National Federation of Land Councils is formed.
Dispute at Noonkanbah, Western Australia, over drilling on sacred sites draws national and international attention to Aboriginal rights.
Link Up (NSW) Aboriginal Corporation is established to provide family tracing, reunion and support for forcibly removed children and their families. It is followed by Link Up (Qld) in 1988.
Channel 0/28 (SBS) begins multicultural television transmission in Sydney and Melbourne.