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1986 Meeting of St John Paul II with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People in Alice Springs

‘You are part of Australia and Australia is part of you. And the Church herself in Australia will not be fully the Church that Jesus wants her to be until you have made your contribution to her life and until that contribution has been joyfully received by others.’St John Paul II, Alice Springs, 1986. Thirty… Read More »1986 Meeting of St John Paul II with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People in Alice Springs

1973: Woodward Royal Commission into Land Rights

On this day in 1973 the Woodward Royal Commission into Land Rights in the Northern Territory was established. The Central Land Council situate this event in its historical context here.