Flora and Fauna Act Myth Fact Check

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

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

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)

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