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Paul Keating's Redfern speech 1992

ASIO

Customs Department

Abbott, Tony

Bruce, Stanley

Bryce, Quentin

Chifley, Ben

Cook, Joseph

Deakin, Alfred

Deane, William

Denman, Thomas

Fisher, Andrew

Forster, Henry William

Fraser, Malcolm

Garran, Robert Randalph

Gillard, Julia

Hayden, Bill

Holt, Harold

Hopetoun, John

Howard, John

Hughes, William Morris (Billy)

Keating, Paul

Kerr, John

Lyons, Joseph

McKell, William John

McMahon, William

Menzies, Robert

Munro Ferguson, Ronald

Northcote, Henry Stafford

Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester

Reid, George Houston

Rudd, Kevin

Stephen, Ninian

Watson, Chris

Whitlam, Gough

'Qualified and useful - qualified and useful - qualified and useful - unqualified and useless; careful here! He must be white.'

Federation celebrations in Centennial Park 1901

Immigration Restriction Act 1901

Maxine McKew, Bob Hawke and members of local Chinese and Korean communities, King's Seafood Restaurant, Eastwood 14 August 2010

Paul Keating at the Labor party launch at Bankstown Town Hall 1993

R R Garran, BA 1898

Sir Edmund Barton as a mature man

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Federal government

Paul Keating's Redfern speech 1992

Speech given by Australian Prime Minister Paul Keating on 10 December 1992 at Redfern Park to launch the United Nations International Year of the World's Indigenous Peoples. With the speech, Keating becane the first Prime Minister to acknowledge the impact of European settlement on Indigenous Australians. The address reflected a changing official interpretation of Australian history which better accommodated the Aboriginal experience and it is considered one of the greatest Australian speeches.

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ASIO

Federal government agency whose main role is to gather information and produce intelligence that will enable it to warn the government about activities or situations that might endanger Australia's national security.

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Customs Department

Colonial government department responsible for controlling goods being transported into and out of the colony, collection of duties, and other functions.

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Abbott, Tony

Liberal politican and 28th Prime Minister of Australia.

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Bruce, Stanley

Eighth Prime Minister of Australia who was architect of the most powerful and durable alliance of coalition partners in Australian politics.

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Bryce, Quentin

25th and first female Governor-General of Australia since 2008 and previously the 24th Governor of Queensland.

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Chifley, Ben

Engine driver and unionist who was Labor Prime Minister from 1945 to 1949.

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Cook, Joseph

Politician in New South Wales and Federal parliament, who was Prime Minister in 1913-14.

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Deakin, Alfred

Dominant figure in the first decade of Federation who became Prime Minister three times.

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Deane, William

Judge and 22nd Governor-General of Australia.

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Denman, Thomas

Governor general who officiated at the inauguration of the Federal capital on 12 March 1913.

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Fisher, Andrew

Prime Minister on three occasions who lead a vast legislative program of reforms and national development that lasted beyond the divisions caused by World War I and the issue of conscription.

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Forster, Henry William

British politician who became the seventh Governor-General of Australia.

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Fraser, Malcolm

Former Liberal politician who was Prime Minister of Australia from 1975 until 1983.

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Garran, Robert Randalph

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Lawyer and public servant who shaped the first Federal government departments after Federation and was trusted counsellor of all attorney generals and governments between 1901 and 1932.

Gillard, Julia

Welsh-born lawyer who moved into politics and became the 27th Prime Minister of Australia in June 2010.

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Hayden, Bill

Politician who served in two Federal cabinets before becoming 21st Governor General of Australia.

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Holt, Harold

Australian politician from 1966 to 1967, when he disappeared while swimming off the coast of Victoria, presumed drowned.

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Hopetoun, John

First Governor-General of Australia.

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Howard, John

Australia's 25th prime Minister who served from March 1996 until he lost his seat of Bennelong in December 2007.

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Hughes, William Morris (Billy)

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Unionist and politician who became Labor Prime Minister during World War I and was expelled for his support for conscription. He served in a number of non-Labor federal governments, remaining in parliament until his death.

Keating, Paul

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Sydney Labor politician who was Prime Minister from 1991-96.

Kerr, John

Prominent lawyer who was appointed to many prominent judicial positions and was Australia's Governor-General at the time of the constitutional crisis of 1975.

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Lyons, Joseph

Tenth Prime Minister of Australia serving from 1932 until 1939.

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McKell, William John

Boiler maker and Australian Labor Party politician who served as New South Wales Premier and Governor-General of Australia.

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McMahon, William

Liberal politician and 20th Prime Minister of Australia from 1971 to 1972.

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Menzies, Robert

Prime Minister who served twice in the position before retiring in 1966. He held strong beliefs in the monarchy and traditional ties with Britain.

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Munro Ferguson, Ronald

British politician who served as Governor General between 1914 and 1920.

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Northcote, Henry Stafford

Governor General of Australia from 1903 until 1908.

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Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester

Member of the royal family, son of King George V, who served as Australia's Governor-General from 1945-47.

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Reid, George Houston

Barrister and politician who was both state Premier and Australian Prime Minister before returning to England and election to the British parliament.

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Rudd, Kevin

Australia's 26th Prime Minister from 2007 until 2010.

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Stephen, Ninian

Barrister and judge who served as Governor General of Australia from 1982 to 1989.

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Watson, Chris

A founder of the Australian Labor Party and Australia's first Labor Prime Minister in 1904, he was born in Chile of New Zealand parents.

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Whitlam, Gough

Australia's 21st Prime Minister from 1972 until 1975, he was leader of the Australian Labor Party from 1967 until 1978.

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'Qualified and useful - qualified and useful - qualified and useful - unqualified and useless; careful here! He must be white.'

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National Library of Australia

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Federation celebrations in Centennial Park 1901

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William James Mildenhall

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National Library of Australia

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Immigration Restriction Act 1901

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National Archives of Australia

[A1559, 1901/17]

Maxine McKew, Bob Hawke and members of local Chinese and Korean communities, King's Seafood Restaurant, Eastwood 14 August 2010

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(CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)

CC BY-NC-ND 2.5 AU

Paul Keating at the Labor party launch at Bankstown Town Hall 1993

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National Archives of Australia

[A6180, 2/3/93/3]

R R Garran, BA 1898

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John Hubert Newman

From the collections of the

State Library of New South Wales

[ML 524 (detail)]

(from 'The Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science ... members of the Council, 1898')

Sir Edmund Barton as a mature man

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National Library of Australia

[nla.ms-ms51-12-1267-s1]

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