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And the native Australians have the skin pigmentation to deal with it.

Extreme equatorial sunlight still causes skin cancer even in full pigmentation islanders of northern Australia, PNG, Torres Strait, etc.

https://sundoctors.com.au/blog/how-aboriginal-peoples-master...

https://www.ourmobandcancer.gov.au/ways-to-help-protect-agai...

There's some additional protection, even so most people with long Australasian family histories hang out under trees at midday.

  Mad dogs and Englishmen
  go out in the midday sun

EDIT: come to think of it, this may explain the popularity of pith helmets in the chap hop scene: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eELH0ivexKA

I definitely don't (not native, very pale)

I think the parent may be referring to the indigenous Australian (i.e. Aboriginal people) - who are basically black-skinned, and have been here for a lot longer than other races.

(Even they came to Australia from South East Asia originally - tens of thousands of years ago - back when there was a land-bridge).

I know, they were referring to them, I live in Australia.

I was just saying I’m not native and I have pale skin which is worse for sun damage, unlike our indigenous counterparts

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