Catriona Kirkpatrick

Australian culture is of primarily Western origins, and is derived from its British, Indigenous and migrant components. Aboriginal Australians arrived as early as 60,000 years ago, and evidence of Aboriginal art in Australia dates back at least 30,000 years. Spiritual beliefs endure among Aboriginal peoples. Torres Strait Islanders, another indigenous group, have their own cultural traditions. The British colonisation of Australia began in 1788 and waves of multi-ethnic, primarily Anglo-Celtic, …