What did the 1967 referendum change?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: B. It allowed Aboriginal people to be counted in the Census and gave the Commonwealth power to make laws for them
- Step 1: The 1967 vote removed two references to Aboriginal people from the Constitution. Answer: Counting Aboriginal people in the Census and a Commonwealth power to make laws for them. Why not the others: Self-government for the Northern Territory came in 1978, appeals to the Privy Council ended in 1986 and compulsory voting began in 1924 by ordinary law.
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