omission. The aboriginals are not the first / native people of this land. They migrated (invaded) and wiped out the original inhabitants…the Pygmy negrito people. They wiped them out with violence and cannibalism. Yet modern activists condemn the English as the invaders but ignore the atrocities that occurred before them!
@@chuckdaddy214 we know the Māori people in new zeal and, American Indians and aboriginals invaded lands already inhabited. There are accounts passed down that cannot and WERE NOT disputed until in Australia in the 60s, activists and left frauds started erasing it from our history for expedience. This video also proves it . Aboriginals are genetically related to Indians and some Filipino tribes .
That's a great brief history of Australia. As someone else said, we don't usually get to hear much about our real history. I was doing well and enjoying your tale until we got to the first world war, it then became sad. But, your description of the eem you wars 🤣 and the rabbit explosion was excellent. Thank you. Not sure what parts you had to leave out because of you tube, but it was pretty damn good regardless 🙏
This was very interesting! As an American, I know very little about Australian history, so I was quite excited to watch this one. Stay well out there everybody, and Jesus Christ be with you friends.😊
The kangaroo mascot stationed in Egypt was named Skippy. Skippy was on permanent shore leave at Mena Camp, the British Empire’s training ground in Egypt. Another famous kangaroo was Jimony, the mascot of the No. 1 Australian Auxiliary Hospital based at Harefield in the UK. Apparently there were a lot more kangaroos used as mascots during WWI after members of the 9th and 10th Battalions smuggled them from home aboard transport ships.
"Aussie! Aussie! Aussie!" One person shouts, "Oi! Oi! Oi!", The crowd shouts back. - Australian Patriotic Chant Great video puts a smile on my face, we have some troubled and successful moments, as any nation does, lets hope the future is just as bright, almost as bright as how much we love shorting words, and arguing with Marmite apologists. And also apparently being punished for asking for a international investigation into the origins of the Coronavirus epidemic...
Aboriginal Australian here proud of my country for what it is today although I do not forget what my ancestors went through during colonisation. I'm lucky to be in such a great and diverse country.
It’s horrible what my peoples ancestors did to your peoples ancestors, but I’m glad today we can treat each other as equals. Edit: the dude ain’t aboriginal so nvm
You do such a good job. I’m so glad the era of history channel is over and the age of the RUclips has begun. How else would we get humorous asides about Toto songs!
I live in Ballarat (Ballaarat) where the Eureka Stockade battle happened. The Southern Cross flag from the stockade is preserved and on display here. 👍
I noticed that there was no mention of the colony of South Australia being set up in 1834. South Australians have always been proud of our free-settler state vs penal colony origins! Up until the late twentieth century, it was looked on as dubious to marry an interstater. Even our accent up until quite recently was more English ( also thanks to a surge of English immigrants post 2nd World War) On 18 December 1894 the South Australian Parliament passed the Constitutional Amendment (Adult Suffrage) Act. The legislation was the result of a decade-long struggle to include women in the electoral process. It not only granted women in the colony the right to vote but allowed them to stand for parliament. This meant that South Australia was the first electorate in the world to give equal political rights to both men and women. This l believe was also worth mentioning.
A good history that can be fit into 43 minutes. A respectful coverage of indigenous history and is likely to broadening the understanding of Australian history to Europeans and Americans. I particularly liked the mentioning of the Eureka Stockade, this actually was a major event that was a major trigger leading to the development the global movement of developing trade unions around the world. The flag represented in the Eureka Stockade is still a symbol of left wing politics and "workers rights" in Australia today. Your discussion of Australia's role in WWI is personally important to me due to my family's history in the conflict. A few important points I thought you missed (or may not of found through your research) I feel are important to share. 1. Shortly after Abel Tasman discovered Van Diemen's Land is was commonly believed that Van Diemen''s Land was not an island but connected to Australia. Some of the first maps of "New Holland" depict this belief . George Bass circumnavigated Van Diemen's land thus discovering it was a separate Island. The body of water in Between Tasmania and the Mainland is called the Bass Strait because of this. 2. Blaxland crossing the seemingly impenetrable Blue Mountains showed that there was a lot of pastoral land available to support the colony at Botany Bay (Sydney). Until that time the colony was struggling. (Wasn't great for the Aboriginals though). 3. No mention of the role of Bushrangers in Australian history (The most famous one being Ned Kelly). 4. The mention of suffrage to Women by some Australian colonies is important (It lead to the election of the first women in any parliament in the world in Western Australia). Edith Cowan is on the 50 dollar note and has a university named after her. 5. You mentioned a fair bit about the sea explorers discovering the coastline of Australia. There needs to be a nod to those who later on explored Australia's interior (Blaxland, as mentioned before, Burke and Wills, Charles Sturt and Ludwig Leichhardt for example). Some of these journeys had disastrous consequences due to the harsh climate and terrain. These guys are the Australian "Lewis and Clark". 6. While I know there are some issues about you telling the full story of WWII. Australian involvement in North African campaigns against the Nazi's such as the "Rats of Toobruk" and while you mentioned the role of Australian troops in New Guinea, I would of loved you to specifically mention the Kokoda trail and the role of the "Fuzzy Wuzzy Angels" with the Australian troops, it is one of the most heartfelt relationships and stories ever to come out of that terrible war. There was also significant indigenous involvement in that war especially from the Torres Strait Islanders defending their own traditional islands from the Japanese. Interestingly there was a significant Japanese population living in the Torres Strait at the time due to the Pearling industry. 7. That Australia responded to the US's request to send troops to fight in the Vietnam war. This is significant for the geopolitical shift away from the UK (who refused to send troops). It was the first international act that Australia carried out without blindly following the will of the original motherland. 8. The 1967 National Referendum that finally gave Aboriginals the right to citizenship and free movement. (Although IMO this should of happened decades earlier. I imagine the Civil Rights movement in the US was in a way the driving force behind this. 9. Some more recent significant events include the Republic Referendum in 1997 that didn't pass but was significant for it was the first time such a large member of the Commonwealth no longer wanted to recognise the Queen as head of state. The main reason for the rejection by the Australian public about this was not about severing ties with the Royal family but the method proposed in the questions as to how an Australian President would be elected. 10. The Australian lead UN peacekeeping actions that help East Timor (Timor Leste) become independent from Indonesia despite the threat from some rather violent pro Indonesian Militias in the year 2000. Again personally important for me as a Member of my high school class was part of that peace keeping force. It was also the first time Australia requested the US supply military support for a military action, the US politely declined but lent its moral and diplomatic support for the peacekeeping mission. 11. Another peacekeeping action this time for the Solomon Islands occurred not long after, at the request of the Solomon Islands government in 2003. This was as a result of a ethnic tribal leader threatening to violently overthrow the democratically elected Solomon Islands govt. and became close to succeeding if it weren't for Australian intervention. While smaller in scale to Timor Leste it lasted an awful lot longer with the last Australian peacekeepers leaving the island nation 14 years after it began. 12. Some less well known (even by Australians) Aboriginal people who violently resisted early settlers in some parts of Australia. Such as Yagan (in SW Australia) and Jandamurra (In the North of Western Australia). Some are still regarded as heroes by segments of the Australian Aboriginal population today. Also the well documented and tragic life of the last full blooded native Tasmanian Aboriginal: Truganini: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Truganini. 13. The gay marriage plebiscite in 2017. Again was too late for a country that was supposedly liberal during the 19th Century as you described. The method of finally approving this is also controversial, it was an expensive way for the Prime Minister at the time to pass the legislation without upsetting the more powerful and socially traditional factions within his own political coalition. 14. Oh and also this as a result of WWI: "N'oublions jamais l'Australie" - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Villers-Bretonneux
Love this comment. I want to add Kevin Rudd's apology to the indigenous peoples. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apology_to_Australia%27s_Indigenous_peoples#:~:text=At%209%3A30am%20on%2013,Apology%2C%20or%20simply%20The%20Apology. Might not seem significant to us that live in Australia right now given the current state of the indigenous people, but I think when we eventually do accept them as equals with Society and help with the gap in inequality in healthcare, education etc. This apology is a big turning point as it's an acknowledgement that we did something wrong. That's the first step of change.
@@daviddou1408 that’s your interpretation not the historical consensus. I’d be more worried that you’d avoid the term Nazi’s rather than the spelling mistake I made if want to be that sanctimonious about it.
Wonderful Video. Australia is a great country and as an Australian of Scottish decent I’m very proud of both our Indegenous and European history and culture.
I really respect how you start this documentary with a honest and decent coverage of the Aboriginals as the first humans to occupy the continent. Australia is a gap in my knowledge. It is about the only continent that I have not read a book on. I need to fix that some day.
Respecting Native people is key. I live in the US and in 2019 on a Federal form I remember it asking if I was an "Alaskan Indian'' When will all these old bigoted white dudes just die and make room for people who know the difference between America and India? Kids can get surgery that mutilates them but we can't depict history accurately. Tsk tsk...
They got them lyrics travellin g them Central Australia uninvited unwelcomed & unaided eventually becoming tribally initiated and spiritually welcomed into mob(tribe).
@@davelawless6874 Pom is short for pommy wich is short for pomegranate wich was slang for "immigrants" The free australian settlers from Britain used this against new European settlers not part of the commonwealth. After it caught on the aborigines used the term towards all new white and English settlers. After time when australia became its own country with its own rules and accents and people and money ETC. Pom was starting to be used only against the brits and it became such a fad within the new australian population. And finally to this day its used against the british as a joke and slang for who they are. Just like saying yanks for the americans. So pom is for the early Australian immigrants 100's of years ago but still for the british. Doesn't have shit to do with the 21st century.
If anyone is interested in a more in depth look at early Australian history I recommend the book "The Fatal Shore" by Robert Hughes easily the best book on Australian history.
You Australians don't have any culture whatsoever, it's an empty and shallow country just like America or Canada, its most recognisable traits first being just Englishmen with the safari twist and then another comically bland western mega state definied by stereotypes that only internet addicted life deprived yankees found funny. Tell me something iconic about you that isn't imported by capitalism or Europe and stolen by preexisting aboriginal fauna and people, go on mate down under pissing creek le funny emu war
@Nisho H Aussies,They Rather Support us during Our War of Independence instead they cursed the Dutchmen for its Brutal Policy to used creating some kind near-genocidal against Our Indigenous peoples.
OMG you have just made me the happiest person in the world thank you! People over look us all the time so it’s nice when our history is actually explored.
Australians all let us rejoice, For we are young and free; We've golden soil and wealth for toil; Our home is girt by sea; Our land abounds in nature's gifts Of beauty rich and rare; In history's page, let every stage Advance Australia Fair. In joyful strains then let us sing Advanced Australian Fair. Lived in Australia since I was in kindergarten Sang this every Monday
@barefoot arizona Still smarting under that case of the pox you picked up in Sydney from that Asian whore, eh, arizona? You've got learn to be a bit more discriminating in that department.
That would certainly be challenging. There's a lot of ground to cover as there are many little sub cultures and city states that would need to be focused on.
Another one? There are thousands of videos about ancient peoples of Greece on youtube. Meanwhile countless people's history is ignored because it's no so pop culture.
Thank you for this history lesson . My family immigrated from Scotland to Australia Botany Bay in 1840s to 1860s then some travelled over to NZ where I was born . Are you making a History of New Zealand video , Excellent
Wow that's an awesome comment, i haven't really learn much about NZ, and i would love to know more. How're you doing Joan hope you're fine and staying safe over there in NZ, I'm Harry from FL USA
Fun Fact: In the image of the Australian Soldiers at 32:35, one of the soldiers is actually dead and being held up by his mates. I believe he died not too long before the photo was taken, but the soldiers still wanted to include him for his sacrifice. Unfortunately I cant remember exactly which one it is as my dad showed it to me years ago, but I remember him being on the left side of the image.
I'm curious what non-Australians thought of this video or which parts they found most interesting? In school my favourite part of Australian History class was when we learnt about the indigenous cultures and history.
I remember as a Young Australian in the 80's (primary school) most of the Australian history I remember being taught was about the Voyages of James Cook. No Aboriginal history until secondary school (It was the 90's) by then even then I lived in the Kimberly where there is a high proportion of Aboriginal people. We probably learn more about Aboriginal Culture from the Aboriginal Teachers Assistant rhe school has to employ under a new law. (I remember a few Social Studies field trips were she took the lead, one was about Bush Tucker and in another she talked about the local Aboriginal stories about the local river) the school had to legally employ than from any of our teachers. I'm a teacher now (Geography and IT) spent the first 5 years of my career in Australia, last 10 or so in the UK. The History teachers at my school seems to only teach about Aboriginal history when discussing Australia. If you are younger than me is this still the case? While I think it is important to teach Aboriginal history in Australian schools I don't think it should be completely at the expense of some Australian European history especially the Explorers Cook, Sturt and Burke and Wills.
@@liftwell I'm 18 and learned about the Eureka stock aid, gold rush, eddie mabo and other stuff I can't remember. Don't think we learned much aussie history cos their isn't much
Even in the mid 1960s. in what is now KS2 we were taught the rudiments of Aboriginal culture in "Social Studies". We also covered the New Zealand Maori. I agree, it was interesting and it would have been nice to have covered more.
Very well done. Thank you. A proud 71 yo Australian with deep Anglo-Celtic roots and a blossoming knowing of deepest ancient history which resonates with the great wisdom of the First Australians' "Dreamtime" and its cyclical time consciousness. Hail to The Creator of All.
@@philharry3569 Well my name is karen and i'm a self employed sculptress , i will love to know more about you as well but since here is a public place suggest a way that we can still stay in touch of here and get to know more about each other and see what happens
@ Well my name is karen and i'm a self employed sculptress , i will love to know more about you as well but since here is a public place suggest a way that we can still stay in touch of here and get to know more about each other and see what happens
History is notoriously difficult to present and the farther back in time you travel the harder the task becomes. I commend you for not attempting to disply yourselves as serious historians with gravitis and the tone and presentation leaves me in no doubt this is a summary with a light hearted approach. That's brilliant as history shouln''t always be heavy and dour and the more ways people can access it the better in my own view. Obviously any small part of this film could have been expanded into a full length documentary and we can expect some details to be brushed over lightly, inaccurate or just left out. That's what I'm referring to with your summary of Aboriginal contact with Europeans. Twice you present the Aboriginals as being aggressors with the Europeans taking on a more agreeable and harmonious stance, firstly Phillip being stabbed in the shoulder then generally stating the natives to be hostile to their efforts. While I wouldn't pretend to be a expert on Australian history all the books I have read regarding the first fleet and the years immidiately after it suggest the natives to be if not friendly then at least accomodating and helpful. It was Europeans contantly stealing from Aboriginals that caused the most tension. Imagine one group of people struggling to survive being placed side by side with another who have no difficulty obtaining food. You already mention that Aboriginals didn't view ownership of land in the same way, so take that away as a reason for conflict there isn't much left. I recall one incident where Phillip had a convict whipped in front of some Aboriginals from whom he had stolen fish. It was noted the Aboriginals were horrified at the whipping and asked it be stopped..they didn't want him punished so severly, just that he stop doing it. I write this as a white Australian. It's diffficult to know where apologies are due, or even if they are due? That's a whole other argument that could break the internet..but I think you could maybe not report Australian history with that same old lazy colonial European slant..hostile savages, noble exlorers etc. Lastly, I think King Georges' reply to "you better run, you better take cover" was actually "Waaaahyaaaah".....
I misread the title and thought this was on Austria. Mind you I just finished a video on Otto van Hapsberg, so that's why. Either way, I love these kind of videos. Lol
Good but superficial. John Pilger's book - "A Secret Country" is excellent for the shenanigans and skullduggery. His video "The Coming War on China" is prophetic and echos the movie "On the Beach" 1959 or 2000 ?
The history of Australia is fascinating moving in many directions forming what it is today. Really a lot of informative information is passed on through this video. Thank you so much for sharing it with us, and look forward to your future videos as well.
This was so educational, thank you so much! I was wondering if you could do a video on the Spanish Empire? I want to know about the history of Spain, it seems like its one of the more forgotten empires yet it was one of the first world powers
Excellent documentary on Australia, better than the crap on mainstream tv. The country has an amazing history from its first peoples the aboriginals to the first European settler colonies. I visited OZ in 2011 on a working holiday visa, really enjoyed it. The countries recent history of economic prosperity with its relationship with China has become controversial, also it has some major infrastructure challenges it has never before encountered. Australia is a great country, but it has also become too centralised within its main cities in modern times, especially Melbourne and Sydney. I noticed small town Australia was struggeling from the concentration of wealth and resources to the big cities which is a shame. The Australians built a nice lifestyle and culture over time, but that is being erroded now as high immigration is swamping the main cities. I am saying this and I am not even an Australian, just a visitor nearly a decade ago from Scotland. The Ozzies were getting tired of the influx from what I noticed, but seem tolerant just now although that may change. This has pushed the cost of living through the roof as competition from so many new arrivals to the main cities has pushed housing and rental costs up and up to stratospheric levels. Young native Australians cannot afford even basic living accomodation, succesive governments in Oz have pushed for more and more immigration as it stimulates growth in the economy. Its a shame because the country is at a major crossroads now, the quality of life that makes people want to live there has diminished mainly because of its own success. What Australia sells the world about itself being the laid back lucky country no longer applies, most Ozzies I met worked long hours to make ends meet due to extremely high living costs. If you do decide to go there to live, remember you need to work to survive and if you are not in a high paying career I would reconsider your options great place though it is.
Well summed up. A big part of the onerous cost of living is foreign ownership of property. Due to China's currency manipulation many wealthy Chinese buy property in CA, AUS , NZ etc to avoid currency depreciation should it sit in a Chinese bank. Coupled with 0% interest rates this has created a massive bull market that has driven median house prices in Stdney and Melbourne to $1.2mAUD/$850kUSD, which is roughly 20x median household income. The great Australian dream used to be to own a quarter-acre block of land in a leafy suburb. This dream is dead for all but the elites, foreign and domestic.
Hey mate. Australian here. This video is excellent and your coverage of our history is accurate and complete. I would have liked more detail but hey there's only so much you can put into one video. Great effort. Sending love to our American and British cousins during these troubled times.
The vídeo as a wrong statement. It was not the Dutch the 1st to find Austrália,the Portuguese should take the credit....
I don't know what you mean?
Can you nip down there and neutralise that insane premiere of Victoria for your countries good. Or do you want some New Zealander with the guts to do it?
@@paulscottfilms mate, fuck off.
@@ThePrimeMinisterOfTheBlock FOR A MINUTE I THOUGHT YOU WERE THE ACTUAL PRIME MINSTER TELLING PEOPLE TO FUCK OFF- I am extremely stupid.
Man, the way you devalue our sacrifices during the Great Emu War, I thought you better than this.
We only barely survived, without reinforcements of fresh troops from the East, Adelaide may have fallen to their swift armoured push to the south.
Lest we forget
Long live the Heros who saved the world from the Emo wave. I mean, Emu. Anyway, here, look at this photograph.
Lest we forget
How about the great australian-american war!
gta.fandom.com/wiki/Australian-American_War
@@jaskamakynen7766 the Emuricans?
@@mildlifeisatrisk5727
Emo?
Oversimplified viewer?
Jones should really learn his vowels
I’m Australian of mixed European and Indigenous heritage and I think this was very interesting and done with respect. One thing I would like to point out that with some indigenous mobs it’s disrespectful to display images of deceased people and generally a warning is put up denoting that “this material contains images of deceased persons and may be distressing to Aboriginal viewers”. I’m not having a go at you for that as you weren’t to know but I thought I would point it out. Again it’s a great video and as an Aussie I’m proud you decided to make one on our country.
You're a Chav, mate
Maybe, just maybe, one religion shouldn't get mandatory disclaimers before heaps of programming, certainly not from those made overseas. Christians don't get it, even Muslims don't get it. Those who are offended by it will just have to get over it like adults.
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Cool! Im Australian to and I’m mixed with African and Chinese I don’t know if I said that write I hope I did
We don’t do ”trigger warnings” around here.
Studied abroad in Australia and it is an amazing country. The people. The culture. The outback. The great barrier reef is the most amazing thing I've ever seen. Tim Tams 🤷♂️
Oooh...Timmy Tams...yum!!
I agree! Queensland and The Great Barrier Reef is fantastic
This has to be the best documentary about Australia from an American. Cheers man :)
As an Aussie im so happy that you've made the brilliant doco
"Doco" 🤦♂️
@@sunnyjim1355 us Aussies shorten everything, so documentaries are docos
@@LucasGuretti Never occurred to me that only we say doco, but of course that makes perfect sense.
Love and respect for Australia from the U.S. Stay strong and don't let an unnamed large country to the north try to intimidate and bully you.
China bought Australia in 2019.
I saw that documentary and realized how much work it took. Struggle is truly the architect of the soul.
PM. - God of course is the architect of the soul. However he does use struggle to help develop it.
I would say the opposite. Struggle is destructive to both body and soul. The architect of the soul is love.
@@williamstonesmith7971 Who is this God you talk off?
Australian here, excited to watch this.
So excited to be thrown a bone, so sad. 😂
@@sunnyjim1355 lmao, nah
I'm just an Australian Patriot who's happy to see his history readily available to anybody who wishes to watch it
As an American I have had since 1980 a deep reverence for your country born of the Australian Broadcasting Service. It was then that American public television showed a miniseries called “Against the Wind” that permanently affected me as a boy. Your story as Australians yearning for Independence was our story as well as colonial Americans. The heroic efforts and persistence of Australians and particularly the Jonathan Garrett family of New South Wales who I understand actually still exist in Aus, brought many of us Americans to a love of a country which many of us in truth will never have the privilege to see in person. 🇺🇸🇬🇸
G'day mate 🏴
China bought Australia in 2019.
I have lived in Perth for 67 years and never knew the Swedes were keen on colonising what is now known as Perth. Awesome video.
@johnnytheprick Honestly I don't know any black fellas so I can't ask
Hi , would really love to know if Perth is good for further education ? I am from Goa
@@sanjanadias3105 There are five univesities in Perth - Uni Western Australia, Murdoch, Edit Cowan, Curtin and Bond. You should research them.
Perth even sounds Swedish.
@@sambros2 Well my name is karen and i'm a self employed sculptress , i will love to know more about you as well but since here is a public place suggest a way that we can still stay in touch of here and get to know more about each other and see what happens
My parents came to Australia from Italy in 1957/8 after a voyage of 30+ days by water. It's certainly a very different reality now, being able to communicate by video calls, send/receive an email in a moment and although it's a long flight, it's really nothing in comparison. I can't imagine what it would have been to those who first came on sailing ships! It must have been a great psychological jump to travel to somewhere so very far away from everything and everyone you'd known.
First came on ships? Pretty unpleasant for the vast majority of em.
Damn your family took the jet boat, it took my family 3 months (90days) by boat to get here. They came in the 50s too.
honestly even when i visited italy last year it felt kind of weird. Cultures and architecture seem to differ significantly. I can only imagine what it must have been like for my great grandparents and great great grandparents migrating to america at the turn of the 20th century.
europians effectively wiped out two continents.... wow.. great.
@@Ak-qq2le seems to be a "knack" (a knack to make places knackered - dare say more damage than two continents has been done)
41:42 Wow thank you so much! This video is fantastic, so glad I could help you out!
Easily the best history youtuber on the platform, your videos are brilliant! Keep up the good work!
timeline is good
I dream of Australia for long time I don't know why I am just following my instinct and heart.I never been to Australia but after watching this video I feel very emotional and more attached to my dream of moving to Australia, it brought some tears in my eyes. I am from Florida (USA) but I don't think I belong here.
Hi, im a born and bred Aussie and wouldnt live anywhere else.
Oi move to Queensland, won't be much of a climate shift for you if you're from Florida. Some beautiful rainforests up there (Daintree is absolutely stunning) and yeah the barrier Reef is pretty incredible. Indigenous up there have some ancient flood myths similar to Bible/Indus valley myths about when the barrier Reef used to be the ancient coastline.
Come on down.
If ur young & of good character I think they are pretty easy about working visaS if u do fruit picking e.g.
Back packing is v popular & youth hostels seem very affordable
Do it!! As that person said ^^^ Queensland would be amazing to move to! Also Adelaide (South Australia) is a good spot, small city but very livable. Get a job in a coffee shop or servo! And if you like roadtrips, you can drive 5 hours to Mt Gambier, travel on to the great ocean road and see the crazy beautiful coast! Stop through the Otways national park and see all the waterfalls and rainforest, Melba Gully, the Redwoods! Travel to Melbourne (endless list of things to do) and travel back to Adelaide through the grampians! Well that's what I'm doing next month lol. But yeah seriously you won't regret it no matter where you move too in Australia 👍🇦🇺
@@Tara.c871 I love coffee very much besides love to work on farm with coffee production as quality control inspector. I was quality control inspector for vegetables . Anyway I look forward to 🇦🇺
This is my favorite one so far of the country history. Australia just seems so mysterious and interesting
Cook had also said that on one of his voyages he had met a strange lady, that made him nervous, but she took him in and made him breakfast.
Vegemite sandwich?
Hahaha
Do a history of Syria, that land has been there over 10,000 years and is one of the oldest inhabited areas to date. It would mean A LOT to plenty of Syrians who take pride in their heritage. It is also a mix of many other nations you have talked about such as Rome which had control over Syria for much of its history.
Yeah they destroyed thousand year old sculptures like Buddha
I think it’s going to be difficult to produce a documentary that will be *seen* as an “unbiased history” of a country that has been so often divided in ideologies and leadership, just like it would be dang near impossible to please everyone with a history of Palestine and Israel.
That said, I’d love to see Syria and I agree with your comments.
Australia’s 70,000
Lol.... the oldest civilisation on the planet is discovered near gulf of Kutch, India
@@krantikoganti no that one is relatively new
This is by far the best explanation of our history I've seen yet on youtube. Well done.
It is wrong. Austrália was discovered by the Portuguese
@@luismarques9280 how will you discover what already exist
@@cihotv5724 How can you discoverthe moon? How can you discover the Júpiter moons? How can you discover Antartica?
How can you discover the dinosaurs?
C'mon man, Australia was known for a few, the indigenous...so it was a discover for most of the world...and also for the indigenous that didn't have a clue of the rest of the world...
@@luismarques9280 we are talking about Earth and people you're talking about other planets and Anima
@@cihotv5724 If nobody knew that land besides the indegionus how come is not a discovery? It was a double Discovery, for the Europeans a for the indegenous because they also didn't have a clue about the existence of other humans and lands...again, how come is not a discovery?
Besides, it was you to say "how come you discover something that already existed". Existed for whom?
I was recently recommended this channel randomly by youtube. I'm glad it did, I'm really enjoying this content and you've rekindled my love for history. Thank you.
I have been hooked on your channel now for about a week and learned more than I ever did in high school
I am not a college graduate and I thank you and all your colleagues for these wonderful insights and truthful parts of history , truly a great job by insightful people thank you😎
Wow. Finally an American tells our country's story accurately. And has included the Aboriginal people.
Good onya mate 😉🤠
Do aussies feel as if including aboriginals do Anything? All of the things that australia has and ths reason why is it even a western modern country is because of britain, wherever you want to accept it or not
@@francoisdaureville323 Your reply is redundant bcoz chuckle head Daniel pulled that “aborigines don’t get included” malarkey out of his dick hole. In all my schooling on the subject and every single doco and book I’ve seen and read about Oz colonial history has “included the Aboriginal people”
@@francoisdaureville323Cry about it all you want but aboriginals are a part of the history of this country.
@@johnsamson9680 they are irrelevant tho ñi dont make the rules 🤷🤷
Don't make the rules just enjoy the fruits of invasion, you absolute noggin
Hey Justin, love your videos. I appreciate you putting these out. It helps me get my mind off of all the crazy stuff going on right now.
I'm a Torres Strait islander 🖤💙💚. I literally came to watch this because I was hoping that he might mention us
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I’d have never heard of you guys. Or any Australian history for that matter. This was really good and informative.
wow thats great
I didn't think we'd be covered at all. Australia is normally left in the gutter for "more interesting places" so thanks :)
If it wasn't for your draconian gun laws I'd consider moving there. At this point the only place I'd consider moving to outside the US is Switzerland because it's the only country that doesn't want to disarm its citizens.
And what do those "more interesting places" tend to be?
@@hardbrocklife If you come downunder I'll let you bring your guns we may need em shortly!
@@hardbrocklife Don't make this a gun law thread ffs not again.
@@sunnyjim1355 Who hurt you that was from Australia man
Well done mate👏👏👏. This was gold. Appreciate the commentary, accuracy and humour. Really enjoyed it. Straya, mate🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺
As an older Aussie (80+) I did enjoy your doco., but I thought I might add a couple of point that most Australians today are not aware of. Prior to 1949 Australian traveled overseas on a BRITISH passport. The 1788 landing at Botany Bay has nothing to do with Australia day, other than (now ) an unfortunate choice of dates, there was NO Australia day holiday.
There were No Americans on the Kokoda Track and only one detachment of American" Cee Bee's" at Milne Bay. It was these 2 campaigns that stopped Japanese advance south. Had the Japanese taken Port Morseby they would have to invade Australia to control the Torres Strait. And deny the U.S. of access to Darwin Broome was also bombed as was Katherine, in the N.T
Still a bloody good doco.
they dont know mate because everything our great grand fathers and grandfathers had to teach died with them at gallipolli or vietnam the ones who survied her majestys wars were to broken to talk about it.....the sacrifice of healthy aussie men healthy new zealand men is what won the ww11...hitlers greatest general recorded in his diary that if he could take any army he wanted but he had to take hell from satan the only men or army capale of such a task would be A.N.Z.A.C.S
‘Aussie True’ = AutoBot
Jumbled words written by an algorithm, no doubt straight out of mainland China as a form of psychological warfare, which is part of the CCPs three pronged approach to warfare.
Pathetic
@george smith
Australia Day although a modern moniker was celebrated in NSW as ‘Settlement Day’ from 1838 marking 50 years since the first landing.
Proponents of changing the date always state it to be a modern celebration so it has no meaning, when in actuality it has been celebrated for 150 years more than they were taught.
Inversely..
Ideals of ‘First Nations’ is a Trojan Horse thought up by nefarious forces behind the curtain not celebrating Indigenous people but dividing Australians.
Divide and conquer.
@Aussie True Trying very hard to understand your comment, as I feel you have something important to say, but it’s very hard to get through!!
The date of 26 January 1788 marked the proclamation of British sovereignty over the eastern seaboard of Australia (then known as New Holland). Although it was not known as Australia Day until over a century later, records of celebrations on 26 January date back to 1808, with the first official celebration of the formation of New South Wales held in 1818.
You’ve done England, Scotland and Ireland. Time to do Wales! A wonderful country with a rich history.
It will be about sheep
True. Although Wales would be considered a large suburb within Australia.
@@Daniel-dg3np no
@@Daniel-dg3np Wales is actually a nation part of the United Kingdom in case you didnt know
@@Primal-Weed yes. we have a new south wales anyway. the old one was just too far away I guess.
Ooo moving more out of Europe, NEAT. Other documentaries I'd really wanna see are histories of Canada, Mexico, South Africa, and India
As a life long amateur historian and communications passionate, I wish to commend you for an exemplary documentary.
We’re young, we’re strong, and our spirit is unbreakable.
I love this country 🇦🇺
I was sceptical when I first heard the American accent on this doco but it is excellent and really comprehensive, with information that I, as an Australian, didn't know. I particularly love that you include the fairly recent genetic information regarding where the people travelled from to populate the continent and surrounding islands. I'm using this as a resource to teach my son Australian History and we'll definitely check out your other documentaries. Thank you! Really well done!
Hi 👋 your channel is very different from what I normally watch here on RUclips, but I’ve always been a history lover and as I was typing “history” in the search bar your channel was one of top 10 shown. This dive deep into Australia’s history was everything I wanted and therefore I decided to subscribe and I turned on the notifications on so I never miss when you upload a new video 👏👏
I hope you’re having an amazing weekend and please stay healthy and safe 🙏❤️
Hello beautiful, how are you doing today?
Thank you!
@@Fireoflearning 🙏
Wow sounds great 😊
@@kentrel6707 🩰
Australian history is so similar to Canadian. It's as if we mirror of each other. Both countries are children of Britain but at polar opposites. As a Canadian, I tip my hat to our cousins down under!
One major error or omission. The aboriginals are not the first / native people of this land. They migrated (invaded) and wiped out the original inhabitants…the Pygmy negrito people. They wiped them out with violence and cannibalism. Yet modern activists condemn the English as the invaders but ignore the atrocities that occurred before them!
Just like American Indians.
The problem is y’all recorded what y’all did. There’s no proof, only speculation on the aboriginals
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@@chuckdaddy214 we know the Māori people in new zeal and, American Indians and aboriginals invaded lands already inhabited. There are accounts passed down that cannot and WERE NOT disputed until in Australia in the 60s, activists and left frauds started erasing it from our history for expedience. This video also proves it . Aboriginals are genetically related to Indians and some Filipino tribes .
That's a great brief history of Australia. As someone else said, we don't usually get to hear much about our real history. I was doing well and enjoying your tale until we got to the first world war, it then became sad. But, your description of the eem you wars 🤣 and the rabbit explosion was excellent. Thank you. Not sure what parts you had to leave out because of you tube, but it was pretty damn good regardless 🙏
Australia is a great country, good people. I have been a couple of times and enjoyed it. Kudos from this American!
Finally a worthy video! My dinner will be legendary!!!
I dream one day you will make about Brazil's history too. Love you, Justin!
Brazil has one of the most fascinating country histories I know of, together with Germany/Prussia, the US, China, Mexico and Turkey.
I'm American, but I know just enough about Brazilian history to be very curious as well. :)
oooh yes! more of Latin America
To my Aussie cousins down under, greetings from the UK🇬🇧🇦🇺
Hello motherland
God bless my proud and brave british/irish ancestors, you made us who we are today, Australian!
The British Empire is over. Really wish we'd hurry up and ditch the jack from our flag. It's embarrassing
Fuck you...native pride.
Full of shit I'm an Austrian native....go home white man...
I love this. This is exactly what I needed to come across. I want to learn the entire history of the world. Every country.
Really enjoyed this, thanks. I'll definitely check out your other videos too.
Please don’t stop making these videos, you are truly awesome!
Hello beautiful, how are you doing today?
Very good video bro. I was born in New Zealand and lived in Australia for 12 years. It’s a very fascinating video and I loved it. Cheers.
You should do the history of Brazil soon. The history of Canada or South Africa would be good to.
ChaoticIsHere that would be good too.
Challenge yourself bro. Do Narnia.
South africa is basicaly a failed australia project 😂
Canada doesn't have a history, other than that it is now communist.
@@paulscottfilms no country in America has history if you compare it to the old world. Other than that, they'd better be communist.
Nothing but love to the Aussies from the UK, I hope CANZUK becomes a reality!!
@Muffy Crosswire found mark mcgowans alt account
Same here, from canada
@Muffy Crosswire nah only open borders for the Anglo sphere. But yeah In general open borders is a death sentence to weak societies
@@themagalanium9491 cringe
Agree, but I don't think we should let Canada join.
Excellent video ! Very informative and great narration. Bravo
I always stop everything I’m doing to watch these. Thank you 👍🏽
This was very interesting! As an American, I know very little about Australian history, so I was quite excited to watch this one. Stay well out there everybody, and Jesus Christ be with you friends.😊
God bless you too man ♥️♥️
Kangaroo in Egypt, just a remarkable sight for the Aussies.....
The kangaroo mascot stationed in Egypt was named Skippy. Skippy was on permanent shore leave at Mena Camp, the British Empire’s training ground in Egypt.
Another famous kangaroo was Jimony, the mascot of the No. 1 Australian Auxiliary Hospital based at Harefield in the UK.
Apparently there were a lot more kangaroos used as mascots during WWI after members of the 9th and 10th Battalions smuggled them from home aboard transport ships.
Dear Sir,
This is a Great Documentary with Historical Accuracy.
The Paintings in it are World Class.
Thank You Sir.
Excellent. In all apects of the audio-visual production. Brilliant!
"Aussie! Aussie! Aussie!" One person shouts, "Oi! Oi! Oi!", The crowd shouts back.
- Australian Patriotic Chant
Great video puts a smile on my face, we have some troubled and successful moments, as any nation does, lets hope the future is just as bright, almost as bright as how much we love shorting words, and arguing with Marmite apologists. And also apparently being punished for asking for a international investigation into the origins of the Coronavirus epidemic...
As an Australian it makes me cringe every time
@@adamjdm4132 why?
Aboriginal Australian here proud of my country for what it is today although I do not forget what my ancestors went through during colonisation. I'm lucky to be in such a great and diverse country.
It’s horrible what my peoples ancestors did to your peoples ancestors, but I’m glad today we can treat each other as equals.
Edit: the dude ain’t aboriginal so nvm
You’re clearly not aboriginal
Lmao
@@giantcrayfish2866 he’s white. He’s a colonizer
@@my-1903 yeah I got that now, I didn’t see his pfp the first time around.
You do such a good job. I’m so glad the era of history channel is over and the age of the RUclips has begun. How else would we get humorous asides about Toto songs!
I love ppl from Australia. I have many Australian friends here in Costa Rica, including my landlord.
Greetings from Costa Rica 🇨🇷
Australia is a GREAT COUNTRY I'm a Aussie and I love my country.
Great for Colonisers but not The First Nation People.
No history of my country can be covered completely without what is arguably the most important part of our culture.
The Great Australian Shitpost.
Crack up 👍🤣
Subscribe to Pewdiepie.
Greetinge nice to meet you
I live in Ballarat (Ballaarat) where the Eureka Stockade battle happened. The Southern Cross flag from the stockade is preserved and on display here. 👍
Fascinating city, hope to visit again one day. That flag should be the official Victorian State flag, our current one is the worst in the country.
Lord Trigon Oi mate who you voting Liberal or labor? Vote Libreal fuck Daniel Mcfuckroos
@@patrickbateman6885 Can't tell you, secret ballot y'know. ;)
I noticed that there was no mention of the colony of South Australia being set up in 1834. South Australians have always been proud of our free-settler state vs penal colony origins! Up until the late twentieth century, it was looked on as dubious to marry an interstater. Even our accent up until quite recently was more English ( also thanks to a surge of English immigrants post 2nd World War) On 18 December 1894 the South Australian Parliament passed the Constitutional Amendment (Adult Suffrage) Act.
The legislation was the result of a decade-long struggle to include women in the electoral process. It not only granted women in the colony the right to vote but allowed them to stand for parliament.
This meant that South Australia was the first electorate in the world to give equal political rights to both men and women. This l believe was also worth mentioning.
A good history that can be fit into 43 minutes. A respectful coverage of indigenous history and is likely to broadening the understanding of Australian history to Europeans and Americans. I particularly liked the mentioning of the Eureka Stockade, this actually was a major event that was a major trigger leading to the development the global movement of developing trade unions around the world. The flag represented in the Eureka Stockade is still a symbol of left wing politics and "workers rights" in Australia today.
Your discussion of Australia's role in WWI is personally important to me due to my family's history in the conflict. A few important points I thought you missed (or may not of found through your research) I feel are important to share.
1. Shortly after Abel Tasman discovered Van Diemen's Land is was commonly believed that Van Diemen''s Land was not an island but connected to Australia. Some of the first maps of "New Holland" depict this belief . George Bass circumnavigated Van Diemen's land thus discovering it was a separate Island. The body of water in Between Tasmania and the Mainland is called the Bass Strait because of this.
2. Blaxland crossing the seemingly impenetrable Blue Mountains showed that there was a lot of pastoral land available to support the colony at Botany Bay (Sydney). Until that time the colony was struggling. (Wasn't great for the Aboriginals though).
3. No mention of the role of Bushrangers in Australian history (The most famous one being Ned Kelly).
4. The mention of suffrage to Women by some Australian colonies is important (It lead to the election of the first women in any parliament in the world in Western Australia). Edith Cowan is on the 50 dollar note and has a university named after her.
5. You mentioned a fair bit about the sea explorers discovering the coastline of Australia. There needs to be a nod to those who later on explored Australia's interior (Blaxland, as mentioned before, Burke and Wills, Charles Sturt and Ludwig Leichhardt for example). Some of these journeys had disastrous consequences due to the harsh climate and terrain. These guys are the Australian "Lewis and Clark".
6. While I know there are some issues about you telling the full story of WWII. Australian involvement in North African campaigns against the Nazi's such as the "Rats of Toobruk" and while you mentioned the role of Australian troops in New Guinea, I would of loved you to specifically mention the Kokoda trail and the role of the "Fuzzy Wuzzy Angels" with the Australian troops, it is one of the most heartfelt relationships and stories ever to come out of that terrible war. There was also significant indigenous involvement in that war especially from the Torres Strait Islanders defending their own traditional islands from the Japanese. Interestingly there was a significant Japanese population living in the Torres Strait at the time due to the Pearling industry.
7. That Australia responded to the US's request to send troops to fight in the Vietnam war. This is significant for the geopolitical shift away from the UK (who refused to send troops). It was the first international act that Australia carried out without blindly following the will of the original motherland.
8. The 1967 National Referendum that finally gave Aboriginals the right to citizenship and free movement. (Although IMO this should of happened decades earlier. I imagine the Civil Rights movement in the US was in a way the driving force behind this.
9. Some more recent significant events include the Republic Referendum in 1997 that didn't pass but was significant for it was the first time such a large member of the Commonwealth no longer wanted to recognise the Queen as head of state. The main reason for the rejection by the Australian public about this was not about severing ties with the Royal family but the method proposed in the questions as to how an Australian President would be elected.
10. The Australian lead UN peacekeeping actions that help East Timor (Timor Leste) become independent from Indonesia despite the threat from some rather violent pro Indonesian Militias in the year 2000. Again personally important for me as a Member of my high school class was part of that peace keeping force. It was also the first time Australia requested the US supply military support for a military action, the US politely declined but lent its moral and diplomatic support for the peacekeeping mission.
11. Another peacekeeping action this time for the Solomon Islands occurred not long after, at the request of the Solomon Islands government in 2003. This was as a result of a ethnic tribal leader threatening to violently overthrow the democratically elected Solomon Islands govt. and became close to succeeding if it weren't for Australian intervention. While smaller in scale to Timor Leste it lasted an awful lot longer with the last Australian peacekeepers leaving the island nation 14 years after it began.
12. Some less well known (even by Australians) Aboriginal people who violently resisted early settlers in some parts of Australia. Such as Yagan (in SW Australia) and Jandamurra (In the North of Western Australia). Some are still regarded as heroes by segments of the Australian Aboriginal population today. Also the well documented and tragic life of the last full blooded native Tasmanian Aboriginal: Truganini: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Truganini.
13. The gay marriage plebiscite in 2017. Again was too late for a country that was supposedly liberal during the 19th Century as you described. The method of finally approving this is also controversial, it was an expensive way for the Prime Minister at the time to pass the legislation without upsetting the more powerful and socially traditional factions within his own political coalition.
14. Oh and also this as a result of WWI: "N'oublions jamais l'Australie" - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Villers-Bretonneux
43 minutes AND 18 seconds. Can't forget about the 18 seconds!
Thankyou for your detailed comment, I'm a year late but I wanted to thank you. All so true.
Love this comment. I want to add Kevin Rudd's apology to the indigenous peoples. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apology_to_Australia%27s_Indigenous_peoples#:~:text=At%209%3A30am%20on%2013,Apology%2C%20or%20simply%20The%20Apology.
Might not seem significant to us that live in Australia right now given the current state of the indigenous people, but I think when we eventually do accept them as equals with Society and help with the gap in inequality in healthcare, education etc. This apology is a big turning point as it's an acknowledgement that we did something wrong. That's the first step of change.
Thank you for your well written comment! It isn't a bad documentary for 43 minutes.
@@daviddou1408 that’s your interpretation not the historical consensus. I’d be more worried that you’d avoid the term Nazi’s rather than the spelling mistake I made if want to be that sanctimonious about it.
Wonderful Video. Australia is a great country and as an Australian of Scottish decent I’m very proud of both our Indegenous and European history and culture.
The James Cook reference put a smile on my face. Thanks haha.
Just remember that the Poms used us as cannon fodder at Gallipoli. But thank you for showing people more about the land down under 👍
Your videos are just too amazing, i love them !! Would it be possible to do a documentary about the history of Canada ?
Yeah that’s was actually pretty good! Great humour and quirk. Good job mate.
crazy how many parallels there are between america and australia. makes me appreciate them down unders more.
They were both settled by people from Britain ,I hope many things are the same.
I really respect how you start this documentary with a honest and decent coverage of the Aboriginals as the first humans to occupy the continent. Australia is a gap in my knowledge. It is about the only continent that I have not read a book on. I need to fix that some day.
Respecting Native people is key.
I live in the US and in 2019 on a Federal form I remember it asking if I was an "Alaskan Indian''
When will all these old bigoted white dudes just die and make room for people who know the difference between America and India? Kids can get surgery that mutilates them but we can't depict history accurately. Tsk tsk...
So that's where Men at Work got their lyrics from.
They got them lyrics travellin
g them Central Australia uninvited unwelcomed & unaided eventually becoming tribally initiated and spiritually welcomed into mob(tribe).
It's a joke.
Men at Work is the best band in history.
Thankyou for this excellent documentary of Australia's history . Love your work. ❤
Such a great video in 43 minutes that wrap up the whole course of VCE australian history units 3&4.
We are newly arrived people to Australia. Keen to learn as much as possible about our new country. Thank you for this.
"strategic error" aka poms sent us up the wrong hill
Fuckin churchill
A grand Failure to read a height map
The day Aussies finally learn the meaning of POM will be pretty funny, finally realising that they in fact have been the POM’s all along 🤪🥴
@@davelawless6874 Pom is short for pommy wich is short for pomegranate wich was slang for "immigrants"
The free australian settlers from Britain used this against new European settlers not part of the commonwealth. After it caught on the aborigines used the term towards all new white and English settlers. After time when australia became its own country with its own rules and accents and people and money ETC. Pom was starting to be used only against the brits and it became such a fad within the new australian population. And finally to this day its used against the british as a joke and slang for who they are. Just like saying yanks for the americans. So pom is for the early Australian immigrants 100's of years ago but still for the british. Doesn't have shit to do with the 21st century.
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If anyone is interested in a more in depth look at early Australian history I recommend the book "The Fatal Shore" by Robert Hughes easily the best book on Australian history.
I prefer "A Secret Country" by John Pilger...
The Vandemonian War by Nick Brodie.
You Australians don't have any culture whatsoever, it's an empty and shallow country just like America or Canada, its most recognisable traits first being just Englishmen with the safari twist and then another comically bland western mega state definied by stereotypes that only internet addicted life deprived yankees found funny. Tell me something iconic about you that isn't imported by capitalism or Europe and stolen by preexisting aboriginal fauna and people, go on mate down under pissing creek le funny emu war
@Aussie True Stop spamming with your babble.
As An Historian Lovers,I Respected Australia's Histories Greetings From Your Neighbor In North,Indonesia We'll Together To Be Partner Friendship.
Yeah just leave Papua New guinea alone and we'll be fine
Yeah, but we did help Timor Leste
@Nisho H Aussies,They Rather Support us during Our War of Independence instead they cursed the Dutchmen for its Brutal Policy to used creating some kind near-genocidal against Our Indigenous peoples.
@@hafizfirliansyah7784 I apologise for these idiots, they do not speak for us nor for Australia brother.
@@ThePrimeMinisterOfTheBlockThanks,You're Aussie?.
Absolutely brilliant video my friend. ✌️🙌👍✊😎💙
Great job old chap. Excellent documentary 👍🏻
OMG you have just made me the happiest person in the world thank you! People over look us all the time so it’s nice when our history is actually explored.
@Hello
Wow, I'm here early, regardless, I appreciate your videos!
great video, very well explained and detailed.
Great doc
About time we formed a Anglo alliance 🇬🇧 , 🇺🇸 , 🇦🇺 , 🇨🇦 , 🇳🇿 same language, culture and traditions together we are 550 million strong 💪
Based
You can go to the anglo parts of Australia then
"You'll never take me alive" said he,
And his ghost may be heard,
As you pass by the billabong...
"You'll come a waltzing Matilda with me"
PenitantStance
With that jolly jumbuck
that you’ve got in your tucker bag,
you’ll come a waltzing mantilla with me!
@@sebastianlodge7549 actually it's, "what's that jolly jumbuck you've got in your tuckerbag?"
referencing the fact that he'd just stolen it
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Australians all let us rejoice,
For we are young and free;
We've golden soil and wealth for toil;
Our home is girt by sea;
Our land abounds in nature's gifts
Of beauty rich and rare;
In history's page, let every stage
Advance Australia Fair.
In joyful strains then let us sing
Advanced Australian Fair.
Lived in Australia since I was in kindergarten
Sang this every Monday
@barefoot arizona Still smarting under that case of the pox you picked up in Sydney from that Asian whore, eh, arizona? You've got learn to be a bit more discriminating in that department.
Beneath our radiant southern cross well toil with hearts and hands to make this commonwelth of ours renowned from all the lands
Who called who an Asian whore?
But you are also a bunch of hicks
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Will you make a video on the history of Ancient Greece?
No, too much ground to cover.
That would certainly be challenging. There's a lot of ground to cover as there are many little sub cultures and city states that would need to be focused on.
Another one? There are thousands of videos about ancient peoples of Greece on youtube. Meanwhile countless people's history is ignored because it's no so pop culture.
Thank you for this history lesson . My family immigrated from Scotland to Australia Botany Bay in 1840s to 1860s then some travelled over to NZ where I was born . Are you making a History of New Zealand video , Excellent
Wow that's an awesome comment, i haven't really learn much about NZ, and i would love to know more.
How're you doing Joan hope you're fine and staying safe over there in NZ, I'm Harry from FL USA
Fun Fact: In the image of the Australian Soldiers at 32:35, one of the soldiers is actually dead and being held up by his mates. I believe he died not too long before the photo was taken, but the soldiers still wanted to include him for his sacrifice. Unfortunately I cant remember exactly which one it is as my dad showed it to me years ago, but I remember him being on the left side of the image.
Huge! 🎓👍 Who doesn’t love a TIL moment?
I'm curious what non-Australians thought of this video or which parts they found most interesting? In school my favourite part of Australian History class was when we learnt about the indigenous cultures and history.
That wasn't virtue signalling you fucking moron
I remember as a Young Australian in the 80's (primary school) most of the Australian history I remember being taught was about the Voyages of James Cook. No Aboriginal history until secondary school (It was the 90's) by then even then I lived in the Kimberly where there is a high proportion of Aboriginal people. We probably learn more about Aboriginal Culture from the Aboriginal Teachers Assistant rhe school has to employ under a new law. (I remember a few Social Studies field trips were she took the lead, one was about Bush Tucker and in another she talked about the local Aboriginal stories about the local river) the school had to legally employ than from any of our teachers.
I'm a teacher now (Geography and IT) spent the first 5 years of my career in Australia, last 10 or so in the UK. The History teachers at my school seems to only teach about Aboriginal history when discussing Australia. If you are younger than me is this still the case? While I think it is important to teach Aboriginal history in Australian schools I don't think it should be completely at the expense of some Australian European history especially the Explorers Cook, Sturt and Burke and Wills.
@@liftwell I'm 18 and learned about the Eureka stock aid, gold rush, eddie mabo and other stuff I can't remember. Don't think we learned much aussie history cos their isn't much
Even in the mid 1960s. in what is now KS2 we were taught the rudiments of Aboriginal culture in "Social Studies". We also covered the New Zealand Maori. I agree, it was interesting and it would have been nice to have covered more.
@@rskb1957 but nothing about the Convicts that built the country - guess they didn't exist
Very well done. Thank you. A proud 71 yo Australian with deep Anglo-Celtic roots and a blossoming knowing of deepest ancient history which resonates with the great wisdom of the First Australians' "Dreamtime" and its cyclical time consciousness. Hail to The Creator of All.
Hello Julie......How're you feeling hope you're having a lovely day over there? Lovely Comment
I'm Harry and you?
@@philharry3569 Well my name is karen and i'm a self employed sculptress , i will love to know more about you as well but since here is a public place suggest a way that we can still stay in touch of here and get to know more about each other and see what happens
@ Well my name is karen and i'm a self employed sculptress , i will love to know more about you as well but since here is a public place suggest a way that we can still stay in touch of here and get to know more about each other and see what happens
Australia is on my bucket list of countries to visit. 👍🏿
Thanks for this history!
Hmm i hope to visit Australia some day as well, How're you doing hope you're fine and staying safe over there?
I'm Harry from FL and you?
i'm just now hearing your pronunciation on VOC in dutch and as a dutch person i like that you took the time to learn that
History is notoriously difficult to present and the farther back in time you travel the harder the task becomes. I commend you for not attempting to disply yourselves as serious historians with gravitis and the tone and presentation leaves me in no doubt this is a summary with a light hearted approach.
That's brilliant as history shouln''t always be heavy and dour and the more ways people can access it the better in my own view.
Obviously any small part of this film could have been expanded into a full length documentary and we can expect some details to be brushed over lightly, inaccurate or just left out.
That's what I'm referring to with your summary of Aboriginal contact with Europeans. Twice you present the Aboriginals as being aggressors with the Europeans taking on a more agreeable and harmonious stance, firstly Phillip being stabbed in the shoulder then generally stating the natives to be hostile to their efforts.
While I wouldn't pretend to be a expert on Australian history all the books I have read regarding the first fleet and the years immidiately after it suggest the natives to be if not friendly then at least accomodating and helpful. It was Europeans contantly stealing from Aboriginals that caused the most tension. Imagine one group of people struggling to survive being placed side by side with another who have no difficulty obtaining food. You already mention that Aboriginals didn't view ownership of land in the same way, so take that away as a reason for conflict there isn't much left. I recall one incident where Phillip had a convict whipped in front of some Aboriginals from whom he had stolen fish. It was noted the Aboriginals were horrified at the whipping and asked it be stopped..they didn't want him punished so severly, just that he stop doing it.
I write this as a white Australian. It's diffficult to know where apologies are due, or even if they are due? That's a whole other argument that could break the internet..but I think you could maybe not report Australian history with that same old lazy colonial European slant..hostile savages, noble exlorers etc.
Lastly, I think King Georges' reply to "you better run, you better take cover" was actually "Waaaahyaaaah".....
I love these documentaries. Please please please do one about Norway. Thank you! 🇳🇴♥️
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@Hello handsome
As a proud Australian, I found this video geat - well done
But there is a error in the vídeo, the 1st Europeans to reach Austrália were the Portuguese...
I misread the title and thought this was on Austria. Mind you I just finished a video on Otto van Hapsberg, so that's why. Either way, I love these kind of videos. Lol
Its called Habsburg.
Very good. As an Australian, even I learnt somethings I was not aware of or you expanded on what I did know
Good but superficial. John Pilger's book - "A Secret Country" is excellent for the shenanigans and skullduggery. His video "The Coming War on China" is prophetic and echos the movie "On the Beach" 1959 or 2000 ?
The history of Australia is fascinating moving in many directions forming what it is today. Really a lot of informative information is passed on through this video. Thank you so much for sharing it with us, and look forward to your future videos as well.
This was so educational, thank you so much! I was wondering if you could do a video on the Spanish Empire? I want to know about the history of Spain, it seems like its one of the more forgotten empires yet it was one of the first world powers
Hello
Excellent documentary on Australia, better than the crap on mainstream tv. The country has an amazing history from its first peoples the aboriginals to the first European settler colonies. I visited OZ in 2011 on a working holiday visa, really enjoyed it. The countries recent history of economic prosperity with its relationship with China has become controversial, also it has some major infrastructure challenges it has never before encountered. Australia is a great country, but it has also become too centralised within its main cities in modern times, especially Melbourne and Sydney. I noticed small town Australia was struggeling from the concentration of wealth and resources to the big cities which is a shame. The Australians built a nice lifestyle and culture over time, but that is being erroded now as high immigration is swamping the main cities. I am saying this and I am not even an Australian, just a visitor nearly a decade ago from Scotland. The Ozzies were getting tired of the influx from what I noticed, but seem tolerant just now although that may change. This has pushed the cost of living through the roof as competition from so many new arrivals to the main cities has pushed housing and rental costs up and up to stratospheric levels. Young native Australians cannot afford even basic living accomodation, succesive governments in Oz have pushed for more and more immigration as it stimulates growth in the economy. Its a shame because the country is at a major crossroads now, the quality of life that makes people want to live there has diminished mainly because of its own success. What Australia sells the world about itself being the laid back lucky country no longer applies, most Ozzies I met worked long hours to make ends meet due to extremely high living costs. If you do decide to go there to live, remember you need to work to survive and if you are not in a high paying career I would reconsider your options great place though it is.
Agree with most of what you wrote. Please Note: You don't mean emmigration which is LEAVING a country, but IMMIGRATION.
Yea I noticed that after I re-read my post 😅, always check before posting.
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Spot on Chris!
Well summed up. A big part of the onerous cost of living is foreign ownership of property. Due to China's currency manipulation many wealthy Chinese buy property in CA, AUS , NZ etc to avoid currency depreciation should it sit in a Chinese bank. Coupled with 0% interest rates this has created a massive bull market that has driven median house prices in Stdney and Melbourne to $1.2mAUD/$850kUSD, which is roughly 20x median household income.
The great Australian dream used to be to own a quarter-acre block of land in a leafy suburb. This dream is dead for all but the elites, foreign and domestic.
Aust is a great country. Cook was a brave and intelligent seaman . Really well done.
A nice safe little doco to keep everyone happy...😌🤭