Indigenous Australian population was much larger than previously thought and decimated after First Fleet's arrival

Written and edited by the WorldPing NewsdeskPublished Tue, 15 Sep 2026 09:00:02 UTCUpdated Tue, 15 Sep 2026 09:00:02 UTCOriginal reporting: Phys.org

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Australia had a much larger Indigenous population before the arrival of Europeans than previously thought, according to new research.

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Reported by Phys.org and published Tue, 15 Sep 2026 09:00:02 UTC.

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Indigenous Australian population was much larger than previously thought and decimated after First Fleet's arrival

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