Claim: Until the mid-1960s, it was illegal for Aboriginal people to live within one mile of a white settlement unless they had a permit.
Fact-check: Experts deem blanket restriction claim as patchy at best
Verdict: mostly false. state laws imposed various movement restrictions on indigenous people but there was no blanket rule about where they could live.
Organisation: Australian Associated Press
Author: William Summers
Date published: 2023-07-11T00:00:00