Comments on: International Day of Action Against the Northern Territory Intervention http://thecurvature.com/2007/11/17/international-day-of-action-on-the-northern-territory-intervention/ Sun, 05 Feb 2012 14:47:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Cara http://thecurvature.com/2007/11/17/international-day-of-action-on-the-northern-territory-intervention/#comment-2295 Cara Sun, 18 Nov 2007 15:22:19 +0000 http://thecurvature.com/2007/11/17/international-day-of-action-on-the-northern-territory-intervention/#comment-2295 That's why I said "full citizenship rights." if they gained the right to citizenship in 1949, and not voting rights until the 60s, that's not full citizenship, now is it? The date that I referred to is when the federal government guaranteed that the Aboriginal right to vote could not be revoked. Until then, the states could have taken it away. If someone can pass legislation to take away your right to vote, you are not a full citizen, now are you? That’s why I said “full citizenship rights.” if they gained the right to citizenship in 1949, and not voting rights until the 60s, that’s not full citizenship, now is it? The date that I referred to is when the federal government guaranteed that the Aboriginal right to vote could not be revoked. Until then, the states could have taken it away. If someone can pass legislation to take away your right to vote, you are not a full citizen, now are you?

]]> By: Michelle http://thecurvature.com/2007/11/17/international-day-of-action-on-the-northern-territory-intervention/#comment-2293 Michelle Sun, 18 Nov 2007 10:41:48 +0000 http://thecurvature.com/2007/11/17/international-day-of-action-on-the-northern-territory-intervention/#comment-2293 From Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_referendum%2C_1967_%28Aboriginals%29 ): "It is frequently stated that the 1967 referendum gave Aboriginal people Australian citizenship and that it gave them the right to vote in federal elections. Neither of these statements is correct. Aboriginal people became Australian citizens in 1948, when a separate Australian citizenship was created for the first time (before that time all Australians were "British subjects"). Aboriginal people from Queensland and Western Australia gained the vote in Commonwealth territories in 1962. However, the Commonwealth voting right of Aborigines from other states was confirmed by a Commonwealth Act in 1949 (the constitution already gave them that right but it was often interpreted differently prior to 1949). They got the vote in WA state elections in 1962 and Queensland state elections in 1965." From Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_referendum%2C_1967_%28Aboriginals%29 ):

“It is frequently stated that the 1967 referendum gave Aboriginal people Australian citizenship and that it gave them the right to vote in federal elections. Neither of these statements is correct. Aboriginal people became Australian citizens in 1948, when a separate Australian citizenship was created for the first time (before that time all Australians were “British subjects”). Aboriginal people from Queensland and Western Australia gained the vote in Commonwealth territories in 1962. However, the Commonwealth voting right of Aborigines from other states was confirmed by a Commonwealth Act in 1949 (the constitution already gave them that right but it was often interpreted differently prior to 1949). They got the vote in WA state elections in 1962 and Queensland state elections in 1965.”

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