We take for granted the limited rights and liberties we enjoy in Australia, won through the massacre at Eureka at Ballarat on the Victorian gold fields in 1854 and the social forment of the time which continues to send out political and social ripples across our continent. The radical spirit of the Eureka Rebellion and the Eureka Oath from 1854 continues to be a powerful statement of solidarity and justice, “We swear by the southern cross to stand truly by each other and fight to defend our rights and liberties.”
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