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Day of mourning held by the Aborigines League and the Aborigines Progressive Association. It is the first major protest by Indigenous people. The manifesto "Aborigines Claim Citizen Rights" and the newspaper "Abo Call" are published.
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All Indigenous people are given the vote in Commonwealth elections.
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Through the referendum, Indigenous Australians have the right to be counted in the census and the Commonwealth Government has the power to make laws for them
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Tent Embassy established outside Parliament House. It adopts the Indigenous flag.
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Whitlam hands back title to Gurindji people
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Racial Discrimination Act 1975 passed
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Aboriginal Land Rights Act (NT)
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Aboriginal Land Rights Act 1983 (NSW) recognizes dispossession and displacement
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Uluru handed back to traditional owners
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Mabo decision by the High Court overturns terra nullius and rules that native title exists over unalienated Crown land, national parks, and reserves
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Native Title Act
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The High Court rules in the Wik decision that native title and pastoral leases can co-exist.
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Commonwealth Parliament makes the statement of commitment to Reconciliation
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Bringing Them Home, the report of the inquiry into the Stolen Generations is released. It recommends a national sorry day to commemorate the history and effects of removing children from their families.
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Native Title Amendment Act 1998 is passed; seen by many to reduce native title rights for Indigenous people.
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Prime Minister Kevin Rudd says "sorry" to the Stolen Generations
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Prime Minister Julia Gillard announces plans to recognize Indigenous Australians in the Constitution.