The policy adopted towards the Aborigines in Australia in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries can only be described as 'genocidal', Discuss

The policy adopted towards the Aborigines in Australia in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries can only be described as 'genocidal', Discuss In the study of Australian history, the policies adopted towards the Aborigines in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, is arguably the most controversial area to date. In the current climate of heat in Aboriginal affairs, 'genocide' is a word, which is mostly avoided by historians of both, black and white origin. This can be …

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