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More than 2 million Indigenous people lived in Australia in 1788: new research

Content warning: This article discusses mass death, epidemics, frontier violence, and the structural violence experienced by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

The Conversation · Sep 15

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

The Guardian - AU · Sep 15

Australian court rules to release youngest serial killer in notorious Snowtown murders

One of the three serial killers involved in Australia’s notorious Bodies-in-Barrels murders is set to be released

The Independent UK · Sep 15

175 years of university architecture reflects Australian history. We shouldn’t let that history be lost

Half a decade ago, Australian universities were thrust into an international experiment in online learning and working. Suddenly, bricks and mortar campuses seemed redundant.

The Conversation · Sep 15

Hanson ‘regrets’ hurt caused by remark about ‘primitive’ First Nations people

Pauline Hanson has expressed “regret” for describing Australia’s Indigenous people as “the most primitive race on earth”, saying it “wasn’t my intention to hurt people”.

The Conversation · Sep 15

Pauline Hanson says she’s sorry ‘if I offended people’ with Indigenous Australians remarks

One Nation leader had been condemned by figures from across the political spectrum over the resurfaced podcast comments

The Guardian - AU · Sep 15

David Hockney: Portraits in Print reveals lesser-known aspects of the celebrated artist

I first fell under the spell of David Hockney’s prints as a student of printmaking and life drawing. Australia had been my home for only a few years and I found a key to my experience of movement and growth in the series A Rake’s Progress (1961–63), completed after Hockney’s…

The Conversation · Sep 15

Middle East war increasing demand for Australian coal

In the aftermath of the war in the Middle East, coal from Australia seems a safer bet than gas from other sources, a major producer of the fossil fuel says.

AAP · Sep 15

Poorly fitting sports bras are forcing some women and girls away from sport – new research

Australian sport has a participation problem, especially when it comes to girls and women.

The Conversation · Sep 15

Oils drum kit one of 50 treasures of Aussie performance

A drum kit that belonged to the late Midnight Oil drummer Rob Hirst is one of the treasures going on display at the Australian Museum of Performing Arts.

AAP · Sep 15