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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20201201T000000
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SUMMARY:1976: Appointment of Sir Douglas Nicholls as Governor of South Australia\, first Aboriginal person to hold vice-regal office
DESCRIPTION:“A trailblazer who won hearts around the nation\, the achievements of Sir Douglas Nicholls KCVO OBE JP are many and varied\, taking in the fields of sport\, politics and social justice. He broke new ground — as the first Indigenous Australian to receive a knighthood in 1972\, and the first to be appointed to vice-regal office\, when he became Governor of South Australia in 1976.” Aboriginal Victoria\, Sir Douglas Nicholls KCVO OBE JP: A Trailblazer Who Won Hearts Around the Nation
URL:https://socialjustice.catholic.org.au/event/1976-appointment-of-sir-douglas-nicholls-as-governor-of-south-australia-first-aboriginal-person-to-hold-vice-regal-office/
CATEGORIES:Anniversary,Australian
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20201202T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20201202T235959
DTSTAMP:20260406T025842
CREATED:20201027T225042Z
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SUMMARY:International Day for Abolition of Slavery
DESCRIPTION:Slavery is not something from the past. According to the  International Labour Organisation (ILO) more than 40 million people worldwide are victims of modern slavery. ‘Modern slavery’ is an umbrella term referring to practices such as forced labour\, debt bondage\, forced marriage\, and human trafficking. These practices place people in situations of exploitation that they cannot refuse or leave because of threats\, violence\, coercion\, deception\, and/or abuse of power. \n\n\n\nThe Australian Government has enacted laws aimed at stamping out modern slavery\, including by eliminating it from the supply chains of Australian businesses and organisations. \n\n\n\nAction\n\n\n\nIs your organisation required to submit a Modern Slavery Statement? Check out the guidance for entities that are required to submit such statements here. \n\n\n\nDid you know that the Archdiocese of Sydney has an Anti-Slavery Taskforce? It provides education\, guidance and advice to help Church entities to ensure that they are not unwittingly involved in modern slavery and to meet their legal reporting obligations. \n\n\n\nFind out more about the United Nations’ celebration of the International Day for the Abolition of Slavery.
URL:https://socialjustice.catholic.org.au/event/international-day-for-abolition-of-slavery/
CATEGORIES:Australian,UN International
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20201202T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20201202T235959
DTSTAMP:20260406T025842
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UID:3295-1606867200-1606953599@socialjustice.catholic.org.au
SUMMARY:2000: 350\,000 people walk for reconciliation in Melbourne and Perth
DESCRIPTION:The Melbourne walk\, starting at Flinders Street Station and finishing at King’s Domain gardens\, drew as many as 300\,000 people. \n\n\n\nThe bridge walk and similar events across Australia were enormously important in showing that public sentiment was moving towards support for more concrete steps in the reconciliation process. Though the event was organised by Aboriginal people those taking part were from all sections of the Australian community. \n\n\n\nImportantly\, the walks were not a protest but a peaceful demonstration that reflected a shift in the public mood and a growing awareness of the importance of reconciliation and a need for a national apology. \n\n\n\nWalk for reconciliation\, National Museum Australia \n\n\n\nFor reflection\n\n\n\nDid you\, or someone you know\, participate in a walk for reconciliation? How did you / they feel that day? And how do you / they feel about action for reconciliation now? \n\n\n\nTewnty years later\, how might we take up and support the Uluru Statement from the Heart?
URL:https://socialjustice.catholic.org.au/event/2000-350000-people-walk-for-reconciliation-in-melbourne-and-perth/
CATEGORIES:Anniversary,Australian
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20201204T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20201204T235959
DTSTAMP:20260406T025842
CREATED:20201027T233356Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201027T233404Z
UID:3407-1607040000-1607126399@socialjustice.catholic.org.au
SUMMARY:2000: Council for Aboriginal Reconciliation Final Report presented
DESCRIPTION:At the end of the year 2000\, the Council for Aboriginal Reconciliation handed its final report to the national Parliament at a ceremonial event at Parliament House in Canberra. This letter contained in the full report provides an overview of the decade-long work of the Council and a way forward for the nation to achieve reconciliation. \n\n\n\nRead the full report at the Australian Legal Information Institute. 
URL:https://socialjustice.catholic.org.au/event/2000-council-for-aboriginal-reconciliation-final-report-presented/
CATEGORIES:Anniversary,Australian
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20201210T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20201210T235959
DTSTAMP:20260406T025842
CREATED:20201209T005646Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201209T005654Z
UID:3479-1607558400-1607644799@socialjustice.catholic.org.au
SUMMARY:1992: Redfern Speech by Prime Minister Paul Keating
DESCRIPTION:“It begins\, I think with that act of recognition. Recognition that it was we who did the dispossessing. We took the traditional lands and smashed the traditional way of life. We brought the diseases. The alcohol. We committed the murders. We took the children from their mothers. We practised discrimination and exclusion. It was our ignorance and our prejudice.” – Former Prime Minister Paul Keating\, Redfern Speech\, 1992 \n\n\n\nOn 10 December 1992\, Prime Minister Paul Keating delivered a speech to the large crowd gathered in Redfern Park for the launch of the International Year of the World’s Indigenous Peoples. It was a historic moment for Australia. In his speech\, Keating explicitly acknowledged the experiences of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in Australia. It was the first time a prime minister spoke about the dispossession\, violence and prejudice perpetrated against Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. \n\n\n\nRead Paul Keating’s Speech Transcript via ANTAR’s website.
URL:https://socialjustice.catholic.org.au/event/1992-redfern-speech-by-prime-minister-paul-keating/
CATEGORIES:Anniversary,Australian
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20201218T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20201218T235959
DTSTAMP:20260406T025842
CREATED:20201209T011524Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201209T011536Z
UID:3526-1608249600-1608335999@socialjustice.catholic.org.au
SUMMARY:1894: South Australian Parliament\, the first in Australia to give women the right to vote
DESCRIPTION:On 18 December 1894 the South Australian Parliament passed the Constitutional Amendment (Adult Suffrage) Act. \n\n\n\nThe legislation was the result of a decade-long struggle to include women in the electoral process. It not only granted women in the colony the right to vote but allowed them to stand for parliament. \n\n\n\nThis meant that South Australia was the first electorate in the world to give equal political rights to both men and women. \n\n\n\nRead more about Women’s Suffrage here.
URL:https://socialjustice.catholic.org.au/event/1894-south-australian-parliament-the-first-in-australia-to-give-women-the-right-to-vote/
CATEGORIES:Australian
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20201221T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20201221T235959
DTSTAMP:20260406T025842
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UID:3542-1608508800-1608595199@socialjustice.catholic.org.au
SUMMARY:1993: Passage of Native Title Bill by the Australian Senate
DESCRIPTION:The Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) (NTA) is a law passed by the Australian Parliament that recognises the rights and interests of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in land and waters according to their traditional laws and customs. It established a process for claiming and recognising native title lands and waters in Australia. The NTA aims to balance Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples’ rights to land\, and sets out how native title rights and interests fit within Australian law.
URL:https://socialjustice.catholic.org.au/event/1993-passage-of-native-title-bill-by-the-australian-senate/
CATEGORIES:Anniversary,Australian
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20201223T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20201223T235959
DTSTAMP:20260406T025842
CREATED:20201209T012312Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201209T012322Z
UID:3545-1608681600-1608767999@socialjustice.catholic.org.au
SUMMARY:1901: Enactment of Immigration Restriction Act (White Australian Policy)
DESCRIPTION:At the end of the 19th century\, Australian colonies had concerns about who was migrating to Australia. With a rise in the number of migrants from China and the Pacific\, many colonies passed tough immigration legislation. The Immigration Restriction Act was one of the first Commonwealth laws passed after Federation. It was based on the existing laws of the colonies. The aim of the law was to limit non-white (particularly Asian) immigration to Australia\, to help keep Australia ‘British’. The ‘White Australia Policy’ was not fully removed until 1972.
URL:https://socialjustice.catholic.org.au/event/1901-enactment-of-immigration-restriction-act-white-australian-policy/
CATEGORIES:Anniversary,Australian
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20201223T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20201223T235959
DTSTAMP:20260406T025842
CREATED:20201209T012517Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201209T012532Z
UID:3550-1608681600-1608767999@socialjustice.catholic.org.au
SUMMARY:1996: Wik High Court decision
DESCRIPTION:In The Wik Peoples v The State of Queensland & Ors; The Thayorre People v The State of Queensland & Ors [1996] HCA 40 (‘Wik’)\, the High Court held that native title rights could coexist on land held by pastoral leaseholders. The High Court decided that: \n\n\n\n– a pastoral lease does not necessarily confer rights of exclusive possession on the pastoralist– the rights and obligations of the pastoralist depend on the terms of the lease and the law under which it was granted; – the mere grant of a pastoral lease does not necessarily extinguish any remaining native title rights– if there is any inconsistency between the rights of the native title holders and the rights of the pastoralist\, the rights of the native title holders must yield.
URL:https://socialjustice.catholic.org.au/event/1996-wik-high-court-decision/
CATEGORIES:Anniversary,Australian
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