This Is How “Unsettled” Australia Was Before The British Arrived In 1788

Apparently, Tony Abbott needs to brush up on his history.

Note: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are warned that this post contains images of deceased persons.

The Prime Minister delivered the keynote address to the Australian-Melbourne Institute on Thursday, and made some interesting comments about Australian history...

The Prime Minister delivered the keynote address to the Australian-Melbourne Institute on Thursday, and made some interesting comments about Australian history...

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When questioned about foreign investment in real estate, Tony Abbott said, "Our country is unimaginable without foreign investment. I guess our country owes its existence to a form of foreign investment by the British government in the then unsettled or, um, scarcely settled, Great South Land."


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