50,000 BC - Aboriginal people arrive on the Australian continent.

Approximately 50,000 years ago, the first Aboriginal people arrived on the Australian continent, navigating the seas from South East Asia in small fishing boats.

Before this, the continent of Australia had been uninhabited for tens of thousands of years.

These first Aboriginal people lived a semi-nomadic lifestyle, following and hunting the animals they found in the area.

They developed a deep and spiritual connection to the land, and a strong respect for the environment and its resources.

These first Aboriginal people formed social and spiritual networks, utilizing storytelling and song to record their history and pass it down the generations.

They developed a complex system of trade over a wide area, trading items such as shells, stone tools and weapons, and medicinal plants.

They used fire to manage their environment, burning off undergrowth to encourage new plant growth and providing habitat for animals.

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