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I don't think he was claiming Indigenous Australians didn't exist or considering them as "bush". rather he was stating a simple fact that australia wasn't built up.
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He's saying there was no culture, no religion, no art, no history, no system. He's saying there was nothing but bush.
The arrival of the first fleet was the defining moment in the history of this continent. Let me repeat that: it was the defining moment in the history of this continent,” the prime minister said. “It was the moment this continent became part of the modern world. It determined our language, our law and our fundamental values.
http://www.theguardian.com/world/20...-is-the-defining-moment-in-australian-history
This is what he said on the anniversary of Phillips death about Invasion day. The values of the civilizations wiped out after the invasion, are better values than we have today.