Australian Civil Rights Movement

By ThomGibbons
  • Period: 60,000 BCE to

    Up to 60,000 years of Indigenous Culture and Occupation of Australia

  • Captain Cook Arrives in Australia

    Captain Cook first arrived in Australia on this date.

  • The First Fleet Arrives

    The First Fleet arrived in Australia on this date.
  • Period: to

    Indigenous Children are taken from their families by the state

    This period is roughly the time that Indigenous Children were taken from their families. This would later be referred to as "The Stolen Generations"

  • Indigenous Australians gain the Right to Vote

    Indigenous Australians gained the Right to Vote in 1962.

  • "I Have a Dream" Speech

    Martin Luther King Jr makes his famous "I Have a Dream" speech in the United States of America

  • Indigenous People are Included in the National Census

    Indigenous People are Included in the National Census.

  • The Redfern Address

    Paul Keating delivers his address at Redfern

  • Mabo Decision is Made

  • Bringing Them Home Report (The Stolen Generations)

  • The Apology

    Prime Minister Kevin Rudd formally apologises to the Stolen Generations on behalf of Australia.