Observatoire des droits humains (anglais seulement)

From Eureka to suffrage to now: a Voice that was 169 years in the making

(Version anglaise seulement)

par Clare Wright, Professor of History and Professor of Public Engagement, La Trobe University

“The envy of the world.”

That’s how one American journalist described Australia at the turn of the 20th century.

What was the object of global desire, the precious jewel that this very new nation at the bottom of the planet possessed and that the rest of the international community coveted?

Was it sporting prowess? Military valour? Sparkling beaches or a bounty of mineral resources?

It was democracy. In 1902, Australia had become the first country where (white) women were entitled to the same franchise as men: the right to vote and the right to stand…

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