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Fight for Aboriginal rights
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Aborigines claim citizen rights
On Australia Day in 1938, a meeting of Aboriginal people was held in Sydney -
Allows Indigenous Australians the right to vote in federal elections only
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Freedom Riders demand equal treatment
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Gurindji people demand a better deal
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White voters demand a better deal for first Australians
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Aboriginal tent embassy set up in Canberra
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Land rights to be granted to first Australians
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First Aboriginal Land Rights Act
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The High Court agreed saying that '' terra nullius '' was wrong and racist
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Native Title Act allowed Indigenous Australians to claim land rights
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Priminister's refusal to say sorry to indigenous Australians for past wrongs
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government announces the formation of the Indigenous Implementation Board
To improve social and economic outcomes for Aboriginals