"Dominion" was not a term introduced until 1907, ergo Australia did not achieve self-government "as a Dominion," despite being accorded Dominion status later on. If the purpose of that disclaimer is to make it clear that it was still part of the Empire, I think the phrase "self-government" rather than "independence" does that adequately enough.
I'm not sure how Australia can be said to have achieved self-government first, when New Zealand achieved self-government in 1852 and 'responsible self-government' in 1856, and Australia didn't exist as a political entity until 1901.
While New Zealand never received convicts as a penal colony to the extent the Australians did, New Zealand for a brief period did see incoming penal labour.
In 1839 after the Treaty of Waitangi, New Zealand was made a part of New South Wales - the Australian State - and remained so until 1841. In this brief period, New Zealand received prisoners just like Australia until 1841, when New Zealand became a separate colony and deported those convicts back to Australia.
The question was specifically worded to include 'penal settlements' and there were no settlements founded in New Zealand which were penal settlements for the primary purpose of receiving convicts. The convicts that were deported back to Australia in 1841 had absconded from Australia in the first place and then claimed to be whalers and sealers on arrival in New Zealand.
Ok... how on Earth did 18% of people get the sheep one correct? 18%?!? They probably just skimmed over the question and clicked New Zealand because of all the memes, but only 18% of people got this right? What?!
Wales has the highest number of half-man half-sheep hybrids due to historical breeding practices.
In 1839 after the Treaty of Waitangi, New Zealand was made a part of New South Wales - the Australian State - and remained so until 1841. In this brief period, New Zealand received prisoners just like Australia until 1841, when New Zealand became a separate colony and deported those convicts back to Australia.