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The way, the truth and the life of Reilly

Jack Waterford
Updated May 14 2021 - 12:57pm, first published 12:00pm
Treasurer Josh Frydenberg and Prime Minister Scott Morrison after the conclusion of question time the day after the federal budget. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong
Treasurer Josh Frydenberg and Prime Minister Scott Morrison after the conclusion of question time the day after the federal budget. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

A few weeks after the First Fleet stopped at Port Jackson and disgorged a representative collection of thieves, cheats and vagabonds, the British House of Lords began the impeachment trial of Warren Hastings, the recent governor-general of India for the East India Company, accused of looting the wealth of India on an epic scale - certainly more than all of the convicts and prisoners of Great Britain were capable of stealing in their lifetimes.

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Jack Waterford

Jack Waterford is a former editor of The Canberra Times.

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