CNN | 1967 referendum: indigenous leaders' views NEWS.com.au Supported by an unprecedented 90 per cent of Australian voters, the 1967 referendum recognised Aboriginal people in the census and gave the Commonwealth powers to create equitable laws for them. "There is not much evidence that suggests the 1967 ... Recognition crucial to Aboriginal survival Let's be bold on Indigenous recognition, says Bill Shorten Indigenous Leaders Meet to Form a United Front on Constitutional Recognition |