may 12, 1972 - 1972:
Description:
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.
Neville Bonner is elected on the Liberal Party ticket in Queensland.
Added to timeline:
Date:
may 12, 1972
Now
~ 53 years ago