During the early years of Australia's colonial settlement, the English used Australia as a dumping ground for their unwanted convicts.
The British Empire - yes
because the English founded it and were the first overseas colony to live here.
"Convict" in relation to Australia means one of that group of English or Irish prisoners who was sent to one of the colonies in Australia between 1788 and 1867, rather than spending their time in an English prison. The convicts were the colonial settlers of Australia, along with the free settlers and officers.
then we speak portuguese instead of English
William Dampier was an English pirate, and the first English explorer to land in Australia. In 1688 and again in 1699, he landed on the far northwest coast, but he was unimpressed by the land and by the native inhabitants.
The language of Australia for business and government is English. It is written with the English alphabet.
No, we use the English government system.
English.
English and the Australian dollar.
It already is. Australia speaks English, so it is likely they use the same books we do.
English is spoken in all of the cities of Australia. Australia's official language is English.
English is the most widely spoken language in Australia, but it's not actually a declared national language there.Peru does not speak English at all. For the languages of Peru, click here.
Australia is actually derived from the latin Australis, meaning "Southern". The first recorded use of this word was in English and was actually in 1625. So Australia although being derived from Latin, is really an English word.
you chose yourself, or you can use both.
The major language spoken in Australia is English.
The language spoken in Australia is English. Australia began as an English prison colony.
Australia, like most English-speaking countries (except the US) use British English.Therefore in Australia the spelling is maximising.