This site briefly outlines women's right to vote and stand for all Houses of Parliament. It has some good dates, about women's right to vote, to sit in Parliament and the first woman elected in each state.
EXTRAORDINARY though it seems, it was not until 1967 that Australian Aborigines were recognised as citizens of their own country. Before that they were classified as native wildlife, along with kangaroos and koalas. This weekend Aborigines are converging on Canberra, the national capital, to celebrate the 40th anniversary of a referendum that led to the constitution being amended.
The Office of the Status of Women was upgraded to a Division and returned to the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. The National Wage Case was held. The Australian Conciliation and Arbitration Commission (ACAC) acknowledged women's work was undervalued and underpaid but said the economy could not afford to pay commensurate wages.