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Plight of the Aborigines
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New Straits Times
05-15-2002
Plight of the Aborigines
Edition: 2*
Section: Try This!
WHEN I first visited Australia on my round-the-world adventure, I was curious about its history.
Besides kangaroos and koalas, I learnt that there was much hidden treasure to discover.
The Aborigines make up a very important part of Australian history.
The word "Aborigine" comes from a Latin word meaning "from the beginning". Although the natives preferred to call themselves "Koori", the Europeans settlers who came to Australia named them Aborigines.
There has been much research on the history of the ...
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