The Colonial Frontier Massacres digital map project identified over 400 massacre sites where more than 10,000 Indigenous people were killed by colonists between 1788 and 1930, revealing the violent reality of Australia’s founding. The project’s final results, released in 2022, aim to break the ‘great Australian silence’ surrounding the genocidal acts committed during colonization, with researchers highlighting the fierce resistance of First Nations peoples and the devastating impact of these massacres on Indigenous communities. The map provides undeniable evidence of the horrors faced by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, prompting a call for further understanding and acknowledgment of these historical atrocities.
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Jury hears more of Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ ‘debauchery’
Sean "Diddy" Combs faces serious charges in a sex trafficking trial, including racketeering conspiracy, with the potential for life imprisonment if convicted. A former girlfriend, referenced as Jane, testified that Combs dismissed her requests to stop having sexual encounters with other men, threatening to cut off her rent payments when she expressed her discomfort. The trial has featured multiple witnesses, including another former girlfriend, Cassie Ventura, who described similar exploitative experiences, raising significant concerns about...
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