Civil Rights in Australia
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Updated: 13 Aug 2021
A timeline of all the significant dates about civil rights in Australia from 1900-now.
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Created byHayah
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1901- Constitution becomes law of the land1938- Fight for the right to voote1949- Partial voting rights for Indigenous people1957- Promoting Aboriginal Sunday1958- Campaign to end Constitution's discrimination against Indigenous people1962- Commonwealth voting permitted for all Indigenous people1965 -Indigenous people get the right to vote1967- Referendum for Indigenous rights1970-1971- Aboriginal Medical Services setup and first Indigenous member of parliament1972- White Australia Policy Abolished1975- Racial Discrimination Act passed1976- Aboriginal Land Rights Act (NT)1978- First Indigenous law graduate1983- Aboriginal Land Rights Act 1983 (NSW) recognizes dispossession and displacement.1985- Uluru handed back to traditional owners.1987- Hawke sets up Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody.1988- NADOC name changed to NAIDOC1990- ATSIC established1992- Terra nullius overtunred1993- Native Title Act1995- Push for constitutional reform2000- People's walk for Aboriginal reconciliation2007- Election pledge for new referendum2008- Apology to the Stolen Generations2008- Push for recognition grows2010- Prime minister announces plans for Indigenous community2013- Leaders support act for recognition2015- Polls show support2015- Long-awaited committee report released2015- Political and Indigenous leaders plot path to referendum2018- Prime minister apologises to child sexual abuse victims and survivors2016- Reparations package for Stolen Generation survivors2021- NT and ACT compensation for Stolen Generations2019- Compensation under the Native Title Act
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