Indigenous Rights Events
This 1967 event allowed the federal government to make laws for Aboriginal people and include them in the census.
What is the 1967 Referendum?
This referendum that recognised Aboriginal people in the census was held in this year.
What is 1967?
The idea that Australia belonged to no one before Europeans arrived.
What is terra nullius?
A 1948 UN document that sets out the basic rights for all people.
What is the Universal Declaration of Human Rights?
Australia has this type of monarchy.
What is a constitutional monarchy?
The High Court interprets this.
What is the Constitution?
The ability of people to vote is part of this system.
What is democracy?
This 1992 High Court case overturned terra nullius.
What is Mabo?
The Mabo decision was handed down in this year.
What is 1992?
Government policy aiming to absorb Aboriginal people into white society.
What is assimilation?
This Australian played a key role in developing the UDHR
Who is Dr H.V. Evatt?
This house has 150 elected members.
What is the House of Representatives?
This type of jurisdiction hears cases for the first time.
What is original jurisdiction?
This means the government must answer to the people.
What is accountability?
This 1938 protest was the first national Aboriginal civil rights protest.
What is the Day of Mourning?
The Freedom Rides took place in this year.
What is 1965?
A system where power is divided between levels of government.
What is federalism?
The UDHR was created after this global event.
What is World War II?
The Senate mainly represents these.
What are the states?
This type of jurisdiction hears appeals.
What is appellate jurisdiction?
This is one safeguard of democracy.
What is the people elect the Government?
This 1965 protest exposed racism in rural towns, led by Charles Perkins.
What are the Freedom Rides?
The Day of Mourning protest occurred on this date.
What is 26 January 1938?
The principle that power is divided into legislative, executive and judicial branches.
What is separation of powers?
The UDHR is designed to protect these.
What are basic human rights?
Final approval for a law is called this.
What is Royal Assent?
Past decisions used in future cases are called this.
What is precedent?
This is a major threat which can influence public opinion.
What is media bias?
This 1972 protest in Canberra demanded land rights and sovereignty.
What is the Tent Embassy?
What year was the voice referendum?
2023
A system where citizens elect representatives to make decisions.
What is representative government?
The UDHR is not legally binding but influences these.
What are laws and international agreements?
This system combines British traditions with Australian democracy.
What is the Westminster system?
The Constitution was created at this key event in 1901.
What is Federation?
The right to protest within the law is called this.
What is the right to dissent?