No Australian Aborigines

Title pretty much explains it. What would Australia be like if there were no Australian Aborigines by the time Europeans arrive?

Would there still be dingoes? Would megafauna like Diprotodon, Marsupial Lion, Megalania, Procoptodon, Quinkana and Wonambi still be around?

Discuss.
 
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Isn't this almost ASB? The New Guineans would have moved into Australia at some point in the past 10,000 years, since we know they interacted with the Aboriginals and we know the dingo is related to New Guinean dogs. They'd have no reason not to.

Possibly other groups like the Austronesians and the proto-Maori might have moved into Australia, if there really was nothing but big animals to hunt there and no natives to assert control over their territory.
 
Hmmm maybe I should change the title. The idea of this scenario was getting at for sake of argument as impossible as it might of been no humans before Europeans arrived that there were no people populating Australia.
 

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Dingoes - no.
Megafauna - yes.
And a wetter, more forested continent. The Aborigines made it drier by burning forests.
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Since that's the case. I'd imagine then colonization of Australia would be a lot quicker due to no resistance of any natives and with Australia being more forested would come much more resources to collect so this could possibility speed up tech a little sooner.

I can only imagine Europeans bringing megafauna such megalanias (Could even be mistaken for actual dragons at first) and marsupial lions back to Europe to be featured in menageries. Some I'd imagine would be driven to extinction, while others at least suffer declines similar to animals in the new world like grizzlies, wolves, cougars and jaguars. Meanwhile Diprotodons I feel might be tamed at most for work use and meat.
 
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Colonisation probably would be somewhat slower, as with no Aboriginal-managed grasslands the wool industry would not have anything to piggyback off of. Without that, settlement of the interior/the establishment of cities like Melbourne would not have the same financial impetus. An 1850's-esque boom would probably still occur at some point, a generation later than OTL or so, as huge tracts of empty land is definitely going to attract Europeans, but the different patterns of settlement will make Australia look extremely different today.
 
Since that's the case. I'd imagine then colonization of Australia would be a lot quicker due to no resistance of any natives and with Australia being more forested would come much more resources to collect so this could possibility speed up tech a little sooner.

I can only imagine Europeans bringing megafauna such megalanias (Could even be mistaken for actual dragons at first) and marsupial lions back to Europe to be featured in menageries. Some I'd imagine would be driven to extinction, while others at least suffer declines similar to animals in the new world like grizzlies, wolves, cougars and jaguars. Meanwhile Diprotodons I feel might be tamed at most for work use and meat.

The forests might bring more people to australia yes, but native resistance or lack thereof wouldn't do much impact because OTL there was never a organised resistance effort which meaningfully impacted settlement, indeed a lack of Aboriginal australians would likley delay colonisation as they provided vital aid to many initial settlers and the farmers moving into the interior initially.
 
Colonisation probably would be somewhat slower, as with no Aboriginal-managed grasslands the wool industry would not have anything to piggyback off of. Without that, settlement of the interior/the establishment of cities like Melbourne would not have the same financial impetus. An 1850's-esque boom would probably still occur at some point, a generation later than OTL or so, as huge tracts of empty land is definitely going to attract Europeans, but the different patterns of settlement will make Australia look extremely different today.
The forests might bring more people to australia yes, but native resistance or lack thereof wouldn't do much impact because OTL there was never a organised resistance effort which meaningfully impacted settlement, indeed a lack of Aboriginal australians would likley delay colonisation as they provided vital aid to many initial settlers and the farmers moving into the interior initially.
Hmmm all good points there. I can always imagine as said in my above post use Diprotodons for work use such as for leverage and pulling heavy stuff. I mean I doubt they could be fully domesticated but at most tamed like how Indians had tamed Asian Elephants.
 
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