{
  "id": 14615333,
  "title": "Scientists reveal 93% of Australia's Indigenous population was lost in just 73 years",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/scientists-reveal-93-of-australias-indigenous-population-was-lost-in",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-10-14T23:34:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "ScienceDaily",
    "slug": "sciencedaily",
    "url": "https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/10/261013015807.htm"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "A groundbreaking study suggests that 2.22 million Indigenous Australians lived on the continent before European colonization, far more than previously believed. Researchers estimate that 93% of this population was lost within 73 years, revealing a demographic catastrophe on a scale that dramatically changes our understanding of Australian history.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Phys.org",
        "title": "Time to redefine concept of health: Indigenous views of health reveal gaps in Western health frameworks",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/time-to-redefine-concept-of-health-indigenous-views-of-health-reveal",
        "published": "2026-10-15T13:00:05.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}