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Racial Discrimination Act passed
 University students protest. Image Courtesy of Australian Photographic Agency, State Library of NSW |
The Racial Discrimination Act 1975 makes racial discrimination illegal. It aims to ensure everyone is treated equally, regardless of race, colour, descent, or national or ethnic origin. By the end of the 20th century more than 10,500 complaints are received, including 3500 from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and 4000 from people from non-English speaking backgrounds.
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- From the Museum of Australian Democracy's comprehensive interactive timeline, Milestones in Australian democracy.
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- Architects of ImmigrationJan 1901 - Sep 1903Oct 1915 - Feb 1923Jul 1945 - Dec 1949Apr 1939 - Aug 1941; Dec 1949 - Jan 1966Jan 1966 - Dec 1967Dec 1972 - Nov 1975Nov 1975 - Mar 1983
- People and the Policy
- Key Countries
- Historical Timeline
Indigenous resistance to colonisation
29 May, 1788April 1831Immigrants flee religious persecution
November 1838Anti-Chinese riots at Lambing Flat
30 June, 1860Chinese immigration restricted
12 June, 188823 December, 1901Compulsory registration of aliens
30 September, 1916April 1922Refugees flee German occupation
1 December, 193913 July, 1945Limited admittance of non-Europeans
1 January, 194710 June, 194721 July, 1947Non-European immigration begins
1 January, 1950Non-European immigration relaxed
10 July, 19561 January, 19578 October, 1958White Australia Policy — beginning of the end
3 August, 1966Racial Discrimination Act passed
11 June, 1975Human rights and equal opportunity law
6 December, 198615 September, 19951 October, 2007 - Headlines from History
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Interactive
Explore the stories and lives of dozens of remarkable immigrants -- and their descendants -- in this immersive interactive documentary about the building of multicultural Australia.
