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They followed the successful colonisation technique of their ally Portugal which used prisoners (degredados) as a labour force for a colony. Also, the fact that Australia was on the far side of the world from Britain made it near-impossible for the convicts to return to Britain when their term had expired, so eliminating the problem of returning criminals which had occurred when they had shipped them to nearby North America.

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