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Democratic Beliefs, Rights and Liberties › Rights and Freedoms
What is the significance of the 1967 referendum in Australia?
- It approved Australia joining the United Nations
- It approved the introduction of a goods and services tax
- It approved Australia becoming a republic
- It changed the Constitution to allow Aboriginal Australians to be counted in the census and for the federal government to make laws for them
Why this is the correct answer
In 1967, over 90 percent of Australians voted yes in a referendum to amend the Constitution so that Aboriginal Australians would be counted in the national census and the federal government could make laws specifically for them. Before this change, Aboriginal people were effectively excluded from the national count and federal legislation could not specifically address their needs.