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| 1985 |
| | | Ayers Rock is returned to the Mutitjulu people and given its Aboriginal name, Uluru | |
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| 1986 |
| | | Simultaneous acts passed in Canberra and Westminster give Australia full judicial independence, ending appeals to the UK Privy Council | |
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| 1987 |
| | | Robert Hughes describes the penal system of colonial Australia in The Fatal Shore | |
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| 1988 |
| | | The 'new and permanent' Parliament House of Australia is completed in Canberra | |
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| 1988 |
| | | Australian author Peter Carey's novel Oscar and Lucinda wins the Booker Prize | |
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| 1991 |
| | | Paul Keating becomes prime minister of Australia after a Labor party leadership contest against Bob Hawke | |
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| 1992 |
| | | The Mabo Case in Australia establishes Aboriginal common law land rights | |
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| 1996 |
| | | Liberal leader John Howard heads the winning coalition in Australia's general election | |
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| 1996 |
| | | In the Wik Decision the Australian High Court gives strong support to Aboriginal land rights | |
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| 1997 |
| | | The Australian report Bringing Them Home confirms widespread forcible removal of Aboriginal children from their parents | |
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