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The Commonwealth parliament passes the Commonwealth Franchise Act 1902 granting men and women in all states the right to vote in federal elections. The Act denied federal voting rights to every "aboriginal native" of Australia, Asia, Africa, or the Islands of the Pacific (except New Zealand) who did not already have the right to vote in state ...
A study from the Australian National University found that No voters were typically older than Yes voters, and that men were more likely to vote No than women. The study also found that the majority of people who speak English as a second language voted No. [ 7 ] Ethnic communities were, throughout the campaign, a key demographic for both the ...
A range of laws applying to or of specific relevance to Indigenous Australians.A number of laws have been passed since the European settlement of Australia, initially by the Parliament of the United Kingdom, then by the Governors or legislature of each of the Australian colonies and more recently by the Parliament of Australia and that of each of its States and Territories, these laws ...
On 21 May 2022, the Australian Labor Party won government, with party leader Anthony Albanese becoming Prime Minister.During his victory speech, Albanese committed to holding a referendum to enshrine an Indigenous Voice to Parliament in his government's first term of office, acting on the 2017 request of Indigenous leaders for such a body made with the Uluru Statement from the Heart.
By 1962–65 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders were granted universal suffrage. Specifically, the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1962 gave all Aboriginal people the option of enrolling to vote in federal elections, [1] whereas the previous Commonwealth Electoral Act 1949 gave Aboriginal people the right to vote in federal elections only if they were able to vote in their state elections.
The Coalition of Peaks is an unincorporated body that represents more than 80 Indigenous community groups and peak organisations across Australia. [3] Under a partnership agreement with the Council of Australian Governments (now National Cabinet), Australian governments have promised to consult with the Coalition of Peaks in the creation, implementation and reform of Closing the Gap policies. [4]
Western Australia state has scrapped new Aboriginal heritage protection laws after just five weeks because of opposition from landowners. The decision, denounced by Indigenous groups, comes in the ...
Suffrage in Australia is the voting rights in the Commonwealth of Australia, its six component states (before 1901 called colonies) and territories, and local governments.. The colonies of Australia began to grant universal male suffrage from 1856, with women's suffrage on equal terms following between the 1890s and 190