The Colonization Of Australia

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- The colonisation of Australia still impacts the lives of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people today. White settlers brought European diseases into Australia and introduced the Indigenous population to alcohol, tabaco and sweets. This is why the Aboriginal communities suffer from a variety of health problems nowadays. Their health is deteriorating because of substance abuse, poor living conditions and poor education (Walker & Miller, 2014).
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people struggle to practice their rites and ceremonies because of the growing white population in Australia and the Western culture becoming more and more dominant. Even though there are support-services for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islanders in