A Race Election: Context and Implications for Australia
Author(s)
Williams, Paul
Griffith University Author(s)
Year published
1998
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Wth the exception of the 1967 Referendnm to alter s. 51 (xxvi) of the Australian Constitution, the Australian people Mve never been sent to the polls with a specific race agenda. In that May referendum, 90.8 %1 of Australians approved ofgranting the Commonwealth power to legislate over Aborigines. It was, by any measure, a major step toward reconciliation and national unity.Wth the exception of the 1967 Referendnm to alter s. 51 (xxvi) of the Australian Constitution, the Australian people Mve never been sent to the polls with a specific race agenda. In that May referendum, 90.8 %1 of Australians approved ofgranting the Commonwealth power to legislate over Aborigines. It was, by any measure, a major step toward reconciliation and national unity.
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Journal Title
Social Alternatives
Volume
17
Issue
1
Subject
Political science
Australian government and politics
Sociology