INVASION DAY MARCH HIGHLIGHTS A HISTORY OF INHERENT RACISM

Between 1788 and 1900 the Indigenous population of Australia was reduced by almost 90%  (Harris, J. 2003, “Hiding the Bodies: the myth of the humane colonisation of Australia“, Journal of Aboriginal History, Vol. 27, pg.79-104). 90% – this means that as a direct result of the British colonising the land, Indigenous Australians were almost at the point of extinction.