Multiculturalism - Australian History

- Youthful Folly - Aborigines - Immigration - Accomplishments - Nationhood -Defence -

Aborigines 1967 - A national referendum supports granting Aborigines full citizenship.    1971 - Neville Bonner becomes the first Aboriginal to be a Member of Parliament. 1992 - The Native Title Act establishes a process for the granting of Aboriginal land rights. Immigration 1975 - Australia introduces new immigration laws, restricting the number of unskilled workers. 1981 - Asian immigration increases. 1998 - The Year of the Flying Condom. 2001 - Australia turns away hundreds of boat people over several months. 2001 - Australia pays Nauru to detain many of them. Accomplishments 1973 - The Sydney Opera House opens. 1980 - Nursing in the 1980's, Sister Buddy (Rosemary) Sconce, Royal North Hospital - 1982, Commonwealth Games held in Brisbane 1983 -Australia wins the America's Cup. 1988- Expo 88 held in Brisbane 1988 - Bicentenary celebrations 1988, - The new Parliament House opens in Canberra. 1998 - The conception of the Eureka Council 2000 - Australia hosts the Olympic Games in Sydney, the most popular ever. 2001 - Australia celebrates 100 years since its inauguration as the Commonwealth of Australia. 2001 - Sir Donald Bradman, Australia's most famous cricketer, dies at the age of 92.

Defence 1967 - Australian White Ensign- Australian National Line, cargo ship Boonaroo, 1909 Imperial Conference, 1965, Member for Batman, Mr SJ Benson MP - 1970 - Nursing in the 1970’s, Universal health insurance scheme, Kendra Sundquist,  1974 - Operation Navy Help Darwin, Darwin, Cyclone Tracy 1990 - Gulf War 1, Saddam Hussein, Iraq,, Kuwait -August 1990, oilfields, United Nations, missile attacks Israel 1991, USA,  Middle East, coalition of Arab and Western States, United Nations control, Australian Prime Minister Bob Hawke, two ships, Royal Australian Navy, Persian Gulf. -1996. 1990 - Helen Joyce, Gulf War Nurse, Army, nursing, Mater in Newcastle, Australia, 1980, military, Royal Australian Army Nursing Corps, lieutenant, Auburn Hospital, Concord, amphibious landing, Kuwait, oil fields, 1995 - Jodie Routley, Army, 1987, EN's training, pathology technician, RN's degree, 1993 to 1995  Lieutenant, Bougainville, peacekeeping mission, New Guinea, tidal wave 2003 - Defence Delivers Record Number of Medals, Australian Defence Force, 102,000 medals, Defence Directorate of Honours and Awards 2003-6, - Aussie Uniforms Asian Faces 2003, 6, Defence picture gallery. 2006 - Anzac Day Commemorations 2006, Defence picture gallery. Nationhood 1984- Advance Australia Fair becomes our national anthem. 1975- Governor General Sir John Kerr sacks the government of Gough Whitlam. 1986-The Australia Act makes Australian law fully independent of the British parliament. Keating wins elections. 1992- The Citizenship Act is amended to remove swearing an oath of allegiance to the British Crown. 1996 - John Howard of the Liberal Party becomes prime minister. 1998 - Elections see Howard's Liberal and National party coalition re-elected. 1998 - Constitutional referendum to replace the Queen defeated. 2001 -Howard wins a third term in general elections.

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