860 - Aboriginal soldiers: rewarded with racism and discrimination – Solidarity Online
When Aboriginal soldiers returned from both wars, they continued to face racism and discrimination. They were denied citizenship and were not even counted as human in the census until 1971. Aboriginal people faced demeaning controls on their behaviour under the Protection Acts, with their wages and movement controlled by Protection Boards. Even after WWII they had a limited right to vote. In NSW, Victoria and SA Aboriginal people could vote in State elections only. But in Queensland, WA and ...