Professor Richard Broome (History, La Trobe University) on civil rights and the land protests at Yirrkala. Copyright 2012 Richard Broome / La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.

Australian Aboriginal History

Civil Rights to Indigenous Rights

In this subject students study two key regions of Australia's colonial past – the cradle of white settlement in early New South Wales and/or Tasmania, and the Northern Territory, Australia's last frontier - to explore colonial relations and also the recent past. Student-centred enquiry-based research into colonial primary documents in teams and individually through research essays will enable students to develop their skills of research and conceptual analysis.

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Australian Aboriginal History