World & National · Oceania
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 thought Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The number of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in Australia before colonisation was dramatically underestimated,
Live
Sources
Study finds earlier numbers were underestimated, suggesting impact of diseases and massacres were much greater than previously thought Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The number of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in Australia before colonisation was dramatically underestimated,
Same desk
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued September 16 at 5:29PM EDT until September 16 at 6:15PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH16 September 2026
- Federal Reserve raises interest rates for the 1st time since 202316 September 2026
- Flash Flood Warning issued September 16 at 3:28PM MDT until September 16 at 5:45PM MDT by NWS Salt Lake City UT16 September 2026