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Commonwealth of Australia formed
indigenous Australians are excluded from the census and the lawmaking powers of the commonwealth parliament. -
White Australia policy.
Indigenous people are excluded from the vote, pensions, employment in post offices enlistment in Armed Forces, maternity allowance. -
Day of Mourning
Day of Mourning held by the aborigines league and the aborigines progressive association(1937). It is the first major protest by indigenous people. -
Voting Rights
All indigenous people are given the vote in Commonwealth elections. -
Referendum
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. -
Tent Embassy
Tent embassy established outside parliament house. It adopts the indigenous flag. -
Whitlam Government elected
White Australia policy abolished. Department of aboriginal affairs established.Self-determination adopted as policy for indigenous people. -
Whitlam hands back title to Gurindji people
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Racial Discrimination Act 1975 passed
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Aboriginal Day extended to national aborigines week
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Aboriginal Land Right Act
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Aboriginal Land Rights Act(NSW) recognizes dispossession and displacement
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Uluru handed back to traditional owners
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Mabo decision
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
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Howard government elected
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The high court rules
The high court rules in the Wik decision that native title and pastoral leases can co-exist -
Commonwealth parliament makes statement of commitment to reconciliation.
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Pauline Hanson
Pauline Hanson and her one nation party campaign against what they say is 'special treatment' for aboriginal people;. -
Bringing them home
Bringing them home, the report of the inequity into the stolen generations, is released. It recommends a national sorry day you commemorate the history and effects of removing children from their families. -
Howard's apology
Howard makes a personal apology to the stolen generations, but refuses to make an official apology on behalf of Australia. -
Sea of Hand
Sea of hands outside parliament house in Canberra in support of reconciliation and the Wik decision. -
The national reconciliation conference
hundreds of people turn their backs on Howard during his speech, in protest at his refusal to apologise to the stolen generation -
Native title amendment
Native title amendment act is passes, seen by many to reduce native title rights for indigenous people. -
National sorry day
First national sorry day- over 1 million signatures collected in sorry books -
Apology to the aborigines
Prime Minister Kevin Rudd says SORRY to the stolen generations -
Recognize indigenous Australians in the constitution.
Prime Minister Julia Gillard announces plans to recognise indigenous Australians in the constitution.
