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1960s Australia: Fashion, pop culture and events

The 1960s was one of the most tumultuous and divisive decades in world history – including in Australia.

It saw the birth of the civil rights movement, greater moves towards equality for women in the workplace and the beginnings of legal recognition for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

This collection highlights some memorable moments from Australia in the 1960s.

WARNING: this collection contains names, images or voices of deceased Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

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