Birdwatch Note Rating
2023-05-28 23:24:25 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 34590F47420D2473400F10888C8E20ADF71473A8163BFA154632AE1C6FC18B0E
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Original Note:
All Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders automatically became Australian citizens under the Nationality and Citizenship Act 1948. Voting rights were guaranteed by the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1962. The 1967 Referendum did not alter citizenship status or voting rights https://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/legal-affairs/myths-about-1967-referendum-should-be-discarded/news-story/9dc09f38cffd999a41b574ab76db8ef5 https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/172506470 https://peo.gov.au/understand-our-parliament/your-questions-on-notice/questions/when-did-indigenous-australians-and-other-people-of-colour-get-the-right-to-become-members-of-the-australian-parliament
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