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Australia's First Peoples

Gooreng Gooreng Elder Uncle Richard Johnson Source: Credit: Amy Chien-Yu Wang

Australia’s First Peoples are the world’s oldest living civilization dating back some 50,000 years according to a recent genetic study by an international team of academics. Yet, many Australians know little about the history of our First People.


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Australia’s First Peoples are the world’s oldest living civilization dating back some 50,000 years according to a recent genetic study by an international team of academics. Yet, many Australians know little about the history of our First People.



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