| ISBN |
9780855755553 (pbk.) |
| Name |
Attwood, Bain |
| Title |
The 1967 referendum : race, power and the Australian Constitution / Bain Attwood and Andrew Markus. |
| Edition |
2nd ed. |
| Published |
Canberra : Aboriginal Studies Press, c2007. |
| Description |
viii, 188 p. : ill., ports., facsims. ; 24 cm. |
| Notes |
Previously published as: The 1967 referendum, or, When Aborigines didn't get the vote. 1997. |
| Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
On 27 May 1967 an overwhelming majority of electors voted in a national referendum to amend clauses of the Australian Constitution concerning Aboriginal people. 27 May 2007 is the 40th anniversary of this landmark event. The referendum is commonly consider. |
| ed the turning point in Australian historical and cultural life. The historic moment when citizenship rights were granted ? including the vote ? and the Commonwealth finally assumed responsibility for Aboriginal affairs. This book explores the legal and po. |
| litical significance of the referendum and the long struggle by Australians for constitutional change. |
| Original Version Note |
Originally published [Canberra] : Aboriginal Studies Press, 1967 |
| Subjects |
Aboriginal Australians -- Civil rights |
| Aboriginal Australians -- Legal status, laws, etc |
| Aboriginal Australians -- Suffrage |
| Citizenship -- Australia |
| Referendum -- Australia |
| Other Names |
Markus, Andrew |
| Attwood, Bain. 1967 referendum, or, When Aborigines didn't get the vote. 1997 |
| Added Corporate Names |
Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies |
| Added titles |
When Aborigines didn't get the vote. |
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