AustraliaGovernment and the law 9 · Government and the law
In 1967 more than 90% of voters said Yes at a referendum. What did this vote allow?
- aAboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to be counted as part of Australia's populationCorrect answer
- bThe voting age to be lowered from 21 to 18 for all Australian citizens in the states and territories
- cAustralia to become a republic and replace the Governor-General with an elected president
- dThe site of Canberra to be chosen as the new national capital instead of Melbourne or Sydney
Why?
The 1967 referendum had the highest Yes vote of any Australian referendum. It changed the Constitution so that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples were counted in the population, and it let the federal Parliament make laws for them.
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