Abdul Aziz Muhamat, a refugee and human rights defender, who spent six years detained by the Australian Government on Manus Island, addresses the UN Human Rights

Sonia Kruger, an Australian television presenter, vilifies Muslim people and calls for Australia to close its borders to those of the Islamic faith. Her comments

50 people die when a self-described white supremacist opens fire in a Mosque in Christchurch New Zealand. This atrocity prompts a conversation about the normalisation

Senator Anning is globally condemned for linking the mosque attacks that killed 50 people to Muslim immigration but repeatedly refuses to apologise for his comments.

The first Aboriginal Australian is elected to the House of Representatives, the first to serve as a government minister, and the first appointed to cabinet.

The Lowy Institute Poll 2018 finds a majority of Australians oppose the current immigration rate with 54 per cent believing that the total intake of

Fringe political groups including the United Australia Party call for restrictions on immigration based on religion.

Prime Minister Morrison declares he will cut immigration intake declaring roads and public transport in Sydney and Melbourne “full”.

Australia’s population reaches 25 million with approximately one quarter of residents being born overseas.

Government senators vote in support of Senator Pauline Hanson’s infamous “It’s ok to be white” motion in the Senate (support later retracted). Senator Hanson’s motion followed

The Reconciliation Barometer [PDF], a research study is launched with the objective of developing a tool to measure the progress of reconciliation between Aboriginal and

Ms Dhu, a young, Yamatji woman was arrested and taken into police custody for failure to pay fines in 2014 and she later died in

Senator Pauline Hanson wears a burqa into the Senate which she claims “oppresses women”. Attorney-General George Brandis receives a standing ovation from Australian Labor Party and

The Uluru Statement from the Heart [PDF] by delegates to an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Referendum Convention, at Uluru in Central Australia. The statement calls for

ANTaR, a national advocacy organisation for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander rights calls for a respectful national discussion [PDF] to find an alternative date for Australia Day.