Botany and the colonisation of Australia in 1770
- Written by Bruce Buchan, Associate Professor, Griffith University
Botanist Joseph Banks recommended Botany Bay as the site for a penal colony.Charles Gore (1788) / State Library of NSW
Captain James Cook arrived in the Pacific 250 years ago, triggering British colonisation of the region. We’re asking researchers to reflect on what happened and how it shapes us today. You can see other stories in the series h...