The rights of the Australian Aborigines are an important and ongoing issue of Australia. The referendum of 1967 gave Aborigines rights that had been denied for almost 180 years, inclusion in the Australian census and the right to vote. That however, was only the beginning. Since that historic vote, many changes have occurred furthering the recognition of Aboriginal rights. The Mabo Decision including the Native Title Act in 1992/3, the Bringing Them Home report of 1997 and National Sorry …showed first 75 words of 899 total…

…showed last 75 words of 899 total…Aborigines allowed for the first step in the recognition of Aboriginal rights in 1967, and subsequently the Mabo Decision of 1992 and the Native Title Act of 1993, the Bringing Them Home report of 1997 and finally, the first National Sorry Day in May 26 1998. Each of these brought about an understanding of the Aboriginal situation, acceptance of the Aborigines' human status and overall the immense recognition of Aboriginal human rights - the road towards reconciliation is nearing an end.