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The first ever recorded person to find Australia was Willem Jansz/Janszoon, a Dutchman who was seeking new trade routes and trade associates. He became the first recorded European to step foot on Australia's shores on the western shore of Cape York Peninsula, on 26 February 1606.

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The first recorded European to reach Australia was Dutch explorer Willem Janszoon in 1606. He landed on the western coast of Cape York Peninsula in Queensland.

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