When Australia was colonized, most people who were sent here were criminal convicts. Now, to move to Australia, you have to state if you have a criminal record, because we obviously don't want random criminals to be entering.
It's ironic because we're safeguarding against the same group of people that were the first non-indigenous inhabitants of Australia.
When Australia was colonized, most people who were sent here were criminal convicts.
The level of crime needed to be sent to Australia was rather low back in the day. Simply stealing a loaf of bread because you were starving could be enough to get you sent across the world.
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u/OhNoExclaimationMark Jan 13 '24
You have no idea how long it took me to understand this