How did the indigenous get to Australia when the continents drifted apart much earlier?

Question

How did the indigenous get to Australia when the continents drifted apart much earlier?

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Answer 1

Despite lower sea levels, as far as we know there was no land bridge between south-east Asia and Sahul (Australia and Papua) during the Pleistocene.Therefore by boat. Sahul would have been over the horizon from the nearest point (Timor), but bushfire smoke may have indicated the presence of land to coastal travellers coming from Asia.