The 1967 Referendum BTN - ClickView. Australians Together. The 1967 Referendum was a landmark achievement for Indigenous Australians.
Following decades of Indigenous and non-Indigenous activism, over 90% of all Australians voted in favour of amending two sections of the Australian Constitution: Section 51 (xxvi) The Parliament shall, subject to this Constitution, have power to make laws for the peace, order, and good government of the Commonwealth with respect to: ...The people of any race, other than the aboriginal people in any State, for whom it is necessary to make special laws.
Yes: The Ongoing Story of the 1967 Referendum. The 1967 Referendum. What rights did Aboriginal people have between 1901–1967?
At the time of Federation, Aborigines were excluded from the rights of Australian citizenship, including the right to vote, the right to be counted in a census and the right to be counted as part of an electorate. In addition, they were not subject to Commonwealth laws and benefits in relation to wages and social security benefits such as maternity allowances and old age pensions.
Australia's 1967 Referendum - Aboriginal activist Faith Bandler explains. The Foundation 1963–1977 (2002) clip 3 on ASO. Clip description The activists – now elders – tell us how The Foundation played a role in the push for the 1967 referendum.
Curator’s notes Indigenous people were excluded from the census until 1967. A consequence of this, for example, was Joyce Clague being unable to get a passport. Talking about the 1967 Referendum - Behind the News. ABC News: Australian Referendum (1967) - (silent) The constitutional recognition debate is nothing like 1967 - RN. Opinion Updated 27 May 2017, 3:51amSat 27 May 2017, 3:51am When it comes to the 1967 referendum finally counting Aboriginal people in the national census, there is one thing that strikes me about the process.
It was the most successful referendum outcome since Federation — because it came from the grassroots, following a series of political and community actions undertaken by Aboriginal people and the ally networks they set up. The documentary film made by Franny Peters-Little entitled Vote Yes for Aborigines outlines this process extensively. From the formation of the Federal Council for the Advancement of Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders (FCAATSI) in the 1950s, running on nothing but volunteer labour, ration books and food donations, to then bringing unions, students, churches, et cetera on board to support the cause, and use their international clout to raise the profile of Indigenous discrimination globally. Constitutional recognition is our generation's 1967 - ABC News. The 1967 referendum - Fact sheet 150 – National Archives of Australia, Australian Government. 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. Home - 80 Days That Changed Our Lives - ABC Archives (click position 5)
Family ties from the 1967 referendum to today - Hack - triple j. ADVICE: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are advised this article contains photos of people who have died.
Nunka Wa-Ru Pearce’s trip to Old Parliament House this week stirred up nostalgia and pride in some of the elders in the room who’d gathered to welcome the next generation of leaders at this year’s Indigenous Youth Parliament. It seems that political activism runs in the blood. “My great grandmother was a very strong influence in the 1967 movement.
When I found out about what she had done, it made me want to follow in her footsteps," said Nunka-Wa-Ru Pearce. The three biggest myths of the 1967 referendum - ABC News. Righting Wrongs in the 1967 Referendum - Splash! ABC Education.