Opinion

Yes, Prime Minister, slavery did happen in Australia

Jenna Price
Updated July 2 2021 - 2:47am, first published June 11 2020 - 6:00pm
James Cook may not have been a slaver by trade, but an enlightened humanitarian he was not. Picture: Getty Images
James Cook may not have been a slaver by trade, but an enlightened humanitarian he was not. Picture: Getty Images

Do Australians understand the history of colonisation in our country? Do we understand what happened to the Aboriginal people after 1770? Do we recognise the harm done to Aboriginal people since their country was invaded, then and now?

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Jenna Price

Jenna Price is a Canberra Times columnist and a visiting fellow at the Australian National University.

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