From the 1967 Referendum to the Tent Embassy
In 1967, the Australian Government, under PM Harold Holt, held a referendum to decide the faith of the Aboriginal people and Torres Strait Islanders. The question that was put to the citizens of Australia was should Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders be counted in the national census? The referendum of 1967 has raised many issues involving individuals and the government. For the individual, racism was slowly disappearing along with the White Australian Policy. Many European Australians, started to become aware of the level of discrimination, which was aimed at the Aborigines. Their attitude towards the indigenous changed dramatically, as racism became socially unacceptable. This was n
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