What did Milirrpum v Nabalco determine?
Ruling. Justice Blackburn found that the Yolngu people could not prevent mining on their lands. He held that native title was not part of the law of Australia, and even had it existed, any native title rights had been extinguished.
Who was Milirrpum?
Milirrpum was an important ceremonial and community leader at Yirrkala from the 1970s until his death in 1983. He was also a talented and distinctive artist who was most active after 1960 and was represented in a number of group shows during his lifetime.
What happened in the Gove land rights case?
What did happen was that the Australian Labour Party promised that, when it was elected to form the Commonwealth Government, it would recognise Aboriginal land rights in the Northern Territory. The ALP, led by Gough Whitlam, was elected in 1972. It established an inquiry to recommend how to recognise such land rights.
Who was prime minister when the Aboriginal Land Rights Act was introduced in 1976?
The Labor government under Gough Whitlam, after making land rights one of his election campaign priorities, first introduced a land rights Bill to Parliament.
What did the native title Act mean for Aboriginal land rights?
Native title is the recognition that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have rights and interests to land and waters according to their traditional law and customs as set out in Australian Law. Native Title is governed by the Native Title Act 1993 (Cth).
When did aboriginals get the right to vote?
1962
Voting rights for Indigenous people enacted The Commonwealth Electoral Act 1962 received assent on 21 May 1962. It granted all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people the option to enrol and vote in federal elections.
Who were the Yirrkala people and what were they protesting?
The petitions were created in 1963 to protest against the Federal Government’s removal of 300 square kilometres of land from the Arnhem Land reserve so that bauxite found there could be mined. Prime Minister Kevin Rudd was among those attending the ceremony in Yirrkala.
What happened to the Yolngu people in 1963?
In 1963 the Australian government took 300 square kilometres of land from the Yolngu people in Arnhem Land without even asking them. Wanting their voices to be heard, the Yolngu people submitted two bark petitions that made history, but didn’t help them.