Except I do live here, and it's patently ridiculous to say The Commonwealth of A...

batiudrami · on Sept 9, 2022

It didn’t say “The Commonwealth it Australia’s existence” it said 57% of Australia’s history which I maintain is fundamentally incorrect.

However, I think there is nothing further to be gained here as we would be arguing semantics.

denkmoon · on Sept 9, 2022

Common sense would dictate that GP is talking about the country not the continent, as continents typically do not have heads of state :)

Cogito · on Sept 9, 2022

While that is true, it's not typically how the phrase "Australia's history" is interpreted.

It's common for "Australia's history" to refer to pre-colonisation in addition to the last couple of hundred years.

This is almost certainly because Australians see the country and the continent as 'the same' for all intents and purposes.

wizofaus · on Sept 9, 2022

The poster wasn't even referring to the last couple of 100 years, only the last 121!