More Australian History
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What the Australian Government has done to improve the lives of Aborigines over the last 30 years, and how succesful have they been.
... Australia. The referendum saw the deletion of the words 'other than the aboriginal race in any State' from section 51 and completely deleted section 127. Although the vote was successful in changing the constitution, many journalists and historians misinterpret the degree to which the referendum ...
The changing role of indigenous people in Australia from 1960 to 1975.
... Constitution was amended by referendum so that Aborigines would in future be counted in the Census and to authorize the Commonwealth Parliament to pass laws specifically for the benefit of Aboriginal people. An Office of Aboriginal Affairs was established by the Commonwealth ...
The Aboriginal Experience – Struggles For Rights And Freedom
... attention, both international and nation, which lead to mass scrutiny of Australia's Aboriginal affairs. The publicity generated by the freedom ride persuaded many Australians to vote for constitutional change in the 1967 referendum ...
The treatment of Aboriginals.
... Australian Government to make laws specifically relating to Aboriginals, and for their inclusion in the national census to record the population of Australia, although heads of cattle were, and also removed the words ... sections ... public ...
Aboriginal Activism
... Australian people that the commonwealth should be able to make and administer the laws to address and advance the interests of aboriginal people. It also gave aboriginal people the right to vote and to be counted in the census ...