1895 - South Australian women gain voting rights; by 1901 most Australian women can vote.
1895 - South Australian women gain voting rights; by 1901 most Australian women can vote.
In 1895, South Australian women were the first in Australia to gain the right to vote in parliamentary elections.
This was a major victory for the suffrage movement that had been active in Australia since the late 19th century.
In 1902, the Commonwealth Franchise Act gave all women the right to vote in federal elections.
This made Australia the first country in the world to grant women the right to vote in federal elections.
In 1908, New South Wales became the first Australian state to grant women the right to vote in state elections.
By 1913, all Australian states had granted women the right to vote in state elections.
In 1919, the Commonwealth Electoral Act was passed, granting Indigenous Australians the right to vote in federal elections.
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