The Europeans were as bad in Tasmania as they were in South Africa. Doesn't bear thinking about, actually.

Wholeheartedly agreed. From my understanding, the history in Tasmania is so grotesque that CK could not possibly do it justice in polite language.

Edit: I have deleted my quotation from Brittanica, as it is redundant with paulb's excellent link, except to disabuse any who might think the link is in any way an internet fiction.