Former Australian
Wysłany: 4 Kwiecień 2018, o 03:05CANBERRA， Dec. 30 (Xinhua) -- Former Australian Prime Minister Bob Hawke has called for the nation to "think big" and do away with its state borders， describing them as not progressive and putting a halt on national development.
In comments published in local media this week， Hawke - who led the country from 1983 to 1991 - said the borders serve no purpose but to further break up the power in the nation， and that by abolishing the state borders， Australia could progress as one nation and not eight states and territories.
"What we have today - as I have said before - basically represents the meanderings of British explorers across the Australian continent more than 200 years ago，" Hawke said in comments published in Thursday's newspapers.
In comments published in local media this week， Hawke - who led the country from 1983 to 1991 - said the borders serve no purpose but to further break up the power in the nation， and that by abolishing the state borders， Australia could progress as one nation and not eight states and territories.
"What we have today - as I have said before - basically represents the meanderings of British explorers across the Australian continent more than 200 years ago，" Hawke said in comments published in Thursday's newspapers.