Social Legislation in Australia

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What do you think is meant be 'social legislation'?
Name some of the social legislation enacted in Australia before 1914?
Explain how eligibility was determined for a variety of schemes.
Select one social legislation enacted during this era, what were the aims of your chosen scheme.
Briefly explain how it changed the life of that particular group of Australians.

Voting Rights

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What rights did Indigenous Australians have in voting?
Were the voting rights of Aboriginals different throughout the different colonies pre-Federation Australia?
For what reasons, do you think, did the Australian Government not bother about Aboriginal voting rights?
How did their rights change after Federation?

Immigration Restriction Act 1901

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What was the purpose of the Immigration Restriction Act 1901? Who was it restricting from coming to Australia? 

How was it determined whether a person could live in Australia or not? What do you think about this? How do you think Australian citizens would have felt about it?
When was this act revoke, and why?