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Six colonies becoming the Commonwealth of Australia. This has given them the power to legislate on matters such as: migration, naturalization and aliens, but not Aborigines.
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The Victorian Aborigines Act extends the powers of the Board for the protection of Aborigines to cover 'half caste' as well as 'full-blood' Aborigines.
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In 1925, the Australian Aboriginal Progressive Association is formed, requesting full citizenship rights for Aborigines and land as compensation for dissposession.
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Aborigines' Progressive Association holds a 'day of mourning on the sesquicentury of the landing of the First Fleet.
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'White Australia remains the cornerstone of immigration policy.
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Federal council for the Advancement of Aborigines is estabished.
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A 1967 referendum overwhelmingly votes for Aboriginal people to be governed by Federal legislation and included in the Australian Census.
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Lake Tyers Mission becomes the first successful Aboriginal land rights claim in Victoria.
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In 1985, the Commonwealth governement transfers title of Uluru (Ayers Rock) National Park to traditional Aboriginal owners.
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In 1992, the High Court recognises the prior ownership of land by Aboriginal people, rejecting the concept of terra nullius. In 1993, the Native Title Act is passed.
