It is known across the world that Australian people are laid-back, good-humored, affable peoples. However, despite their self-confidence and good humor, all Australians attempt to cover up a disconcerted history, full of maliciousness and brutality. When the first Europeans began coming over to Australia, they found a major obstacle preventing them from being able to colonize this fantastic country. This obstacle was the indigenous people of Australia, the Aborigines (Wikipedia).
It is thought that the Aborigines had lived in Australia for around 60,000 years, and it is widely acknowledged that these people have the oldest surviving continuous culture in the history of the world. In spite of that, within a hundred years, the near annihilation of the Aboriginal culture almost occurred. This event in itself, the attack of the Australian continent by the European settlers, forever changed the lifestyle, the culture, and even the fate of the Aborigines. Their entire lives, as they......
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