Slavery in the Northern Territory ceased to be managed by the Australian Commonwealth Government in 1971.
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Slavery in the Northern Territory ceased to be managed by the Australian Commonwealth Government in 1971. It’s taken 53 years and a lawsuit to kick off compensation. https://amp.abc.net.au/article/104319936
(For all their faults, at least the USA fought a war to get rid of slavery. Australia’s various governments owned black slaves and leased them to farmers and miners for forced labour, all happening so recently that almost all of our MPs were alive and personally benefiting from the fruits of slavery while it was happening)
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