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2019
Name: Showaib Sarwary
Year Level: 10 Date: 29.3.19
Essay word
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Subject: Humanities Word Count:
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Assignment:
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Task Name: reconciliation
Unit Name: Rights & Freedoms

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Introduction:

The two sophisticated topics I'll be obtaining and selecting for this particular assignment is firstly

referendum for aboriginal's and secondly, is Freedom rides in Australia, New South Wales. For or against.

I'll be choosing for, considering both topics relate mostly go for. The first necessary topic I'll be discussing

about and researching about the referendum for aboriginals in Australia. I'll be discussing about what had

caused this particular incident, who was involved in the referendum of Australia, who convinced the white

people to vote of the Aboriginal's and give a valid argument about the referendum of Australia and the

purpose of the scenario. The second topic I'll be explaining and researching about is Freedom rides and I'll

be talking about this particular topic in depth and detailed. I'll be making a valid argument.

The referendum for aboriginal's:

Definition of Referendum: Direct vote in which an entire electorate is asked to vote on a particular purpose

this may result in the adoption of a new law in some countries, it's synonymous with.

Indigenous Australians had achieved a remarkable Referendum landmark in 1967 in the 20th century.

The consecutive decades of non-indigenous and indigenous involvements, 90% or more Australian's had

decided to vote in assistance of enhancing the two sections of the Australian Constitution.

The first section is section 51 (xxvi). The Australian Parliament would intend, subject to the constitution,

retain their power to create new laws for peace, good government and also order so commonwealth can

contain respect between the human's to: The people in Australia with any race are being respected by the

government other than the aboriginal people in all the state's in Australia, therefore the government thinks

it's necessary to create special laws but I'd disagree because aboriginals and Torri strait islander we're living

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in Australia for many decades and it's not necessary to create special laws for specific race because every

human bean in Australia should have the rights to announce the truth about human rights to convince

every state which contain aboriginals so they could work as a community, therefore, section 51 is incorrect

and unworthy with the special law received for the aboriginals.

Section 127 is estimating the total number of people which are following commonwealth, or even other

states or different sections of the particular parts of the commonwealth, therefore, commonwealth consist

to not consider aboriginals native which the government suggested for them to not be counted in any form

or way. I disagree again because section 51 have similar laws but the commonwealth considering

aboriginals natives shouldn't be counted is just disgraceful for Australia in the 20th century because

Australia was or even is considered a developed country and which the Commonwealth is too strict to the

Torri strait islander and aboriginals, therefore, Australia should have decided to change the inappropriate

state towards aboriginals and should always respect the owners of the land in 1902.

The political historians which had contributed with Scott Bennett, these particular sectors had been

obtained originally through constitution by the reason of extensively holding the belief of:

Indigenous Australian's were in the process of ‘decaying' and also could directly discontinue the factors in

questions of depiction.

The indigenous Australian's weren't reasonably deserving of a position in the political organization.

In 1902, Australia had commenced a member in the Tasmanian parliament discontinued the need to

incorporate Indigenous Australian's in the national census which is based in the statement below:

"There is no scientific evidence that he is a human being at all."

Constitution Changes:

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The 1967 referendum specific wording is "Other than the aboriginal people in any state" the main focus of

section 51 and also whole of section 127 have been eliminated, that allows the Indigenous Australian's to

contribute in the census and offering the federal parliament consistent amount of capabilities to reform the

laws associate the Indigenous Australian's. Preceding to the Australian's referendum, creating new law's

for Indigenous Australian's was a very enormous responsibility for individual states all around Australia,

and laws were different from state to state. In some particular states in Australia, states varied which most

states were extremely strict and extremely harsh to many Indigenous Australian's around 1967. New South

Wales as an independent state was extremely lenient with there laws and regulations in 1967, which

Indigenous Australian's were extremely pleased. The three particular states that were extremely strict in

1967 were Western Australia, Northern Territory, and Queensland but Northern territory had one category

that had said yes, and that category was voting rights which could create an enormous difference from

state to state. The most sophisticated reason why different states differ was that they were mostly racist,

different opinions and laws. It's extremely disrespectful when our society in the 20th century wasn't

treating each race equally and each state had different perspectives towards the Indigenous Australian's,

which results in many different problems in the long run. The end result after the 1967 referendum was that

Indigenous Australian's from any states in Australia had the privilege to vote and live freely.

Here's a realistic situation that's accrued in Australia and a specific demonstration down below:

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Supporter's for the Referendum in 1967 considered if the federal parliament received the power to enact for

the Indigenous Australian's, which they'd act in their perfect interest, which could lead to superior condition

for the Indigenous Australian's.

Myth's about 1967 Referendum:

Indigenous Australian's had the privilege and rights for themselves when they were in the process of voting

in federal elections were secured because of the changes to Commonwealth Electoral Act during 1962, but

it wasn't considered in the process of 1967 Referendum. The start of 1967, the Indigenous Australian's were

considered citizens of Australia that was a legal document, despite hundreds of Indigenous Australian's

experienced different kinds of discrimination daily. The Referendum in 1967 had inquired an aspiration to

increase equal rights to the Indigenous Australian's, equality wasn't certified in the Referendum. The

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federal government gained function from the Referendum which to create new certified laws for the

Indigenous Australian's, it wouldn't require the specific laws that would provide equality and wouldn't be

discriminatory.

Impact:

Countless amount of Indigenous Australian's view the Referendum in 1967 as a special symbolic turning

mark, announcing a boundless desire for Indigenous identity in all states of Australia. Many Australian's or

even people around the world felt like the Referendum held in Australia was irrelevant for the other

Australian's, acquiring limited consequences on their daily discrimination they've experienced. During the

referendum, the Indigenous policies have had a lasting impact throughout the process of Referendum.

It implements the federal government to accomplish the specific states (Northern Territory) region right

act, it benefits multiple Indigenous Australian's. Even though the federal government is capable to give the

Indigenous Australian's power and Referendum in 1967 could only be useful and benefit for the Indigenous

Australian's, in particular, occasion's, the modifications are able to be used to enact different laws that

have destroyed Indigenous people's rights. The Referendum's collapsed to significantly develop the

conditions for Indigenous Australian's which issue in disillusion and also a unique movement of activism in

between the 1970s and above which include the modernized states rights development. The legal systems,

law's and regulation in different states of Australia have a similar outcome's in a positive manner and

reuniting Australia by bringing equality together in our community.

The Referendum was in its last stages of getting approved on 11th of November 1965 so there was an

announcement about when the Referendum would be held, and the specific date was 28th of May 1966

searching for confirmation to raise the total number of representative's in the building of representatives to

blend in with the growing population in Australia so they could repeal section 121. 50th anniversary of

Referendum was held in this specific date Saturday 27th of May which entire of Australia would have to

vote and commonwealth considering to making a specific law for aboriginal's so they could be included in

the census. The Referendum in Australia had received the highest YES vote which has ever been recorded

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in the federal referendum, which a result of 90.77 percent. During 1967, Torres Strait Islander and

Australian Aboriginals didn't have similar laws and also the Indigenous Australiana's laws were extremely

strict towards Aboriginals before the Referendum and many other Australian's livings in different states

had the privilege to live with rights and freedoms. Mostly Torre Strait Islander's and Aboriginal's were

controlled by individual states with a government, these are the specific situation's that occurred before the

1967 Referendum: They could vote in any states election, Freely marry anyone, having the privilege to live

freely in any states, purchase your own property in any state, Containing a legal guardian for their children,

the Australian's receive similar salary's for the same job and it's acceptable for them to consume alcohol. In

Australia there are 128 section in the concentration which no one can change, except if a referendum

occurs again in order to change the 128 section. It’s extremely difficult to change the concentration in

Australia.

In conclusion the argument that I have presented in my essay is that I believe that I'm for the referendum

for indigenous Australians, Aboriginal's didn't have a right to vote before 1967 referendum which the

government made very specific law's that excluded Aboriginal's from voting, therefore after the

referendum our society has changed to allow for the owners and custodians of the land to be treated

equally and have respect for one and another, the referendum in 1967 was a turning point for the whole of

Australia, creating a positive outcome for the Aboriginal's that had been stripped of their rights for such a

long period of time. Discrimination inside the concentration.

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Bibliography (Harvard Style):

Source 1:
Australians Together | The 1967 Referendum
Australians Together | The 1967 Referendum. (2019). Australianstogether.org.au. Retrieved 30 March 2019,
from https://australianstogether.org.au/discover/australian-history/1967-referendum/

Source 2:
The 1967 Referendum – Parliament of Australia
The 1967 Referendum – Parliament of Australia . (2019). Aph.gov.au. Retrieved 30 March 2019, from
https://www.aph.gov.au/About_Parliam

Source 3:
Anon
(2019). Reconciliation.org.au. Retrieved 30 March 2019, from https://www.reconciliation.org.au/wp-
content/uploads/2018/04/27-may-referendum.pdf

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Source 4:
The 1967 referendum - Fact sheet 150 – National Archives of Australia,
Australian Government
The 1967 referendum - Fact sheet 150 – National Archives of Australia, Australian Government.
(1961). Naa.gov.au. Retrieved 30 March 2019, from http://www.naa.gov.au/collection/fact-sheets/fs150.aspx

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