A timeline of [Australian Hegemony](Australian_Hegemony "wikilink").

## 1900s

  - 1901: Following independence from the [British
    Empire](British_Empire "wikilink"), Australia continued to send
    soldiers to help the British Empire during the [Second Boer
    War](Second_Boer_War "wikilink") in South Africa and [Boxer
    Rebellion](Boxer_Rebellion "wikilink") in China.
  - 1914: Australia assisted the British Empire in [World War
    I](World_War_I "wikilink"), seizing [Papua New
    Guinea](Papua_New_Guinea "wikilink") from the [German
    Empire](German_Empire "wikilink") and sending many Australians to
    die in Europe.
  - 1916: An armed mob which included officials and residents rounded up
    a large number of Aboriginal men, women and children who were then
    shot near [Mowla Bluff](Mowla_Bluff_Massacre_\(1916\) "wikilink").
    The bodies were burned. 300-400 people were killed.
  - 1926: Several police murder and burn the bodies of 20 aboriginal
    people in Northwest Australia in the [Forrest
    River](Forrest_River_Massacre_\(1926\) "wikilink") region.
  - 1928: Several police lead the [Coniston
    Massacre](Coniston_Massacre_\(1928\) "wikilink") of aboriginal
    Australians, which kills between 31 and 200 people.

## 2000s