A student is preparing a presentation about Australian referenda and says, “There was a referendum in 1967 where over 90 per cent of Australians supported counting Aboriginal peoples in the Census.” Which event is the student describing?

A student is preparing a presentation about Australian referenda and says, “There was a referendum in 1967 where over 90 per cent of Australians supported counting Aboriginal peoples in the Census.” Which event is the student describing?

• AThe 1967 ReferendumCorrect
• BThe first federal election
• CThe creation of the High Court
• DThe federation of Australia

The student’s statement matches the fact: in the 1967 Referendum, more than 90 per cent of Australians voted ‘Yes’ to allow Aboriginal peoples to be counted in the Census.