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Counted: Australian culture in the 1960s

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Black and white photo of Indigenous boxer Lionel Rose raising hand in crowd
Counted: Australian culture in the 1960s

SUBJECTS:  Civics and Citizenship, History

YEARS:  5–6, 9–10


What was Australia like in the 1960s?

Why does reporter Stan Grant say that "change is coming" at this time, for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people?

Choose one of the people mentioned in this video and do some research into their sporting, artistic or political achievements.



Date of broadcast: 26 May 2017


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