British Colonization "Luckiest Thing" to Happen to Australia, Former PM Says

Source: BBC News - AsiaColonization was "the luckiest thing that happened" to Australia, the nation's second-longest serving Prime Minister John Howard has said. His remarks were made in relation to a historic referendum due to take place this year on Indigenous recognition. If successful, the effort—which Mr. Howard opposes—will change Australia's constitution to give First Nations peoples a greater say over the laws and policies that affect them.