What were Peter Lalor's challenges?

Peter Lalor was an Irish immigrant who joined the gold rush, working the goldfields in Ballarat. Ultimately, he influenced the establishment of democracy in Australia.

Due to the deplorable conditions on the goldfields, and the lack of miners' rights and representation in government, Lalor was unofficially "elected" on 30 November 1854 to be a more militant leader and voice for the diggers. Lalor led the rebellion that later became known as the Eureka Stockade. After this event, Lalor won political representation for miners on the goldfields, which led to far better conditions in the Gold towns. Peter Lalor was particularly important as he essentially provided the catakyst that led to the development of Australian democracy.