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Day of Mourning
Day of mourning held by the Aborigines League (est 1932) and the Aborigines Progressive Association (1973). It is the first major protest by Indigenous people. The manifesto "Aborigines Claim Citizen Rights" and the newspaper "Abo Call" are published. -
Right to vote
All Indigenous people are given the right to vote in Commonwealth Elections. -
1967 Referendum
Referendum held - 90.7% of Australians vote YES to count Indigenous Australians in the census and to give the Commonwealth Government the power to make laws for them. -
Adoption of the Indigenous flag
Tent Embassy established outside Parliament House. It adopts the Indigenous Flag -
Racial Discrimination Act
Racial Discrimination Act 1975 (Cth) passed. -
Handing back title to Gurindji people
Whitlam hands back title to Gurindji people -
Aboriginal Land Rights Act
Aboriginal Land Rights Act
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Aboriginal Land Rights Act 1983 (NSW)
Aboriginal Land Rights Act 1983 (NSW) recognizes dispossession and displacement -
Handing back of Uluru
Uluru handed back to traditional owners -
Overturning Terra Nullius
Mabo decision by the High Court overturns terra nullius and rules that native title exists over unalienated Crown land, national parks and reserves -
Native title act
The Native Title Act 1993 is a law passed by the Australian Parliament the purpose of which is "to provide a national system for the recognition and protection of native title and for its co-existence with the national land management system". -
Co-existing of native title and pastoral leases
The High Court rules in the Wik decision that native title and pastoral leases can co-exist. -
The publication of Bringing Them Home report
Bringing Them Home, the report of the inquiry into the Stolen Generations, is released. It recommends a national sorry day to commemorate the history and effects of removing children from their families. -
Native Title Amendment Act 1998
Native Title Amendment Act 1998 is passed; seen by many to reduce native title rights for Indigenous people -
Formal Apology by Kevin Rudd
Prime Minister Kevin Rudd says 'Sorry' to the Stolen Generations -
Plans to recognize Indigenous Australians in the Constitution
Prime Minister Julia Gillard announces plans to recognize Indigenous Australians in the Constitution
