Constitution of Australia

Federation for Australia was when six independant Brisitsh colonies were no longer divided. It was the year “1901” when Federation happened for Australia. Federation took place because of the need to be more organised, to improve the defence of Australia, better transportation, stronger communication, to unify the economy and to strengthen the pride of being Australian. The idea of six colonies uniting as one had an apeal to people which lead to motivating the spirit of Australia and being as one

The 1967 referendum was a remarkable event in Australian history due to it's impact on the Indigenous people of Australia. It was the result of a call for change in the treatment of the Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders. The purpose of the 1967 Referendum was to remove the discriminatory sections of the Australian Constitution which deprived the Aborigines of their human rights. It aimed to achieve an advancement in how the Aborigines were perceived and treated. Without the 1967 Referendum,

supported the characterisation of the corporation power that was adopted by the court. This might be viewed as a problem. This is argued that the majority’s disregard of failed referendums constitutes usurpation of the people’s privilege to change constitution as certain. Callinan J stated that the view of the people was appropriate arbiters on the vital constitutional changes. The people had the majority for their lack of faith in the intelligence and common sense of voters. Michael Coper (1994) had

Why the 1967 referendum changed Australia Background/Introduction: The 1967 referendum improved Aboriginal rights in Australia. Aboriginal people were once when dined rights like the right to vote, the right to an education, the right to own land and other rights. Aboriginal rights activists wanted Aboriginal Australians to be counted in the Census and the federal government had the to control Aboriginal rights instead of the state governments. The 1967 Referendum was significant event in the Aboriginal

was born in any part of the British Empire (including Australia) between 1788 and 1949 was legally a “British subject”, a term used to indicate nationality (Irving 2015). This included Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people. Legislation in 1949 stated that all people born in Australia were both Australian citizens and British subjects, and later just Australian citizens (ibid). This is a heavily misunderstood part of the Australian Constitution. Many people, both Indigenous and non-Indigenous, believe

Let's take it back to the 27th of May, 1967. The Australian Referendum, called by the Holt Government is about to decide whether or not citizens of Australia believe that Indigenous Australians should be given the right to vote. Although this was a successful referendum, in the government's eyes, this was going to give the recognition that the Indigenous Australians wanted. But it didn’t. The goal was to achieve a transformative lobby to concede the adverse wrongs of our colonial past. If that is

formed coalitions to protest for their rights. For example, civil rights movements were essential in supporting the Aboriginal People. The Australian Aboriginal Rights Movement aimed to gain full citizenship for Aboriginal peoples. This effort in Australia was one of the largest civil rights movements in the last one hundred years across the globe. These Australian Aborigines suffered from significant racial oppression and dispossession. The Aboriginal Movement was defined by student protestors such

The Whitlam Government (1972 – 1975) introduced many ideas that impacted on all the people of Australia. There may have been impediments that prevented the Whitlam Government from introducing new ideas, such as the Senate. Nevertheless in three years the Whitlam Government managed to win the hearts of many Australians. In their three year reign the Whitlam Government managed to create Medibank, establish firm relations with People’s Republic of China, establish the Department of Aboriginal Affairs

The 1967 Referendum The 1967 referendum concerned the amendment of the discriminatory clauses regarding the Indigenous race within the Australian constitution. Although the 1967 referendum led to the increased awareness of the Indigenous disadvantage, the referendum only had a moderate impact on the advancement of Indigenous rights, due to the slow progression of legislation and implementation of changes that addressed Indigenous disadvantage. Leading up to the 1967 referendum, Indigenous Australians

until 1788 when Europeans first landed and settled in Australia, aboriginals followed their own traditional laws so there was no federal vote. But when the Europeans had settled they did not allow for the aboriginal peoples to vote. In 1850 Queensland, Western Australia and South Australia all passed individual state voting laws. Queensland and western Australia specifically prevented indigenous Australians from voting. Whereas South Australia allowed for all adult south Australians to vote. In