What would Australia be like today if it had not been colonised by Britain

[nero_bolt]

What would Australia/Gondwana be like today if it had not been colonised by Britain?

Who would have colonised this country?  The Dutch? The French? The Portuguese  Or maybe Indonesia? or?

What would it be like under one of these other countries

What would  Gondwana be like if it hadnt been  colonised?

[the_great_she_elephant]

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@silverfaun wrote:

Lol. just imagine it, we could have been overrun by the one eyed, one thought, tired Labor purple pollie speakers.

Wait!!...... we already are

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[silverfaun]

Good historical fact, thanks for posting.

[the_great_she_elephant]

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@silverfaun wrote:

Nero_wulf,

I think this thread will go the way of any and all threads re sensible debate because it will be hijacked with all and sundry with an axe to grind or those who have a personal antipathy to anybody of the centre of politics.

I enjoyed participating and adding my opinion, thanks for posting.

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@silverfaun wrote:

Lol. just imagine it, we could have been overrun by the one eyed, one thought, tired Labor purple pollie speakers.

Wait!!...... we already are

OOPS!

[silverfaun]

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@the_great_she_elephant wrote:

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@silverfaun wrote:

Lol. just imagine it, we could have been overrun by the one eyed, one thought, tired Labor purple pollie speakers.

Wait!!...... we already are

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Thanks for re posting

[lakeland27]

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@ufo_investigations wrote:

Re: What would Australia be like today if it had not been colonised by Britain?

Well, you never know it could have been colonised by a foreign alien race.

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by the look of the current PM , i think you may be on to something. reptilians i'd say. ..

[not.a.sock.puppet]

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@silverfaun wrote:

Lol. just imagine it, we could have been overrun by the one eyed, one thought, tired Labor purple pollie speakers.

Wait!!...... we already are

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[nero_bolt]

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@au.flaou wrote:

Nero, apparently the Chinese could have colonised Australia in the 14th Century. They travelled to Western Australia in a fleet of large, teak ships at this time, looking for minerals, plants etc... which they evidently found. They were unimpressed with the land, encountered no indigenous people, gave no consideration to settling here and headed home with their loot. 

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So what do you think would have happened to this country and its inhabitants if the Chinese had decided to stay and colonise Australia?   

[au.flaou]

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@nero_wulf wrote:

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@au.flaou wrote:

Nero, apparently the Chinese could have colonised Australia in the 14th Century. They travelled to Western Australia in a fleet of large, teak ships at this time, looking for minerals, plants etc... which they evidently found. They were unimpressed with the land, encountered no indigenous people, gave no consideration to settling here and headed home with their loot. 

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So what do you think would have happened to this country and its inhabitants if the Chinese had decided to stay and colonise Australia?   

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Nero, I am tempted to say but will resist the urge 😄

[nero_bolt]

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@au.flaou wrote:

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@nero_wulf wrote:

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@au.flaou wrote:

Nero, apparently the Chinese could have colonised Australia in the 14th Century. They travelled to Western Australia in a fleet of large, teak ships at this time, looking for minerals, plants etc... which they evidently found. They were unimpressed with the land, encountered no indigenous people, gave no consideration to settling here and headed home with their loot. 

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So what do you think would have happened to this country and its inhabitants if the Chinese had decided to stay and colonise Australia?   

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Nero, I am tempted to say but will resist the urge 😄

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Dont resist, join the discussion and add an opinion, write a long white paper piece on your thoughts, thats what this thread is about  WHAT IF's and WHAT WOULD it be like and all opinions are welcome, except the race card and the political ones  as this thread is neither of these

[the_great_she_elephant]

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@nero_wulf wrote:

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@au.flaou wrote:

Nero, apparently the Chinese could have colonised Australia in the 14th Century. They travelled to Western Australia in a fleet of large, teak ships at this time, looking for minerals, plants etc... which they evidently found. They were unimpressed with the land, encountered no indigenous people, gave no consideration to settling here and headed home with their loot. 

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So what do you think would have happened to this country and its inhabitants if the Chinese had decided to stay and colonise Australia?   

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I suspect that within a century it would have been wrested from their grasp by the Spanish or Portuguese, who were the maritime 'heavies of the day,

(edited for spelling)