More than 50 European ships made landfall on Australian soil between 1520 and 1770 and reported that it was inhabited by Indigenous people. Recent evidence show that it was the Portuguese to arrive in Australia First.
With interviews and comments from Journalist & Writer, Peter Trickett; and archaeologist Daryl Guse, Kulasegaram Sanchayan presents the interaction the First Australians had with early European visitors.
Other episodes in this series:

First Australians: Part 1
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10:15
Episode 2

First Australians: Part 2
SBS Tamil
11:19
Episode 3

First Australians: Part 3
SBS Tamil
11:15
Episode 4

First Australians: Part 4
SBS Tamil
11:15
Episode 5

First Australians: Part 5
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12:15
Episode 6

First Australians: Part 6
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11:35
Episode 7

First Australians: Part 7
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11:19
Episode 8

First Australians: Part 8
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11:19
Episode 9

First Australians: Part 9
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11:15
Episode 10

First Australians: Part 10
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11:35
Episode 11

First Australians: Part 11
SBS Tamil
11:31
Episode 12

First Australians: Part 12
SBS Tamil
10:25
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