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Commonwealth 1967 Referendum


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Commonwealth 1967 Referendum

Sun, May. 27, 2018

Australia

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The Commonwealth Referendum acknowledges that over 90% of Australians voted to remove clauses from the Australian Constitution which discriminated against Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Australians. The Referendum also gave the Commonwealth Government the power to make laws on behalf of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples.