Aboriginal and Torres strait

By jmccoy
  • Terra Nullius

    Terra Nullius

    Terra nullius means "nobody's land". This doctrine has existed in the law of nations throughout the development of Western democracy.
  • Right to vote

    Right to vote

    Those in New South Wales, Tasmania, Queensland, and Victoria achieve the right to vote in the Federal election on 16 December 1903 under this Act.
  • international convention on the elimination of racial discrimination

    international convention on the elimination of racial discrimination

    The International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (ICERD) is a United Nations convention. A third-generation human rights instrument, the Convention commits its members to the elimination of racial discrimination and the promotion of understanding among all races.
  • Referendum

    Referendum

    The second question of the 1967 Australian referendum of 27 May 1967, called by the Holt Government, related to Indigenous Australians.
  • Native Title Act

    Native Title Act

    The Native Title Act 1993 is a law passed by the Australian Parliament, the purpose of which is "to provide a national system for the recognition and protection of native title and for its co-existence with the national land management system".