Flora and Fauna Act Myth Fact Check

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What is the 'Flora and Fauna Act' myth?

  • A fact check conducted by ABC News in 2018
  • A belief that Indigenous Australians were classified as fauna by legislation (correct)
  • A law implemented by the 1967 referendum about Aboriginal affairs
  • A piece of legislation that managed Indigenous Australians as flora and fauna

According to the fact check by ABC News in 2018, what did they find regarding the 'Flora and Fauna Act' myth?

  • Indigenous Australians were never covered by a flora and fauna act under federal or state law (correct)
  • The 'Flora and Fauna Act' had significant impact on Aboriginal civil rights
  • Aboriginal people were covered by a flora and fauna act under federal law
  • The 'Flora and Fauna Act' was overturned by the 1967 referendum

What notable incident occurred in 2003 related to the 'Flora and Fauna Act' myth?

  • Linda Burney was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly
  • Shareena Clanton claimed her mother was not considered a human being until 1967
  • Helen Irving identified the 'Flora and Fauna Act' myth as part of myths about the 1967 referendum
  • Linda Burney claimed she spent the first ten years of her life under the Flora and Fauna Act (correct)

Who incorrectly claimed that her mother was not considered a human being until the 1967 referendum came through from the Flora and Fauna Act?

<p>Shareena Clanton (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to law professor Helen Irving, what did she identify the 'Flora and Fauna Act' myth as?

<p>Part of a series of myths about the 1967 referendum and the evolution of Aboriginal civil rights (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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