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- 16 Apr 1973 (Creation)
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4 leaves ; 34 cm
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A conference in Adelaide in 1958 resulted in the formation of the Federal Council for Aboriginal Advancement. In 1964, the organisation was renamed to include Torres Strait Islanders in the title. Federal Council for the Advancement of Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders (FCAATSI) was formed to advance the rights of Aboriginal people. The Council included Aboriginal Advancement organisations, unions and church organisations. One of the Council's most successful campaigns was establishing the 1967 Referendum. In March 1978 FCAATSI changed its name to the National Aboriginal and Islander Liberation Movement (NAILM) but the organisation never met. It disbanded that same year after the federal government cut funding.
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Previously titled as: Early decisions of the new government. 1973, 4 p.
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Duplicated typescript report on decisions and actions taken during the first year of the Gough Whitlam-led federal Labor government. The report focuses on policies that affect Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, including the establishment of the Department of Aboriginal Affairs and National Aboriginal Consultative Committee, the appointment of Gordon Bryant as Minister for Aboriginal Affairs, royalties paid to Aboriginal peoples living on reserves in the Northern Territory affected by mining development, and plans to establish an Aboriginal Land Fund. Report author is unknown, though it was possibly produced by an Australian Labor Party department. Also includes a table titled 'Purposes of proposed additional allocations to the States for 1972/73', in which the funding allocations for the six Australian states are categorised into housing, health, education, employment, special work projects and regional projects. Table includes previously authorised allocations.
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Revised, Kymberley Doyle, 06-Feb-2025.
Migrated from LMS: April 2019, P.A.