DanniZHENGSunYat-senUniversityHowmanyAboriginalpeopleandTorresStraitIslandersareestimatedtohavebeeninAustraliaatthestartofEuropeansettlement?a)1000000b)750000c)250000d)50000HowmanyAboriginalpeopleandTorresStraitIslandersarethereinAustraliatoday?a)483,000b)243,000c)820,000d)13,000ThehistoryofIndigenousAustraliansisthoughttohavespanned40,000to45,000years,althoughsomeestimateshaveputthefigureatupto70,000yearsbeforeEuropeansettlement.livedasnomadsandashunter-gathererswithastrongdependenceonthelandandtheiragricultureforsurvival.ImmigratedfromSouthEastAsiaOneoftheworld'smostprimitiveracesAboriginalchildrencouldnotgotoschooldidnothavearighttovotecouldnotownanylandwerenotcountedinpopulationcensuses.IfanAboriginalgotajob,he/shecouldnottakeitwithoutcertainpermissionandthesalarywaspaidtoa'protector',asitwascalled.Theoneswhowherelivinginreservationshadtoworkabout32hoursaweekwithoutanypaymentatallifanAboriginalwasconsideredtobelazyorprovocative,thispersonwouldbepunishedbybeingarrestedorgetsentawaytosomeprisonislandforanindefinitetime.WaltzingMatildaOnceajollyswagmancampedbesideabillabongUndertheshadeofacoolibahtreeAndhesangashesatandwaited'tilhisbillyboiledYou'llcomeawaltzingmatildawithmeWaltzingmatilda,waltzingmatildaYou'llcomeawaltzingmatildawithmeAndhesangashesatandwaited'tilhisbillyboiledYou'llcomea-waltzingmatildawithmeDowncameajumbucktodrinkatthatbillabongUpjumpedtheswagmanandseizedhimwithgleeAndhesangasheshovedthatjumbuckinhistucker-bagYou'llcomeawaltzingmatildawithmeUproadthesquatter,mountedonhisthoroughbredDowncamethetroopers,one,two,three"Where'sthatjollyjumbuckyou'vegotinyourtucker-bag?"You'llcomea-waltzingmatildawithmeUpjumpedtheswagman,rightintothatbillabong"You'llnevercatchmealive!",saidheAndhisghostmaybeheardasyouridebesidethebillabongYou'llcomea-waltzingmatildawithmeFriendly