Australian culture is something that most people don't know or understand, but to the Australian people it is very important. The purpose of this essay is to give a better understanding of its culture, especially its history, government, society and military. Cultural awareness is very important, especially for those serving in the United States military, as they might encounter them in training or serving together in war. It will benefit everyone by reading and becoming aware of the culture of the country and its people. It is believed that more than 50,000 years ago, Australians arrived by ship from Southeast Asia. Most 18th-century Australians were hunters and gatherers. They had a complex oral culture and religious values ​​based on respect for indigenous mythology. This mythology, called Dreamtime, is set in the sacred era and believes that spirits created the world. In 1770, Captain James Cook chartered the east coast of Australia on behalf of the British. The first fleet of eleven ships carried 1,500 people and half the colony was made up of convicts all arriving in Sydney Harbor on 26 January 1778. By 1868, when penal transport ended, over 160,000 men and women were arrived in Australia as convicts. These criminals arrived because they could no longer go to America. In the early 1790s, life was hard for prisoners, both men and women. The Aborigines suffered from the new settlements when they contracted diseases. In the 1820s, new settlers turned the land they had been given into farms. The Aborigines suffered even more when settlers began to move into their territory to work on the farms. In 1825, the Yuggera people settled near Brisbane. About four years later the English settled in Perth and a squatter sailed to Port Phill...... middle of paper...... and that's where the biggest ones are coal deposits of the country. Australia is a very resource-dependent country, and with everything it has to offer, you can understand why. Australia has experienced an average economic growth of 3.5% over the past 21 years. The country's growing economy is characterized by a very low unemployment rate of just 5% and a low debt of US$1.397 trillion. Around 75% of jobs are in the services sector, making it the largest part of the Australian economy. Australia's open market imposes few restrictions on imports of goods and services. Australia's open market has also boosted the productivity of its economy over the past 21 years. //www.awm.gov.au/units/unit_10287.asp http://www.australia.comhttp://www.awm.gov.au/units/unit_10287.asp