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

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

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Answer 1

The continents have more or less been in their same place during the entire duration of humans have been on Earth. During ice ages though, the water levels were drastically lower. So shallow waters today could have been passable by people walking, and there could have been more islands in between major stops. That whole area north of Australia and into Indonesia would had much more land for people to cross.