{
  "id": 7520331,
  "title": "More than 2 million Indigenous people lived in Australia in 1788: new research",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/more-than-2-million-indigenous-people-lived-in-australia-in-1788-new",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-15T09:00:49.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Conversation AU",
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    "url": "https://theconversation.com/more-than-2-million-indigenous-people-lived-in-australia-in-1788-new-research-291278"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Genetic, archaeological and environmental evidence suggest the Indigenous population fell by more than 90% In the 70 years after the British invaded.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Guardian",
        "title": "Australia’s Indigenous population estimated at 2.2m before ‘demographic catastrophe’ of colonisation",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/australias-indigenous-population-estimated-at-2-2m-before-demographic",
        "published": "2026-09-15T09:00:31.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}