The Fight for Human RIghts.

By azaria.paselio

  • Celebrate or Mourn?

    Celebrate or Mourn?
    On Australia Day 1938 a meeting of Aboriginal people was held in Sydney. A document called "Aborigines Claim Citizen Rights" was circulated.

  • The Universal Declaration of Human Rights

    The Universal Declaration of Human Rights
    The Universal Declaration of Human Rights is adopted by the newly-formed United Nations, and supported by Australia.

  • Freedom Riders demand equal treatment.

    Freedom Riders demand equal treatment.
    A group led by Aboriginal activist Charles Perkins made a bus tour through New South Wales. They protested about discrimination in shops, theatres, bars, clubs and swimming pools

  • Gurindji People demand a better deal.

    Gurindji People demand a better deal.
    200 workers walked off the Wave Hill cattle station in the Northern Territory. They wanted better wages and conditions, and their traditional lands back. The Gurindji eventually gained ownership of the area in 1985.

  • White voters demand a better deal for first Australians

    White voters demand a better deal for first Australians
    After a 90% 'yes' vote the government gave Indigenous Australians the right to vote and be counted in censuses, and ended the protection policies.