Socially, while liberty and freedom of enterprise form the basis of its beliefs, elements of the party have wavered between what is termed "small-l liberalism" and social conservatism. Historically, Liberal Governments have been responsible for the carriage of a number of notable "socially liberal" reforms, including the opening of Australia to multiethnic immigration under Menzies and Harold Holt; Holt's 1967 Referendum on Aboriginal Rights; Sir John Gorton's support for cinema and the arts; selection of the first Aboriginal Senator, Neville Bonner, in 1971; and Malcolm Fraser's Aboriginal Land Rights Act 1976. A West Australian Liberal, Ken Wyatt, became the first Indigenous Australian elected to the House of Representatives in 2010.
Socially , while liberty and freedom of enterprise form the basis of its beliefs , elements of the party have wavered between what is termed " small - l liberalism " and social conservatism . Historically , Liberal Governments have been responsible for the carriage of a number of notable " socially liberal " reforms , including the opening of Australia to multiethnic immigration under Menzies and Harold Holt ; Holt 's 1967 Referendum on Aboriginal Rights ; Sir John Gorton 's support for cinema and the arts ; selection of the first Aboriginal Senator , Neville Bonner , in 1971 ; and Malcolm Fraser 's Aboriginal Land Rights Act 1976 . A West Australian Liberal , Ken Wyatt , became the first Indigenous Australian elected to the House of Representatives in 2010 .
Who was the first indigenous Australian elected to the House?
Who was the first indigenous Australian elected to the House ?
Ken Wyatt
Ken Wyatt