Indigenous Rights
This year the Freedom Ride travelled through regional NSW to expose racism.
What is 1965?
Which person organised the freedom rides?
Who is Charles Perkins?
How many states and territories does Australia have?
What is 8?
This is the year the six Australian colonies officially united to become one nation.
What is 1901?
Why do Maths books always look so sad?
Because they have so many problems!
What is the 1967 referendum?
What is "when Aboriginals were included in the census and/or allowed federal government to make laws for them"?
Describe the Freedom Rides
What is "a bus ride to raise awareness of aboriginal discrimination in rural Australia"?
What does "terra nullius" mean?
What is "Land belonging to no one"?
Before Federation, Australia was made up of these separate British-controlled regions.
What are the six colonies?
Why did the strawberry cry?
It found itself in a jam!
What was the 'yes' vote percentage during the 1967 referendum?
What is 91%?
In which town did Charles Perkins take Aboriginal children to the local swimming pool to protest the rule that banned Aboriginal people from swimming there?
Where is Moree (in New South Wales)? A 13-hour drive north from us.
What is Australia smallest state?
What is Tasmania?
After Federation, the colonies became these.
What are states?
What do you call a fly with no wings?
A walk!
What is the White Australian policy?
What is "the policy only wanted eastern European immigrants here in Australia"?
How long was the freedom rides?
What is 15 days?
What is Australia's ranking in the world by land area? (Its a number from 1–10.)
What is number 6? (Sixth largest country by size).
Federation removed these between colonies, making trade easier.
What are tariffs (or customs duties)?
What has loads of keys but doesn't open a door?
A piano!
This year the Racial Discrimination Act was passed in Australia (making it unlawful in Australia to discriminate against individuals based on race, colour, descent, or national or ethnic origin).
When is 1975?
What was the name of the student group that organised the freedom rides?
What is SAFA? (Student Action for Aborigines)
What animal is on the 20c coin?
What is a Platypus?
What is Western Australia?
Why did the robber have a shower?
To make a clean getaway!