University Causes Outrage by Saying Britain 'Invaded' Australia

A row has erupted in Australia after a leading university published guidelines advising teachers to tell students that Britain "invaded" rather than "settled" the island, in a controversy which reveals the acrimonious division in Australian society over the country's colonial history.

The University of New South Wales' Indigenous Terminology guide, which suggests what language teachers should use in class, also says terms such as "Aborigines," "primitive," and "prehistoric" are less appropriate than "Indigenous Australian people," "Aboriginal peoples," and "complex and diverse societies."

The guide was met with outrage in certain sections of the Australian media, such as tabloid newspaper The Daily Telegraph which accused the university on its front page of trying to "rewrite history."