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First Aboriginal protest
The first time aborigines nationally protested for their rights. -
Freedom riders demand equal treatment
Aboriginal activists made a bus tour protesting discrimination against Aboriginal through New South Wales, led by Charles Perkins. -
Gurindji people demand a better deal
200 workers in the Northern Territory walked off the Wave Hill cattle station to get better wages, conditions, and their land back. -
White voters demand a better deal for first Australians
Aboriginals got the right to vote and get counted in censuses after a 90% 'yes' vote. -
Aboriginal tent embassy set up in Canberra
The Embassy said that blacks were now going to get up and fight back on the issues of education, health , police victimization, locking people up. - Bobby Sykes -
Land rights granted to Aboriginals
Aboriginals should get back the land where they lived and had traditionally live which was recommended by a government commission -
First Aboriginal land rights act
The law granting them land really only gave them arid and useless land, claims for other land were often thrown out by the court -
Terra nullius ended by Eddie Mabo
Eddie and his people lived on Murray Island for thousands of years. The High Court agreed that they were the rightful owners. -
Cathy Freeman at the Sydney Olympics
Cathy Freeman lit the torch at the Sydney Olympic. When competing in sprinting she won the 400m sprint. -
The Walk for Reconciliation
250,000 people walked across Sydney Harbour Bridge and up to 400,000 walked to Melbourne in order to get the Prime Minister to apologize for the past treatment of Aborigines. -
Apologies to the Aboriginals
Former Prime Minister, Kevin Rudd, offered an apology to Aboriginals for the discrimination and cruelty that they faced. -
Constitutional recognition of Aboriginals
Julia Gillard, Former Prime Minister of Australia, announced plans for aboriginals to be recognized in the constitution.