NOT SUBBED Australians vote in a referendum, with an overwhelming ‘yes’ vote to changing the constitution, allowing the Commonwealth to make laws with respect to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and count them as part of the Australian population in Census figures.
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Hoping it signifies the end of racial discrimination, 90.77 percent of Australians vote “yes” in what will become known as the Country’s most successful referendum. Aboriginal People already have the right to vote at this time.
Still considered a colony with dependence on the commonwealth, citizens of the Northern Territory are not allowed to vote even though it excludes a large population of voters. Citizens protest but are not successful.
Changes will be made to section 127 of the constitution, placing responsibility for creating policy and laws regarding Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with the Federal Government instead of the state government. This change results in the broader concept of National inclusion of Aboriginal People however no direct actions were planned or taken.
Many issues Aboriginal People faced continued unresolved and this lack of change gave rise to the Aboriginal rights movements to come, such as the Freedom Rides.