Colonial expansionIn 1813, and crossed the, west of Sydney, opening the interior to European settlement. Traditional ownership of land (') was not recognised in law until 1992, when the held in that the legal doctrine that Australia had been ('land belonging to no one') did not apply to Australia at the time of British settlement. As a result of the, the Federal government's power to enact special laws with respect to a particular race was extended to enable the making of laws with respect to Aboriginals. A government policy of 'assimilation' beginning with the resulted in the removal of many Aboriginal children from their families and communities - referred to as the - a practice which also contributed to the decline in the indigenous population.
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