Individual,

Look up "Australian history - colonisation" on the
web. It's not hard to find.

Look up "Australian history - colonisation" on the
web.
Foxy,
I did but I can't find anything that is written by non-academics ! There's nothing online when Google "Australian History written by non-Academics".

Individual,

http://theguardian.com/australia-news/2019/mar/04/the-killing-times-the-massacres-of-aboriginal-people-australia-must-confront

And -

http://australianstogether.org.au/discover/australian-history/colonisation/

There's more on the web.

Foxy,
I will read through this but at first glance it looks very selective, no scene of Hell's Gate or shipwrecks. Right now I'm listening to an ABC radio programme about an Aboriginal chap called Fernando who clearly colours in more than just ochré.
Anyhow, I'll let you my view on this after reading.

Foxy,

You would also attribute all the good things as well to Cook?

Democratic Government, Medicare, equal rights for Aboriginal women, same-sex marriage, "sit down money". unemployment relief, McDonald's and KFC, Domino"s, post WWII migration from Europe, et al?

Is Mise,
An ABC story this arvo mentioned "the happy handsome people" before Europeans arrived. No mention of the much talked about interaction with the Maccassans in northern Australia long before the Europeans but, I'd imagine it won't be long before there'll be countless reports of the "friendly relationships". Anything is good in Aborigine Land as long as no Europeans, only their money & falling ar$e over backwards efforts to make things good are involved !