The Australian Wars - Episode Guide

First Wars investigates the frontier conflicts between 1788 and 1928 and their impact, asks Australians who we are, and what we want to become.

European immigration increases in Tasmania alongside the death count as Aboriginal people resist occupation and colonists encroach on the best land.

Colonists spread across the continent, assisted by the proliferation of rifles and horses. Everywhere they were met with resistance from First Nations peoples.