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This article is written in Australian English, which has its own spelling conventions (centre, colour, realise, program, travelled) and some terms may be different or absent from other varieties of English. According to the relevant style guide, this should not be changed without broad consensus.

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Guideline for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples terminology

Be conscious of the unique, diverse and distinct identities of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and understand the use of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples is as a collective name.

Collective names used to describe Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples:
When writing about both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, use terms such as:

First Nations Australians
First Australians
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples
First Peoples

Although "Indigenous Australians" is in common use, and is used to encompass both Aboriginal people and Torres Strait Islander people, many First Nations Australians feel the term diminishes their identity and should be avoided; however, where the word "Indigenous" forms part of an acronym to describe entities, organisations, or government departments the use is acceptable.

When used, the words Indigenous, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, First Nations, First Peoples, and First Australians are capitalised.

Note: Never use the collective name "Indigenous and Torres Strait Islander" peoples as it misrepresents the identity of Torres Strait Islander peoples as not being the original inhabitants of islands in the Torres Strait.

Self-identifying terms:
Be specific where possible by using the name of the group or community with whom the people you are referring to identify.

Murri is usually used by Aboriginal people in and from Queensland and north-west New South Wales
Goori is usually used by Aboriginal people in and from northern New South Wales coastal regions
Koori is usually used by Aboriginal people in and from parts of New South Wales and Victoria

This is not an exhaustive list

Language that can be discriminatory or offensive and should be avoided:

shorthand terms like "Aborigines", "Islanders"
abbreviations like "ATSI", "A&TSI", "1st Nations"
using terms like "myth", "legend" or "folklore" when referring to the beliefs of First Nations peoples
terms like "part-aborigine", "full-blood", "half-caste", "quarter-caste", "octoroon", "mulatto", "hybrid"
terms like "tribe", "horde", "band", "clan", "moiety"

This is not an exhaustive list

Note: It is acceptable to use abbreviations in your communications when they form part of an acronym, a web address or an organisation (e.g. AIATSIS, NAIDOC, www.atsi.org.au). Using an acronym or abbreviation to describe a race of people can be offensive and discriminatory.

For further information, please refer to:

Australian Government Style Manual
Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies
University of New South Wales
Griffith University

Terminology can change over time and, where possible, it is best practice to find out what the preferred term is from the respective Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander group or individual you are referring to. For further guidance, please see the Australian Government Style Guide

Section sizes

Section size for History of Australia (84 sections)
Section name	Byte count		Prose size (words)
Section name	Header	Total	Header	Total
(Top)	4,633	4,633	415	415
Indigenous prehistory	14,386	14,386	820	820
Early European exploration	130	8,758	0	484
Dutch discovery and exploration	4,626	4,626	233	233
British and French exploration	4,002	4,002	251	251
Colonisation	17	66,418	0	5,466
Plans for colonisation before 1788	9,145	9,145	740	740
Colony of New South Wales	79	13,002	0	1,328
Establishment of the colony (1788 to 1792)	6,356	6,356	642	642
Consolidation (1793 to 1821)	3,993	3,993	411	411
Expansion (1821 to 1850)	2,574	2,574	275	275
Establishment of further colonies	8,274	8,274	400	400
Convicts and colonial society	36	10,969	0	1,052
Convicts and emancipists	3,210	3,210	358	358
Free settlers	1,777	1,777	154	154
Women	2,152	2,152	199	199
Religion	3,794	3,794	341	341
Exploration of the continent	7,526	7,526	302	302
Impact of British settlement on Indigenous population	979	17,485	56	1,644
Disease	3,098	3,098	287	287
Conflict and dispossession	8,115	8,115	779	779
Accommodation and protection	5,293	5,293	522	522
From autonomy to federation	33	26,807	0	2,703
Colonial self-government and the gold rushes	96	10,352	0	942
Towards representative government	3,166	3,166	254	254
Gold rushes of the 1850s	1,973	1,973	195	195
Eureka stockade	1,415	1,415	159	159
Self-government and democracy	3,702	3,702	334	334
The long boom (1860 to 1890)	5,320	5,320	588	588
1890s depression	2,362	2,362	272	272
Growth of nationalism	4,747	4,747	433	433
Federation movement	3,993	3,993	468	468
From federation to war (1901–1914)	8,401	8,401	842	842
World War I	183	10,567	0	747
Australia at war (1914–18)	5,258	5,258	270	270
Home front	2,590	2,590	292	292
Paris peace conference	2,536	2,536	185	185
Inter-war years	20	29,346	0	3,087
Men, money and markets (1920s)	8,521	8,521	878	878
Dominion status	3,386	3,386	319	319
Great Depression	12,763	12,763	1,342	1,342
Indigenous policy	4,656	4,656	548	548
World War II	154	22,767	0	2,420
Defence policy in the 1930s	4,024	4,024	377	377
War	13,183	13,183	1,426	1,426
Australian home front	5,406	5,406	617	617
Post-war boom	60	30,501	0	3,164
Menzies and Liberal dominance (1949–72)	6,703	6,703	652	652
Post-war immigration	3,918	3,918	369	369
Economic growth and suburban living	7,273	7,273	701	701
Indigenous assimilation and child removal	2,611	2,611	346	346
Alliances (1950–1972)	5,459	5,459	551	551
Vietnam War	4,477	4,477	545	545
Reform and reaction (1972–1996)	40	17,167	0	1,610
Whitlam government (1972–75)	5,234	5,234	505	505
Fraser government (1975–83)	3,079	3,079	333	333
Labor governments (1983–1996)	8,814	8,814	772	772
Australia in a globalised world (1996–2022)	200	30,233	0	2,305
Howard government (1996–2007)	9,381	9,381	934	934
Labor governments (2007–2013)	5,417	5,417	477	477
Liberal-National Coalition governments (2013–2022)	587	15,235	67	894
Abbott government (2013–2015)	3,142	3,142	212	212
Turnbull government (2015–2018)	3,540	3,540	253	253
Morrison government (2018–2022)	7,966	7,966	362	362
Post-pandemic (2022–present)	85	4,492	0	183
Albanese government (2022–present)	4,407	4,407	183	183
Society and culture (1960s–present)	42	32,028	0	3,149
Social developments	26	22,345	0	2,237
Indigenous Australians	11,257	11,257	1,094	1,094
Women	4,253	4,253	395	395
Migrants and cultural diversity	6,809	6,809	748	748
Arts and culture	9,641	9,641	912	912
Historiography	8,099	8,099	681	681
See also	1,178	1,178	0	0
Notes	24	24	0	0
References	34	28,356	0	0
Reference books	3,224	3,224	0	0
Historical surveys	5,342	23,736	0	0
Early recorded history	31	18,394	0	0
Books	11,269	11,269	0	0
Journal articles, scholarly papers, essays	7,094	7,094	0	0
Primary sources	1,362	1,362	0	0
Further reading	65	65	0	0
External links	2,504	2,504	0	0
Total	346,730	346,730	28,076	28,076

McIntyre (2020) reference

Latest comment: 11 months ago2 comments2 people in discussion

This is cited a number of times in the references, but there does not appear to be the full bibliographic entry for it. Anyone reviewing this page recently? I think it should be added to the History of Australia#Historical surveys section Garyvines (talk) 06:36, 29 August 2025 (UTC)Reply

Thanks for that. I have updated the reference to the 2020 edition of Macintyre's history. When I get the chance I will review all the sources. Aemilius Adolphin (talk) 08:43, 29 August 2025 (UTC)Reply

Edit request: Link to 1967 GBP devaluation

Latest comment: 11 months ago1 comment1 person in discussion

Near the end of the "Alliances (1950–1972)" section, a link to the "1967 sterling devaluation" article could be helpful. Unfortunately the protection stops me from changing this myself. Xilef2468 (talk) 18:03, 30 August 2025 (UTC)Reply

Sloppy citing is just, if not more, distracting

Latest comment: 11 months ago3 comments2 people in discussion

@Rjensen: I'm not the only one that can see the duplicate citations, so this isn't the answer. Actually fixing the sloppy citing is. That is what this cleanup template is for. Elrondil (talk) 13:07, 6 September 2025 (UTC)Reply

if you spot a duplication please use this page to tell the other editors exactly where it is so we can fix it. Rjensen (talk) 16:16, 6 September 2025 (UTC)Reply

@Rjensen: I find it difficult to believe that you can't see them yourself, but fine. It's relatively trivial to find duplicates; so I might do that when I find 30 or so minutes. Elrondil (talk) 07:17, 7 September 2025 (UTC)Reply

Semi-protected edit request on 17 September 2025

Latest comment: 10 months ago2 comments2 people in discussion

This edit request has been answered. Set the |answered= parameter to no to reactivate your request.

Dear Sir/Madam,

The title header containing year dashes of From federation to war (1901—1914) on the Wikipedia page of History of Australia should be made consistent and in line of Wikipedia manual of style.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style

Thank you and kind regards, 2001:4479:901:3300:B802:84A4:9CD4:C549 (talk) 11:35, 17 September 2025 (UTC)Reply

Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. You need to specify the exact change that should be made to be consistent with the MOS. Day Creature (talk) 17:49, 17 September 2025 (UTC)Reply

Semi-protected edit request on 13 April 2026

Latest comment: 3 months ago3 comments2 people in discussion

This edit request has been answered. Set the |answered= parameter to no to reactivate your request.

In the "Colonial self-government and the gold rushes" section, a sentence in the second paragraph contains a typo. As seen in the following, the two words "per" and "cent" should be changed to "percent".

However, a property qualification meant that only 20 per cent of males were eligible to vote in the first Legislative Council elections in 1843.[192] ThaSilentOne (talk) 22:28, 13 April 2026 (UTC)Reply

In Australian English it is written: "per cent"; ie two words. But "percentage" is one word. Aemilius Adolphin (talk) 22:32, 13 April 2026 (UTC)Reply

Dang, my bad. That is on me. ThaSilentOne (talk) 22:45, 13 April 2026 (UTC)Reply

A page that knows where it met you.

McIntyre (2020) reference

Edit request: Link to 1967 GBP devaluation

Sloppy citing is just, if not more, distracting

Semi-protected edit request on 17 September 2025

Semi-protected edit request on 13 April 2026