Australian Native Land Rights By emmalewis Jan 26, 1788 Terra Nullius Established The concept that the land of Australia was uninhabited at the time of British settlement. Period: Jan 1, 1840 to Jan 1, 1849 British colonial office wanted Australian colonialists to recognise Native Title Period: Jan 1, 1870 to Jan 1, 1879 Indigenous groups begin tp petition for their own right to farming lands in NSW Jan 26, 1967 1967 Referendum Jan 26, 1972 Whitlam Announces "Self Determination" Policy Jan 26, 1972 First Aboriginal Tent Embassy Erected at Parliament House Jan 26, 1976 Fraser passes Aboriginal Land Rights Act Jan 26, 1992 Tent Embassy Re-Established Dec 1, 1993 Native Title Act Passed (Mabo Decision) Jan 26, 1996 Wik Case Tension between pastoralists and Indigenous peoples about land rights and ownership. Jan 26, 1997 Native Title Amendment Bill