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Australia and its People › History
Who were the first inhabitants of Australia?
- Dutch explorers who settled the west coast
- British settlers who arrived in 1788
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples who have lived in Australia for tens of thousands of years
Why this is the correct answer
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples have lived on the Australian continent for at least 65,000 years, making them among the world's oldest continuous cultures. European settlement began only in 1788, thousands of years after Indigenous Australians had developed rich and complex societies.