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Captian Cook discovered Australia and declared it Terra Nullius.
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Governor Bourke ensured their would be no recognition of Aboriginal rights to land.
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Administrative responsibility for aboriginal and torres strait islander peoples to the commonweatlh
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An Aboriginal tent embassy established on the lawn in front of the Australian parliament.
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The tent embassy was establised in the middle of the night by Gary Foley and Michael Anderson.
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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.
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Fraser Government passed ALRA, which officially granted land title to the Gurindji and other tribes in the Northern Territory.
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Whitlam established a significant bureaucracy to support Aboriginal welfare and land rights claims and passed the Aboriginal Land Rights Acts.
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The tent embassy was re-established on the grounds of Old Parliament House in 1992.