1967 referendum

Title: 1967 referendum
Category: Literature / English
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1967 referendum

The 1967 Referendum On 27 May 1967 a Federal referendum was held. The first question, referred to as the ‘nexus question' was an attempt to alter the balance of numbers in the Senate and the House of Representatives. The second question was to determine whether two references in the Australian Constitution which discriminated against Aboriginal people should be removed. This fact sheet addresses the second question. The sections of the Constitution under scrutiny were: 51. The Parliament shall, subject …showed first 75 words of 416 total…

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…showed last 75 words of 416 total…and the conduct of the referendum. These include records which document Cabinet's discussion of the so-called ‘Aboriginal question' from as early as 1962 and its inclusions in a referendum question; records of the Prime Minister's Department and Attorney-General's Department, which detail the legislative and policy considerations arising from the government decision to put the referendum, and then to implement the referendum result; and records of the Chief Electoral Office, which document the conduct of the referendum

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