by Susan | Jul 20, 2026 | Monuments
The monument commemorates Eddie Koiko Mabo, a Torres Strait Islander who is known for his role in campaigning for Indigenous land rights and for his role in a landmark decision of the High Court of Australia that overturned the legal fiction of terra nullius. or land...
by Susan | Jul 13, 2026 | Monuments
Situated in Parliament Gardens, this memorial commemorates the lives of Douglas and Gladys Nicholls, two leading Aboriginal Australian rights activists from the Cummeragunja Mission in New South Wales. It is the first in the city to depict Aboriginal Australian...
by Susan | Jun 22, 2026 | Monuments
The sculpture, dedicated in 1966, commemorates Catherine Spence (1825 – 1910), a social and political reformer. The life-size bronze statue was designed by Ieva Pocius and erected for the 150th anniversary of European settlement in South Australia, unveiled...
by Susan | Jun 15, 2026 | Monuments
Honoring Zelda D’Aprano is a life-size bronze sculpture that captures the spirit of the day in 1969 when the women’s rights campaigner chained herself to a government building to protest against a ruling on equal pay for women. Located in front of the Victorian Trades...
by Susan | Dec 29, 2025 | Monuments
Taken Not Given is a reminder of a Parliamentary apology, and a public recognition of the hurt caused by forced adoptions. The sculpture is by Melbourne-based artist Anne Ross. It was commissioned by the Victorian Parliament after its apology for forced adoption...
