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A controversial bestseller that described a flourishing, advanced Indigenous civilisation prior to colonisation has been “debunked” in a “damning” new book.

A controversial bestseller that described a flourishing, advanced Indigenous civilisation prior to colonisation has been “debunked” in a “damning” new book.

In 2014, Bruce Pascoe’s Dark Emu revolutionised interpretations of Indigenous history, arguing that Aboriginal people engaged in agriculture, irrigation and construction prior to the arrival of Europeans. Now, in a new book, two highly respected academics say that there is little evidence for these claims.

In this episode, academic Peter Sutton and freelance writer Stuart Rintoul discuss the factual gaps in 2014 publishing phenomenon Dark Emu.

What Pieter de Hooch, social media, and the lockdown taught me.