guest_writer 0 2004-05-20T00:00:00Z In 1788, indigenous people in Australia faced the first wave of European migration. Believing the entire continent was "terra nullius", an empty land free to be colonised by those who claimed and held it, free settlers with the help of convict labour were quick to establish the new colony. By and large, resistance from indigenous people was dealt with harshly. Either deliberately, through massa... Alex 44320 false false false false 2004-05-20T00:00:00Z Rayfield 5561 8512 0 1 West Papua australia-and-west-papua-by-alex-rayfield Australia & West Papua 2009-09-25T06:52:51Z 12700