1967 shows us the power that such unifying ... but that policy could be developed at all. The referendum’s aftermath also illuminates another point of difference between then and now: a lack ...

Myth: The referendum gave Aboriginal people citizenship rights and the right to vote Perhaps the greatest myth that persists about the 1967 referendum is that it resulted in Aboriginal people ...

The 1967 referendum regarding Aboriginal rights has long been regarded as a pivotal point in modern Aboriginal history in Australia. But exactly what pivoted on that day? For 47 years, and even ...

May 27 marks the 50th anniversary of the 1967 referendum. As the date approaches, many are reflecting on a moment that is recalled as one of the great "successes" in the advancement of Indigenous ...

How wrong was I?" Her task was to prepare a complete research guide to the material held by the library that relates to the 1967 referendum and it became an intensely personal journey. Life ...

James Cook University provides funding as a member of The Conversation AU. On May 27, 1967, campaigners for Aboriginal rights and status won the most-decisive referendum victory in Australian history.

Two years later, in 1967, came the passage under Harold Holt of a landmark referendum which, for the first time, gave the federal government power to make laws for Australia’s First Peoples ...

SBS Radio News: Australia marks 50 years since the 1967 referendum, the day the country overwhelmingly voted to change its racist laws regarding Indigenous people. So what was the referendum about?

The political context is vital. The 1967 referendum was proposed by the Coalition government led by Holt. The actual changes were modest – if Anthony Albanese thinks the voice is a modest ...