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Neville Bonner Neville Bonner made history in 1971 when he became the first Aborigine to be elected to Federal Parliament. He served as a Queensland Liberal Senator for twelve years until 1983, when he was dropped to the unwinnable third position on the Liberal Parry ticket, after party colleagues became disenchanted over his vocal support for land rights and his criticism of the Parry's State branch. As a senator, he led calls for an independent inquiry into East Timor and also crossed the floor on a number of occasions to vote with the labor Opposition on Aboriginal issues. He was a persistent critic of the Bjelke-Peterson Government, especially in its attempt in 1978 to take over Aboriginal reserves in Queensland.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 15y agoNeville Bonner became the first indigenous Australian to sit in the Australian Parliament. He was chosen to fill the vacancy following the resignation of Liberal Senator Annabelle Rankin in 1971, then elected in his own right in 1972, 1974, 1975 and 1980.
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∙ 11y agoNo one really knows. "Aboriginal" means "from the beginning" which means that they have been there for longer than anyone knows.
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How do you make sentence for aboriginal?
aboriginal people were one of the first people
Who was the first aboriginal artist to be recognised on the national stage?
who was the first aboriginal artist to be recognised on national stage
Make a sentence for the word aboriginal?
The aboriginal people of Australia have a rich cultural heritage that dates back thousands of years.
Were aboriginal people here first?
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Who was the first Aboriginal to compete in the Olympic Games?
the first aboriginal Australian to participate in the olympic games was Kevin coombes in 1960, but he was a paralympian. (:
When did the first aboriginal first fly?
14 of July 1995
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Where was the aboriginal flag first flown?
Adelaide
