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Aboriginals fight for human rights
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1901
The commonwealth of Australia started to form and indigenous Australians were excluded from normal things like voting. -
1938
The first major protest by aboriginal people, the manifesto "Aborigines claim citizen rights" -
1949
Australian citizen act listened to the indigenous Australians and let them vote if the were enrolled for state elections. -
1967
A referendum was held - 90.7% of Australians voted yes to count indigenous Australians in the census and to give the commonwealth government the power to make new laws for them. -
1971
Neville Bonner became the first indigenous member of parliament when he filled a casual senate vacancy.