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Section sizes Section size for History of Australia (83 sections) Section name Byte count Section total (Top) 5,165 5,165 Indigenous prehistory 14,396 14,396 Early European exploration 129 8,240 Dutch discovery and exploration 4,204 4,204 British and French exploration 3,907 3,907 Colonisation 18 66,374 Plans for colonisation before 1788 9,142 9,142 The colony of New South Wales 83 13,093 Establishment of the colony: 1788 to 1792 6,413 6,413 Consolidation: 1793 to 1821 4,061 4,061 Expansion: 1821 to 1850 2,536 2,536 Establishment of further colonies 8,249 8,249 Convicts and colonial society 37 10,960 Convicts and emancipists 3,183 3,183 Free settlers 1,783 1,783 Women 2,069 2,069 Religion 3,888 3,888 Exploration of the continent 7,903 7,903 Impact of British settlement on Indigenous population 1,039 17,009 Disease 2,882 2,882 Conflict and dispossession 7,876 7,876 Accommodation and protection 5,212 5,212 From autonomy to federation 33 26,119 Colonial self-government and the gold rushes 96 9,855 Towards representative government 3,013 3,013 The gold rushes of the 1850s 1,934 1,934 The Eureka stockade 1,428 1,428 Self-government and democracy 3,384 3,384 The long boom (1860 to 1890) 5,331 5,331 1890s depression 2,361 2,361 Growth of nationalism 4,549 4,549 Federation movement 3,990 3,990 From federation to war (19011914) 8,466 8,466 First World War 210 10,260 Australia at war 191418 5,249 5,249 The home front 2,591 2,591 Paris peace conference 2,210 2,210 Inter-war years 21 30,489 1920s: men, money and markets 8,543 8,543 Dominion status 3,393 3,393 Great Depression 13,866 13,866 Indigenous policy 4,666 4,666 Second World War 182 22,822 Defence policy in the 1930s 4,032 4,032 War 13,229 13,229 Australian home front 5,379 5,379 Post-war boom 60 31,645 Menzies and Liberal dominance: 1949–72 6,542 6,542 Post-war immigration 3,933 3,933 Economic growth and suburban living 7,305 7,305 Indigenous civil rights, assimilation and child removal 3,865 3,865 Alliances 1950–1972 5,458 5,458 Vietnam War 4,482 4,482 Reform and reaction: 1972–1996 40 16,160 The Whitlam government: 1972–75 4,231 4,231 Fraser government: 1975–83 3,078 3,078 Labor governments: 1983–1996 8,811 8,811 Australia in a globalised world: 1996–2022 87 30,062 Howard government: 1996–2007 9,406 9,406 Labor governments: 2007–2013 5,510 5,510 Liberal-National Coalition governments (2013–2022) 595 15,059 Abbott government (2013–2015) 3,119 3,119 Turnbull government (2015–2018) 3,463 3,463 Morrison government (2018–2022) 7,882 7,882 Post-pandemic: 2022–present 74 2,650 Albanese government (2022–present) 2,576 2,576 Society and culture: 1960s–present 42 32,460 Social developments 26 22,794 Indigenous Australians 11,463 11,463 Women 4,249 4,249 Migrants and cultural diversity 7,056 7,056 Arts and culture 9,624 9,624 Historiography 8,169 8,169 See also 607 607 References 28 24,801 Reference books 1,845 1,845 Historical surveys 3,101 21,705 Early recorded history 31 18,604 Books 11,478 11,478 Journal articles, scholarly papers, essays 7,095 7,095 Primary sources 1,223 1,223 Further reading 65 65 External links 2,536 2,536 Total 341,486 341,486

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I have summarised the content and moved some excessive detail to the article Prehistory of Australia. I have rationalised the citations concentrating on scholarly works by experts in the field. The result is a significant reduction in word count which is consistent with the need to reduce the length of the article which is excessive by the standard outlined in policy.

Happy to discuss Aemilius Adolphin (talk) 09:57, 29 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hello all

I have summarised the content and moved some excessive detail to the article History of Indigenous Australians. The result is a significant reduction in word count which is consistent with the need to reduce the length of the article which is excessive by the standard outlined in policy.

Happy to discuss Aemilius Adolphin (talk) 05:54, 30 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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I have trimmed the sections on 21st century Australian governments of excessive detail and flabby wording in accordance with the need to reduce the size of the article within the limits recommended by policy. The history of these governments are already covered in detail in the main articles on each government. There is also an issue of lack of balance in the space devoted to the 21st century compared with the previous two centuries of Australin history.

Happy to discuss. Aemilius Adolphin (talk) 11:22, 2 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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I have summarised the historiography section and split the rest to a new article Historiography of Australia. This should help the quest to get this article down to a size consistent with the recommendations in policy.

Happy to discuss Aemilius Adolphin (talk) 06:01, 3 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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I have summarised the content and moved some excessive detail to the main articles on European exploration of Australia and History of Australia (1788-1850). This is consistent with the need to reduce the article size in accordance with relevant policy.

Happy to discuss. Aemilius Adolphin (talk) 03:39, 5 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

One reason the theory of Portuguese discovery was included here - despite the fact it is just a theory - is the irregular but persistent media reports that pop up - usually announcing some find or new book is about to "rewrite Australian History". Things have been quiet recently it's true. I have no problem not including it but I wouldn't be surprised if it's added in again soon by a helpful soul. See also Portuguese Wikipedia's entry. Nickm57 (talk) 10:26, 5 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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I have summarised this section consistent with the need to reduce the size of the article in accordance with policy. More detail on this topic can be found in the article History of Australia (1788–1850).

Happy to discuss Aemilius Adolphin (talk) 08:51, 7 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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I have also summarised this section consistent with the need to reduce the size of the article in accordance with policy. More detail on this topic can be found in the article History of Australia (1851–1900).

Happy to discuss Aemilius Adolphin (talk) 08:08, 14 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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I have also summarised these sections consistent with the need to reduce the size of the article in accordance with policy. More detail on these topics can be found in the article History of Australia (1901-1945).

Happy to discuss Aemilius Adolphin (talk) 03:36, 19 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]