What did Australia really look like when it was colonised?: Bruce Pascoe

from How We Got Here · host David Thom

Bruce Pascoe is one of the most exciting and controversial minds in Australia. His book Dark Emu broke open the idea the Aboriginal civilisations were primitive nomadic societies. I brought him on to talk about one fascinating question: Over 60,000 years of uninterupted cultural development, can you perfect society? On this episode of How We Got Here, David Thom and Bruce Pascoe discuss time, agriculture and law throughout all of Australian history. How We Got Here: Host: David Thom Music: Anya Haywood

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