Perhaps you are familiar with the iconic photograph of Prime Minister Gough Whitlam pouring soil through Vincent Lingiari's hand when leasehold title for Daguragu (known as Wattie Creek) was transferred… Read More »1975: Return of Wave Hill Station, NT to the Gurindji People
Neville Thomas Bonner (1922–1999) was the first Aboriginal person to serve as a member of the Australian Parliament. He was a Senator for Queensland from 1971 to 1983. Hear him… Read More »1971: Swearing-in of Senator Neville Bonner as the first Aboriginal Australian to hold a seat in Federal Parliament
“Christ roams through our streets in the person of so many suffering poor, sick, dispossessed and people thrown out of their miserable slums: Christ huddled under bridges, in the person… Read More »Saint Alberto Hurtado SJ
On this day in 1978 the Tiwi Land Council was established under the Commonwealth Land Rights Act. This is how the Council describes its vision: "Our vision is of an… Read More »1978: Tiwi Land Council established
World Humanitarian Day is a time to pay tribute to aid workers who risk their lives in humanitarian service, and to rally support for people affected by crises around the… Read More »World Humanitarian Day
St Bernard of Clairvaux is a Doctor of the Church and one of the founders of the Cistercian order. He earned a reputation for being able to settle disputes, and… Read More »Saint Bernard of Clairvaux
At the Federal election of 1943, Enid Lyons (united Australia Party) and Dorothy Tangney (Australian Labour Party) became the first women to be elected to the Australian parliament. A video… Read More »1943: Election of the first women members of the Australian Parliament: Enid Lyons (House of Representatives) and Dorothy Tangney (Senate)
The feast of the Queenship of Mary was instituted by Pope Pius XII in 1954. Find out more here.
Our liturgical calendar commemorates a number of Saints who were victims of acts of violence based on religion or belief. Around the world today many people of a variety of… Read More »International Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence Based on Religion or Belief
Margaret (Lilardia) Tucker (1904 - 1996) was one of Australia's earliest and most notable Aboriginal activists. The Indigenous Australia website explains: "Her Aboriginal name, Lilardia, means flower but she was… Read More »1996: Death of Margaret Tucker, Indigenous Australian activist and writer