1975: Ratification by Australia of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination

“The International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination 1966 was one of the first human rights treaties to be adopted by the United Nations (UN). The Convention is widely supported, with more than 156 countries (four-fifths of the membership of the UN) having ratified it. Australia ratified the Convention on 30 September 1975.”

Australian Human Rights Commission – Guide to the Law