Searching for the word aborigines in Senate within the 1970s…
The word aborigines
- appears in 1.7% of speeches
 - appears 5332 times in 1622 speeches
 - was spoken on 474 sitting days by 91 different people
 - appears in speeches on 809 different topics
 
Top speakers:
- KEEFFE, James (1007 uses)
 - CAVANAGH, James (825 uses)
 - BONNER, Neville (532 uses)
 - PRESIDENT, The (307 uses)
 - GUILFOYLE, Margaret (294 uses)
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Top days:
- 23 March 1977 (146 uses)
 - 24 October 1972 (145 uses)
 - 20 September 1972 (128 uses)
 - 14 November 1974 (122 uses)
 - 8 December 1976 (114 uses)
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Top topics:
- ABORIGINAL AND TORRES STRAIT ISLANDERS (QUEENSLAND RESERVES AND COMMUNITIES SELF-MANAGEMENT) BILL 1978: Second Reading (170 uses)
 - STATES GRANTS (ABORIGINAL ADVANCEMENT) BILL 1972: Second Reading (167 uses)
 - ADJOURNMENT (152 uses)
 - PETITIONS: Aboriginal Land Rights (131 uses)
 - STATES GRANTS (ABORIGINAL ASSISTANCE) BILL 1974: Second Reading (125 uses)
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Associated words:
- environment aborigines (313 appearances)
 - many aborigines (67 appearances)
 - aborigines act (51 appearances)
 - queensland aborigines (51 appearances)
 - australian aborigines (50 appearances)
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Sample sentences:
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They say that it is impossible to overcome the health problem of Aborigines while there is a lack of housing and while there are cramped conditions.
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The Aborigines know who owns the land.
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The Aborigines depend on us to assist them.
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One knows that the more of those rudimentary huts that are built, the more Aborigines will be attracted to the basic facility of running water if nothing more.
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My statement in the House of Representatives on 3rd September fully explains the Government’s policy with regard to land for Aborigines in the Northern Territory.