The English government designated Australia as a settlement for prisoners and paid for the transportation and maintenance of English prisoners to be shipped and housed there.

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This statement is true. Australia was established as a penal colony by the British government in 1788, and thousands of prisoners were transported there over the course of the next several decades. The cost of their transportation and maintenance was borne by the British government.

The English Government Designated Australia as a Settlement for Prisoners