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Why were the Europeans able to drive Australia's Aborigines off the best land and into the dry interior?

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The Europeans were able to drive Australia's Aborigines off the best land and into the dry interior because the Europeans had better military technology and equipment.

The population of Indigenous Australians when the permanent European settlement took place, has been estimated at between 318,000 and 1,000,000 with a distribution akin to that of the current Australian population, with the majority settled in the south-east, centered along the Murray River.

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The Europeans were able to drive Australia's Aborigines off the best land and into the dry interior due to a great deal of superiority in their weaponry, since the Aborigines were using primal weapons and tools.
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