The 1967 Referendum

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:referendum
gptkbp:amended_by Section 51 and Section 127 of the Constitution
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:National_Sorry_Day
Close the Gap campaign
Reconciliation movement in Australia
gptkbp:campaigns No campaign
Yes campaign
gptkbp:celebrates annually on May 27
gptkbp:date May 27, 1967
gptkbp:followed_by gptkb:1976_Aboriginal_Land_Rights_Act
gptkb:1986_Aboriginal_and_Torres_Strait_Islander_Heritage_Protection_Act
gptkb:1992_Mabo_decision
gptkb:2008_National_Apology_to_the_Stolen_Generations
gptkbp:held_in gptkb:Australia
gptkbp:historical_context part of the broader civil rights movement in Australia
gptkbp:historical_event part of the 20th-century Australian history
gptkbp:historical_significance first referendum to address Indigenous issues
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The 1967 Referendum
gptkbp:impact led to further reforms for Indigenous rights
gptkbp:influenced subsequent referendums on Indigenous rights
gptkbp:influenced_by anti-colonial movements globally
civil rights movements in the US
gptkbp:is_opposed_by some conservative groups
gptkbp:key_figures gptkb:Malcolm_Fraser
gptkb:Don_Dunstan
gptkb:Charles_Perkins
gptkb:Gough_Whitlam
gptkbp:media_coverage extensive
gptkbp:outcome Aboriginal people counted in the census
gptkbp:public_perception overwhelming support
gptkbp:purpose to amend the Australian Constitution
gptkbp:recognized_by gptkb:Australian_government
gptkb:UNESCO
gptkbp:result passed
gptkbp:resulting_change inclusion of Aboriginal Australians in national policies
gptkbp:significance increased rights for Aboriginal Australians
gptkbp:support major political parties
gptkbp:visitors Should the Constitution be altered to allow the federal government to make laws for Aboriginal people?
gptkbp:voter_turnout 90.77%
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Robert_Gordon_Menzies
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5