Civil Rights of Indigenous Australians By hsambal Jan 26, 1938 Day of Mourning and Protest May 21, 1962 Aboriginal Australians are given the right to vote in federal elections and in state elections (except Queensland) Period: Feb 12, 1965 to Feb 26, 1965 Australian Freedom Rides Jul 23, 1966 The Wave Hill Walk-Off May 27, 1967 Aboriginal Australian's officially included in the Census Jun 11, 1975 Racial Discrimination Act (1975) passed Oct 26, 1985 Uluru handed back to its traditional Owners 1992 "Terra Nullius" is overturned and the high court rules that unalienated land belongs to Indigenous people May 28, 2000 People's Walk for Aboriginal Reconciliation Feb 14, 2004 Redfern Riots Feb 13, 2008 Prime Minister Kevin Rudd apologises the the Stolen Generation