My friend has started a blog about equality and living called "The Challenge of Living". It is a really good read and she raises some really good points. I strongly suggest you have a read.

From Little Things, Big Things Grow.

Aboriginal Rights.
There are so many things that could be said about this issue. However, I have decided to talk about just one, which is when Gough Whitlam gave back land rights to the Gurindji people.

Today I went to the National Portrait Gallery. There they had the image shown above. We were explained the story behind the photograph. The Girindji people fought for 7 or 8 years for the rights to their land. In the mid 1960's Vincent Lingiari lead the 'walk-off' from a cattle station in a fight for simple rights such as adequate wages. Vincent Lingiari inspired the ballad 'From Little Things, Big Things Grow" written by Paul Kelly.

In the photograph above, Gough Whitlam (the current prime minister of the time) is handing dirt to Vincent Lingiari. This is symbolic to Whitlam giving back the land to the Gurindji people.

Although the actual handing over of the land was done about half an hour before this photograph was taken, the photograph still captures a moment towards equality.

I find this image to be quite powerful (when it is framed a little more beautifully than this). I think this was a real step towards equality.

The image really does say it all without having to know the story.

If you want to know more about what has been done for Aboriginal rights over time, I would suggest this site. It's a timeline of reconciliation.