Land Rights - A continueing Struggle

By sarah wood

  • Terra Nullius

    Captian Cook discovered Australia and declared it Terra Nullius.

  • Governor Bourke reinforces Terra Nullius

    Governor Bourke ensured their would be no recognition of Aboriginal rights to land.

  • Administrative responsibility

    Administrative responsibility for aboriginal and torres strait islander peoples to the commonweatlh

  • Tent Embassy

    An Aboriginal tent embassy established on the lawn in front of the Australian parliament.

  • Tent Embassy Middle of Night

    The tent embassy was establised in the middle of the night by Gary Foley and Michael Anderson.

  • Whitlam Government elected

    The Whitlam government announced self determination as the framework for aboriginal affairs policy and a temporary cessation of mining application licences on Commonwealth Aboriginal Reserves.

  • Aboriginal Land Rights Acts granted

    Fraser Government passed ALRA, which officially granted land title to the Gurindji and other tribes in the Northern Territory.

  • Aboriginal Land Rights Acts

    Whitlam established a significant bureaucracy to support Aboriginal welfare and land rights claims and passed the Aboriginal Land Rights Acts.

  • Tent Embassy Re-established

    The tent embassy was re-established on the grounds of Old Parliament House in 1992.