BellingenNSW
"Students will only learn First Nations’ history following European colonisation in 1788".
https://theconversation.com/nsw-will-remove-65-000-years-of-aboriginal-history-from-its-syllabus-its-a-step-backwards-for-education-240111
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NSW will remove 65,000 years of Aboriginal history from its syllabus. It’s a step backwards for education

By limiting the syllabus to events post-1788, the NSW Education Standards Authority indirectly sends students the message that Australia’s ‘history’ began at colonisation.

The Conversation
Oct 6, 2024 at 4:29amWeb
Show threadBrett Sheffield (he/him)Oct 6, 2024

@Bellingen Perhaps they are limiting the time period to post-colonisation so students can focus in more detail on the massacres, the stolen generations and so forth. Oh, and that time we let Britain test nukes on their land at Maralinga and Emu Field without evacuating everyone first.

If that were the case, I'd *almost* support this move.