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Indigenous Australians are excluded from the census and the lawmaking powers of the Commonwealth Parliament.
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Australian Citizenship Act gives Indigenous Australians the vote in Commonwealth elections if they are enrolled for State elections or have served in the Armed Forces.
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All Indigenous people are given the vote in Commonwealth elections.
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Referendum held – 90.7% of Australians vote YES to count Indigenous Australians in the census and to give the Commonwealth Government the power to make laws for them.
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Pat O'Shane becomes the first Indigenous law graduate and barrister.
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Council for Aboriginal Reconciliation established by Act of Parliament – to have a 10 year-lifespan.
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First “Survival Day” concert held at La Perouse (in 1998 the event moves to Waverley Oval near Bondi Beach).
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Pauline Hanson and her One Nation Party campaign against what they say is “special treatment” for Aboriginal people.
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PM Howard makes a personal apology to the Stolen Generations, but refuses to make an official apology on behalf of Australia.
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First National Sorry Day – over 1 million signatures collected in Sorry Books.
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Corroboree 2000. Handover of Document for Reconciliation at Sydney Opera House, more than 300 000 join in the Bridge Walk.
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It represented growing calls for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander autonomy
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for indigenous and non indigenous people to work together to create a better future
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Recognising Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the First Peoples of Australia