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First Fleet Lands at Sydney: Australia Day, Britain's Newest Colony

The British First Fleet under Arthur Phillip drops anchor in Port Jackson, prompting the establishment of Sydney as the continent's first permanent European settlement. This arrival immediately displaced Indigenous populations and launched a century of colonial expansion that reshaped the region's demographics and governance.

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