Tuesday 4th June 2013 On this day in 2000 over 60,000 people walked across the William Jolly Bridge in Brisbane in support for Aboriginal peoples and Reconciliation Reconciliation Australia Bridge Walk Fact Sheet Reconciliation March across Brisbane’s William Jolly Bridge, 4 June 2000. Photo © Ed Parker.
Read MoreThursday 30th May 2013 Today marks the 33rd Anniversary of the Tiwi peoples receiving Title to the Tiwi Islands in 1980 Tiwi Land Council
Read MoreWednesday 29th May 2013 On this day in 1992 the Torres Strait Islander Flag was launched AIATSIS Fact Sheet TSI Flag Green: Represents the land Blue: Represents the sea White: Represents peace Black: Represents the Indigenous peoples
Read MoreTuesday 28th May 2013 On this day in 2000 over 300,000 people walked across the Sydney Harbour Bridge in support for Aboriginal peoples and Reconciliation Bridge Walk Fact Sheet On May 28, 2000 more than 300,000 people walked across the Sydney Harbour Bridge in support of Indigenous Australians and reconciliation. Held the day after Corroboree […]
Read MoreMonday 27th May 2013 Today is the 46th Anniversary of the success of the 1967 Referendum to amend the Australian Constitution National Archives of Australia Fact Sheet 150 On 27 May 1967 a Federal referendum was held. The first question, referred to as the ‘nexus question’ was an attempt to alter the balance of numbers in the Senate […]
Read MoreMonday 27th May to Monday 3rd June 2013 This week is National Reconciliation Week. National Reconciliation Week celebrates the rich culture and history of Australia’s First Peoples. Initiated in 1996, the week aims to foster reconciliation discussion and activities. Preceded by National Sorry Day on 26 May, National Reconciliation Week is framed by two key events in […]
Read MoreSunday 26th May 2013 Today is the 16th National Sorry Day National Sorry Day Committee Website National Sorry Day is an annual day of commemoration and remembrance of all those who have been impacted by the government policies of forcible removal that have resulted in the Stolen Generations. Sorry Day has been held annually on 26 […]
Read MoreWednesday 8th May 2013 Today is the 16th Anniversary of the 1997 announcement of the Anti-Wik Native Title Claimant ’10 Point Plan’ John Howard’s Amended Wik 10-Point Plan
Read MoreWednesday 1st May 2013 Today is the 67th Anniversary of the Pilbara Aboriginal Stockmen’s Strike in Western Australia (1946) Creative Spirits – Australia’s Longest Strike
Read MoreMonday 15th April 2013 Today is the 22nd Anniversary of the 1991 Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody National Archives of Australia Fact Sheet 112 The Royal Commission produced a number of reports, including individual reports for each death investigated. These were presented separately as they were completed. The Commission also produced an Interim Report, […]
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