Absolute control. Australia was set up as a penal colony - that is, as a prison - and initially there was no plan whatsoever to have people settle there. That came later, when convicts had served their time but were not allowed to return to England. But in answer to your question yes, the colony was directly controlled by Britain.Did Britian control Australia with direct control?
Since Australia started life as a British penal colony we may presume that there was under British control
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