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The second question of the 1967 Australian referendum of 27 May 1967, called by the Holt government, related to Indigenous Australians.Voters were asked whether to give the Commonwealth Parliament the power to make special laws for Indigenous Australians, [1] and whether Indigenous Australians should be included in official population counts for constitutional purposes.
The second question (Constitution Alteration (Aboriginals) Bill 1967) related to Indigenous Australians (referred to as "the Aboriginal Race") and was in two parts: whether to give the Federal Government the power to make laws for Indigenous Australians in states, and whether in population counts for constitutional purposes to include all ...
The 1967 Australian referendum called by the Holt government on 27 May 1967 consisted of two parts, with the second question relating to Aboriginal Australians. Section 24 of the Australian Constitution requires that the number of members in the House of Representatives be, as nearly as possible, twice the number of members in the Senate. [1]
Before Australians last voted in a referendum on First Nations people in 1967, Uncle Bob Anderson set up a table and chair at a tram stop in central Brisbane.
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A record number of Australians have enrolled to vote next month in a referendum to recognise the country's Indigenous people in the constitution, according to the election commission. Australians ...
The Holt government held two constitutional referendums on 27 May 1967, and amendments relating to Indigenous Australians were carried overwhelmingly with 90.8% of votes cast in favour. [12] Technically, the referendum passed the bill titled the Constitution Alteration (Aboriginals) 1967 [ 13 ] and it became law on 10 August 1967.
The referendum sought to tackle disadvantages faced by Australia’s Indigenous people by enshrining a new advocacy committee in the constitution. Citizens were required to vote ... Aboriginal and ...