Fight for Aboriginal rights By Zoë Murphy Period: Jan 1, 1938 to Mar 14, 2016 Fight for Aboriginal rights Jan 26, 1938 Aborigines claim citizen rights On Australia Day in 1938, a meeting of Aboriginal people was held in Sydney Mar 14, 1949 Allows Indigenous Australians the right to vote in federal elections only Mar 14, 1965 Freedom Riders demand equal treatment Mar 14, 1966 Gurindji people demand a better deal Mar 14, 1967 White voters demand a better deal for first Australians Mar 14, 1972 Aboriginal tent embassy set up in Canberra Mar 14, 1974 Land rights to be granted to first Australians Mar 14, 1975 First Aboriginal Land Rights Act May 14, 1992 The High Court agreed saying that '' terra nullius '' was wrong and racist Mar 14, 1993 Native Title Act allowed Indigenous Australians to claim land rights Mar 14, 2000 Priminister's refusal to say sorry to indigenous Australians for past wrongs Jan 9, 2009 government announces the formation of the Indigenous Implementation Board To improve social and economic outcomes for Aboriginals