Britain once claimed that it was an empire that never fell. How long has it colonized Australia? Is English spoken in Australia now?

From17th century, Spain, Portugal, the Netherlands and France arrived here, especially at the end of17th century, the British entered Australia, and the 50,000-year occupation of this continent by Australian aborigines came to an end. 1770, Britain claimed sovereignty over Australia. 1October 26th,1788,65438+65438, the first group of people led by British navigator arthur phillip settled in Sydney, where the British flag was raised, and Australia officially became a British colony. After that, Australia once became a British exile. 185 1 After the discovery of gold mines, the number of free immigrants surged. By the end of 19, Britain had established six colonies in Australia.

190 1 year 1 month 1 day, the three colonies in Australia were changed to states to form the Commonwealth of Australia, which became a federation or dominion within the British Empire. Australia is a constitutional monarchy country, and the "Australian monarch" is the head of state. According to Australian law, the British monarch is the Australian monarch. 193 1 year, Australia gained independence in domestic and foreign affairs and became an independent country of the Commonwealth. 1986, Queen Elizabeth II signed the Australia Relations Act in Australia, which stipulated that the Supreme Court of Australia had the power of final adjudication, and British laws were no longer valid for Australia. Whether Australia held a referendum in 1999 and replaced the Queen with the * * * system, the final result was negative.