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Because the Irish sent there were criminals or political agitators and it was a British penal colony. Australia is still a commonwealth country today under the British crown and it was the British that invaded it. However, if you were to ask the same question today of the Irish people, the answer would likely be because there is work in Australia and the weather is awesome.

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