The argument against the colonial pursuits of many former European imperial powers such as the British Empire is acknowledged as the morally justified stance on imperialism. However, the other side of the argument has been overshadowed due to the negative connotations associated with European colonization. The British Empire’s swift conquest of the Australian continent is no different. This is because the policy has forced us to honestly answer the question of how European imperialism has benefitted the Commonwealth of Australia in the modern globalized world of the 21st century. After the British Empire’s everlasting defeat in the American Revolution, the incentive to colonize yet another nation to compensate for their losses in North America …show more content…
On the contrary, its legacy has ultimately had a positive impact on the country such as an economic history of success, the establishment of a parliamentary democracy, and countless technological advancements and innovations. In spite of the rampant discrimination and mistreatment faced by the Indigenous peoples of Australia, British imperialism has ultimately transformed the nation from one of the world’s most impoverished regions to one of the most prosperous western democracies in today’s modern industrialized world.

Although there is little doubt that the legacies of British imperialism had a detrimental impact on the Indigenous peoples of Australia, the Westminster democratic system and the Australian Constitution inherited from the British Empire ultimately had a positive influence on the country. Due to the implementation of the constitution in the 1900s, the citizens and residents of Australia were given inalienable rights and fundamental freedoms that did not exist in most of the rest of the world. As a matter of fact, the constitution provided Australians with fundamental freedoms such as freedom of speech, religion, and assembly. Not only does this allow Australia’s residents to be a part of one of the freest societies in