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Australia’s Indigenous Population Revisited
A new study estimates Australia's pre-colonization Indigenous population at 2.2 million, suggesting a greater impact of diseases and massacres than previously thought.
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The Guardian
Australia’s Indigenous population estimated at 2.2m before ‘demographic catastrophe’ of colonisation
Study finds earlier numbers were underestimated, suggesting impact of diseases and massacres were much greater than previously thoughtGet our breaking news email, free
2026-09-15 09:00 UTC