Remembering the most successful referendum in Australian history

Participants in the march for Aboriginal Rights referendum on May 29, 1967 Source: AAP / NATIONAL GALLERY OF AUSTRALIA/PR IMAGE

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It was 56 years ago today when Australians voted to change the constitution to count Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in the census. It remains the most successful referendum in Australian history.

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Remembering the most successful referendum in Australian history

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